The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-03
HOW KEwLAINE CURED A COLD
Applies a Few Remedies Suggested
by Friends.
Chicago News.)


When Kewlaine yielded so far to the
solicitation of Mrs. Kewlaine as to al
low her to heat some water for the
cure Of his cold he felt that he had
conceded rather more. perhaps. than
he should have done. Nevertheless.
having admitted the cold and permitted
the water. he made up his mind that
the thing should be done thoroughly.
! When Mrs. Kewlaine came UP with the
kettle. therefore, she found her husband
making active preparations TO that end.
| He had dragged the coverlets of the
bed and had placed a cane bottOmed
chair over the register and was sitting
counting out quinine capsules.
Don't touch that chair. please said
! Kewlaine as she attempted to remove
it, Il want that just where il is"
What in the world,
Never mind. I will explain later
Did you bring up the mustard"
NO Did you want a poultice?"
How your mind runs on poultices,"
said Kewlaine, irritably. "NO,\ 1 in
1 tend TO put my feet in mustard and
water. if you've no objections. 1
/ thought you understood that And
/ get me q hot lemonade, please"
Mrs. Kewlaine sighed and left the
/ room In the meantime kewlaine dis
]
/ erlets and seated himself on the bed.
| When Mrs Kewlaine came back she
| brought the mustard can with her. She
poured the hot water from the kettle
/ into the foot tub and added two table
spoOnfuls of mustard, under Kewlaine' $
! watchful eye.
Il want that mustard in there as a
| cOunter-irritant" said Mr.. Kewlaine;
! I don't want to flavor the water.
! kindly empty in the rest of the tin
You'll blister your feet"
you mean WELL but that's my bust
ness" he said. My feet are tougher
than YOU imagine I'm no homeopath
The rest of the tin. please. Thank you
Now. / will explain what I am going to
do. ] am going TO sit in that, chair
over the register with these comforts
/ enveloping my manly form and in
Guiding the foot batch In a few min
utes ] viii trouble you to turn the heat
of in the registers downstairs. in order
To throw it all the benefits of a Turk
ish bath without any Of the expensive
apparatus sold as substitutes ] viii
then take ten grains OF quinine and siT
some scalding lemonade"
eff YOU take ten grains of quinine
you'll kill yourself" protested Mrs
ewklaine. Henry. you yorrw me so.
Kewlaine made no reply. but moved
in his robes of dignity over 20 the chair
He sat down-and promptly got up.
Great Scott" he shouted. "ThC
blamed thing IS red hot"
Mrs. Kewlaine bit her lip. After q
\ moment. in which she succeeded IT
gaining control of her voice. she ex-
pressed her sympathy. Kewlaine SAID
that what he wanted was another chail
and not sympathy. Another chair wa:
procured and the foot tub was moved
! over 10 the register Kewiaine put his
feet in the water and then abruptly
removed them to the register Neither
seemed to satisfy him. so he stuck then
straight out before him and requested
Mrs. Kewlaine not to stand there star.
ing. but 10 fetch him some cold water
| When the water in the tub was re-
duced TO a proper tempera ture he i'm
! mersed his feet and drew che coverlets
around him. leaving only his head out
All" he said. almost good humored
~. This is something like. Now. m,
dear If you1l get me the quininc
think I viii take that first
But not ten grains protested Mrs
Kewlaine.
Ten grains isn't a grain too much
II YOU take quinine at all YOU want e
take plenty.
Mrs. Kewlaine gave him the medi
cine. and then prepared the hot lem.
Onade- She placed it before him ON ths
table
Well he said. impatiently. do yol
think / can drink IL by looking az IL.
/ can't take my hands out of here"
Mrs. Kewlaine held the tumbler Il
his lips and he took a sip. "THt it q
little more" ne said She tilted It and