Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-11

chest as hot as the patient can bear. In
about ten minutes change the poultice
and thus continue by relocating the
| poultice. Iii n few hours the patient
VIII be relieved and out of danger Usual
| " three or four applications will be
sufficient. but continue ALWAYS until
perspiration starts freely from the chest.
In applying any poultice it should be
remembered that it must never be loft
on long enough to grow cold and hard
as in that case it does more harm than
good. Always have the hot one ready to
apply before removing the first and
make the change so quickly and UNDER
cover. that the chest is not exposed for
a second. The same thing applies to
any hot compress that requires renewing.
HOMEMADE COUGH SYRUP
This excellent recipe for cough svr,ip
, comes from the St. Lawrence region and
, is commended as pleasant to take. ex-
; trcmely soothing and easy To make Its
! component parts are ten cents worth Of
| brown sugar. five cents worth each of
! pulverzed gum arabic, powdered licorice
| and paregoric. Make a syrup of the
sugar, using about cup of water, then
add the other ingredients with little
cold water. Firing the mixture to a boil
and when cold bottle.
HOMEMADE TRorCIIES.
| Mix together an ounce each of pow
dered lcorice gum arabic and powdered
dry place to harden. then pack away in
a neat tin candy box to use as required
One of these every half hour dissolved
! !,
ing cough.
! ICELAND MOSS CANDY.
| Get five cents worth of the moss soak
! over night and wash repeatedly. Put
into a porcelain lined saucepan and cover
with plenty of cold water Simmer gent
ly until the water is OF a thick starch
like constituency. Strain and to each
cup of the thickened water allow a pound
of sugar. Cook and stir constantly until
a drop of the syrup will form a creamy
ball when rubbed between thumb and
forehngcr Butter biscuit tins and pour
the syrup into about hair an inch m
depth. Cool. then cut in any sized pieces
desired,
IOREIIOUND CANDY.
/ Put an ounce of the dried herb in a
pint of boiling water and let it steep.
Strain off the infusion and to each cup
of the liquid allow two cups Of sugar.
Boil without stirring until the syrup
threads and cracks off brittle when
dropped in cold water. then pour out on
buttcrod tin plates. While still warm.
mark into squares with the back of n
knife. and when cold break into separate
candies. If the candies are too bitter
lessen the amount Of horchound.
FLAXsEED AND SLIPPERY ELM
CANDY.
| Take two cups and place in one a gill
of whole faXsced and fill the other with
broken bits of slippery elm bark. Fill
both cups with boiling water and let
stand for two or three hours. Put into
a saucepan three cups of the best brown
sugar, then strain into it through muslin
all the liquid from the two cups. Put
over the fire, with Tablespoonful Of
lemon juice, and boil, stirring constantly
until the mixture seems on the point of
turning back to sugar. Pour quickly ON
to buttered plates and when cold break
| into pieces like taffy
TLAXSEED CANDY.
! Cook together in n porcelain or bright
tin saucepan, one pound granulated
sugar -fourths Of a cup OF water
and a tablespoonful of glycerre. Cook
until nearly on the crack" then add
fiaxseed in quantity to suit the taste.
Pour into buttered pans and when nearly
cold mark into squares.
BERNHARDTS EAU SEDATIVE.
| With the press toem.ng with comments
on Bernhardt's youthful appearance and
extreme supplenness, We with whom
time has not stood STILL may find in
terest, If not practical benefit in know
ing the makeup of her eau sedative,
which IL said to possess wonderful re-
storative properties. AS the Medical
Record" considers this sedative worthy
a place in its pages. We may consider
1t of genuine excellence, The receipt for
the preparation calls for two ounces
spirits camphor, two ounces spirits am.
monia, one and one-half cups sea salt
and two cups alcohol. Put all into quart
hottie and fill with hot water. Give the
mixture a thorough shaking before using.
In bathing apply with soft sponge
dipped into the undiluted mixture and
dry with a soft towel. using slight fric-
ton. After the bath the stiffness and
soreness Of fatigue disappears. the circu-
lation is stimulated and Il gentle languor
predisposes to rest
lNDISCRlMINATE KISSING.
Graceful mothers who have for Il long
time recognized the danger to whics Il
baby is exposed through indiscriminate