Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-11-20
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lapeeiaI METEOROLOGICAL

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In this weeks letter am going to
gige you a few simple. harmless IN
laxpensive household remedies. which
haye an been tried and found efec-
tive. There Is a hapDy medium be-
tween suffering IA silence and haunt
ing doctors office. The drug habit
70 not admirable. but equally foolish |
isAt to let MS become illness. First,
I consider our feet our very best
friends and they should be well cared
fof, for The feel respond 50 easily and
galskiy 20 Kind treatment ana simple
femediea. For those who suffer with
tired aching, swollen feet, there IS
nothing better than lemon juice mixed
with cg,ml parts Of alcohol rubbed
wen into the feet Fo= .hose who
suffer with caiiousei spots, nothing g
better % more caectye than rubbing
them witA castor OF. First soak the
feet iu hot water night and morning
Tor ten minutes. soaping the cailous-
Cd spots freely; after partially drying
them rub into the hard places all the
castor oil they win absorb Rub
and Ions After each bath +,
md before applying the oil. scrape
pr an the loose skin that viii come
,fi easily Those afflicted with chill /,
llaias VIII find great relief In rubbing :
hem with a piece Of lemon dipped IN :
alt Ingrowing toenails should be !,
'ut square and not rounding. Cut a Il
shape Mich in the center. then !.
Grape the nail down the center az .,
hin as wafer Ca piece of broken =,
lass IS good for this) then place a =,
my piece Of cotton under each corner =,
nd In time the nail win grow up and -
ut Instead Of down.
II you suffer with insomnia. try eat II,
~ raw onion sandwich every night
efofe retiring; or. il onions are OBJ in
.ctional eat sandwich made OF two in
lin slices Of bread thiekly buttered at
nd sprinkled generously with cay lis
me pepper. These sandwiches should ed
} eaten just before retiring. II your pr
ise is aggravated, first try putting fe,
,ur feet in water as hot as can be wi
'rne, before going to bed, also drink
cup Of very hot water, then eat
you may rest assured you
IN sleep.
As II viii soon be the season for
Ids, a few simple remedies will just wa
w be timely. A bad cold can often eve
broken II a teaspoonful Of powdered Tn
niger in cup Of hot milk is taken at a I
e first symptom. Another quick TIL
re is a half teaspoonful each of hi lior
rbonate Of soda (simple baking So the
} and aromatic spirits of ammonia the
ken In half a cup of hot water as its
1n as you feel the cold. To ease a gat
d cough at night place the hot wa tab
bag on the chest. 1t will stop the Jer
st distressing cough at once. A end
q on the chest is relieved by spread tior
(, lard on cotton batting and thick the
sprinkied with grated nutmeg then vas
4 across the chest 1t will quickly in
sen the cold Three or four drops way
camphor ON a piece Of loaf sugar terri
also excellent for loosening up a aut'
on the chest. A good cough syrup and
made by boiling two ounces Of flax ther
d IN one quart of water Strain ing
! ada two ounces OF rock candy one fore
I pint OF honey. juice of three lem for
and boil all together Let cool carr
bottle. Take a wineglassfull be- proi
e meals and at bedtime. The hot den
you take 1t the better effect p
ldren will readily take this. MS IT app