The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-10

dunn, valerianate Of ammonia, and other
sedattve remedies, are indicated, but
opium and it's analogues should be given
cautiously if at all owing to the danger
of forming habit.
In hard dry cough the best house
hold remedies are syrup of ipecacuanlia,
In doses Of from a quarter to half
teaspoonful, but not sufficient to cause
vomiting, or syrup of squills at later
stage in half a teaspoonful to teaspoon
full doses; either of these being combined
With syrup of wild cherry bark in tea
spoonful doses. A little extract Of
licorice may be added or a stick of licor-
Ice may be sucked now and then but this
is nauseating to some people Home
made molasses candy to which faxseed
may be added or horehound candy made
from extract of horehound and sugar is
a pleasant topical remedy aIaying irri-
tation by its local soothing action upon
the tissues.
An agreeable remedy for cough of a
nervous character such as often affects
preachers, teachers, singers, and all who
use the voice much is made by soaking a
cupful OF ground slippery-elm bark and
half cupful Of ground f1axseed In two
cupfuls OF water al least an hour; then
nix this water with a pound and a half
Of brown sugar; then boil it constantly.
stirring until It begins to turn back to
sugar again, and when it has rea he'd this
condition turn it out into creased pans
and set aside to cool This forms a
granular mass, some of which may ne
eaten when the cough begins or the
tickling in the throat is felt. Horehound
candy may be made by boiling two
ounces of horehound in a pint of water
for half an hour and then boiling It to-
gether with three pounds of brown sugar
until 1t candies. If hard candy is de-
sired the syrup should be boiled briskly
without stirring until a drop becomes
crisp, when it is dropped into water,
when the syrup should be turned into a
creased tin. It may be favored with
lemon or pepperment as desired both be-
ing good in themselves. True such REM
edies seem old-womanish, but they have
one great advantage they can be taken
often and so constantly keep Up a sooth-
ing action on the irritated membranes
from which the effect extend to more dis
tant parts.
Whooping cough is a special form nf
disease in which the sympt ms at first
are the same as a common cold. but the
peculiar Whooping cough soon manifests
itself and cannot be mistaken 1t should
be treated the same as an ordinary cold
and seductive medicines may be given to
been Wanted as cures. but few If any
have stood the test of time and expe-
rience Two drop doses Of fluid extract
CT hyoscyamus given to a child twelve
years of age will often stop the cough
or lessen its violence if repeated every
few hours. Milk of asafOetida in tea
spoonful doses is also a useful remedy
and stimulant application to the chest
such as a mustard leaf or camphOrated
oil will also aid in relieving the cough.
A change of air is one of the best rene
dies In finally checking the cough which
has tendency to ltnger long and cod
liver oil is of value to restore strength.
One reassuring thing about it is that it Is
seldom fatal in itself although 1t may
induce other disease by the violence Of
the cough. One attack usually gives Sc
cUrity against another, and it Is one Of
those diseases which people consider chill
dren must have. That is not necessary,
however, but it is a good thing to have
it when one is a child. for If it does not
occur then one is apt to catch it later
in life when it will be more disagTeeable
and make the adult man or woman go
about whOoping like an Indian.
Leon Noel.