The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-10-19

olderberry flowers Blackberry roots
boiled in water, and this juice boiled down
until quite strong, make an excellent
remedy in dysentery. Dandelion is good
for biliousness. Dig the root in July or
August. For sleeplessness try cup of
strong hop tea or make a hop pillow. Flax
seed makes an excellent tea for internal
lrrltatlons. Sew the seed up in little
bag and let it soak for some hours in water,
unless you need in in hurry; in this case
pour on boiling water A little tavoring
may be added to make it agreeable to the
taste.
The syrup made by boilding horse radish
roots in water and adding little sugar is
good for hoarseness and rheumatism. To
break up "a cold, try either hot lemonade,
hot ginger tea, hot catnip tea or hot pen
nyroyal tea upon going to bed. Gargle
with limewater in Group or diptheria. This
is excellent also for sour stomach and dys.
pepsla. Eat sweet flag root for pain in
stomach and bowels. Never he without
palnklller, PEPPERMINT mustard, ginger,
alum, borax and ground faxseed in the
house.
Aunt Dorothy was old-fashionei. to be
sure, but it had to be stubborn case of
neuralgia, rheumatism, Group, diphtheria
or other throat or lung trouble that did not
surrender before one of her attacks of hot
bathing, foot soaking, sweating, rubbing
and dosing. Hot water was power in her
hands and we used sometimes to hear peo-
pie say that with that alone she could per
form more cures than all the NJ. D's in the
country, with their pill bags She claimed
that cup of hot water taken several times
a day would cure cold feet and hands: that
| drinking u cup before retiring would cure
conspitatiom; that drinking the same upon
rising cure indigestiohs; that there is moth
Ing better for cuts, bruises, etc: that Il
flannel cloth wrung out of hot water and
| placed over Il portion affected with neural
/ Gta or rheumatism, is beneficial: shat the
iohaling of steam will relieve Group,
/ asst lma. s"i" throlt etc.
/ In these latter days hot watcy bar does
away With all the inconvenience of the
| oIIcn applications, and hot water throat
| hag is said to be an unfailing remedy for
( catarlh. hay fever neuralgia. colds, tooth
ache, etc. \ hot water ha4 placed over the
. liver will rouse the most torpid. Aunt
| Dorothy was ii firm believer, too. in the
comfort and efficacy Of bathin-, under
almost all ci cumstances lthi,- with
out numhrr WIRE Jailed to uuirt and sleep
hy her tender, carIessing hand sponging oil
their little bodies at hours when the
mothers could not ~parc the time, and
would not have thought of it anyway.
Fever PATIENTS hailed her advent, as they
were almost sure to be trcatcu to one of her
soothing, life giving soda water spong
ings; and the night sweats, So annoying
and facilitating to the cpnsump,iN, were
relieved by salt water Spongimg, Just before
they retired.
For dyscntary beat up in egg, add a
little sugar and swallow. For sprained
ankl', made Il plaster by mixing powered
alum with the white Of an cgg. Keep a
tiny bit OF camphor gum in the mouth at
the period Of a hard cold when the nose
runs freely, OF snuff powered boraN. Apply
the oil of s1ssaf!as to stngs of bees OF pois-
onuuS insects.