The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-24
Useful Home Remedies.

Philadelphia Record.
So far as medical science has discovered
the best all-round cure for dyspepsia is
salt and water. You put a small teaspoon
full of salt in a large tumber as hot as
you can swallow. and drink it half an
hour or twenty minutes before each meal
This washes out the stomach thoroughly.
Many people try the plan of drinking hot
water as cure for stomach complaint,
but as they emit the salt the operation
is not always satisfactory. The plain water
is rather irritating to a delicate stomach,
but the addition of salt prevents the irrita-
ton and converts the draught into a
powerful stomach stimulant.
Pepper proves equally valuable in emer-
Sencies. Suppose one has a pain in the
stomach or a sinking feeling, there is moth
ing better than small quantity of pepper
in a glass of hot water. With the addition
OF sugar ii forms d pleasant and Stimula-
ting draught, good for a cold and all sorts
of pains.
A teaspOOnful of pepper put into two
ounce bottle of strong whisky or rum will
make the hair grow. After a BATH also
1t is an excellent thing to rub into the
head-or. in fact all over the body. If one
is at all blue after his morning tub, little
of this homemade Iincture poured in the
palm of the hand and briskly rubbed TO
the body will produce a warm glow and
prevent chill.
Mustard has many valuable uses As a
plaster on the chest it draws the blood
from the congested lungs to the skin, and
IN the IO0tDath IL draws the blood from
the lungs to the feet. But ii is still more
valuable emetic. In these days of
timed foods we run considerable risk of
poisOning-if not to the DEATH at least to
the point of very great discomfort. A
| spoonful of mustard in a large glass of
warm water is a splendid remedy in such
cases, and ii also stimulates.
ha heat on arrrn for
cold in the head 1t must be very finely
powdered and used as a snuff. In some
way it then acts as an astringent, and, if
used in time, puts end to the cold.
In cases of poisoning there are many
simple remedies at hand. For instance,
| suppose, as so often happens, nitric or sui
| phuric acid is swallowed in mistake for
! some beverage or the other, then it is
| necessary at once TO neutraliZe the acid
! before it has time to cOrrOde the stomach.
This is done by means of an alkali But
| there is not time to send to the chemist 5,
! and the best thing to do is to scrape some
mortar off the wall, stir it up in water and
! make the patient swallow il. If the poison
! happens to be alkaline instead OF acid
! caustic soda o. ammonia, for instance-then
| you have the remedy at hand in the cruet
| Give the victim dose Of vinegar.
Suppose it is an irritant poison, such as
arsenic, or a Sedative, such as opium, you
| must Immediately give large quantity OF
! tepid mustard and water as an emetic. But
/ this is not sufficient in the case OF opium
| poisoning. Drowsiness comes on, which
may be fatal. Therefore, you have to dose
! the patient with strong black coffee.
! If you get a cut that will not stop bleed
| ing. there is nothing like cold water. Don
| bandage the hand. And, if you wish tC
! avoid blood poisoning, don't dream of using
| the ancient remedy-a cobweb-but hold
| your hand above your head and pour the
! coolest water procurable over II. The worst
! case of bleeding will usually yield to this
| treatment.
| For slight burns, too, there is nothing
! like cold water If you inadvertently touch
hot poker then plunge your hand instant
| ly into cold water. and keep it there fol
five or ten minutes.
! Black currant jam is one of the most
! agreeable and effective remedies for a sore
| throat or cough. Put "A tablespoonful of il
| a delicious beverage, as well as an excel
| lent cure.
| Apples cure warts. OF course, the perfect
| acid, but, failing that. an apple rubbed or
! the place frequently will effect a cure 10y
means of the malic acid it contains. Cole
] tea is very old and tried remedy for re
| Taxed sore throat. It's fannie acid acts a:
| an astringent when the tea is used as &
| gargle.
| When coming home after a cycling triI
| over dusty roads your eyes apt to b'
| sore. Don't rub them and don't commit the
| common and great mistake of opening then
| in cold water. But put some salt-say
| dessertspoonful or more-in basin of tepiC
water and then plunge in your head anC
| open your eyes. The salt will prevent the