The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-08
HOME HEAL III CLUB
(Edited by Dr. D. H. Reeder, chicaEo.9
 AN OLD FASHIONED RErn6 Env

1 (Edited by Dr. D. H. Reeder. Cl1ics ef,
 AN OLD FASHIONED REMEDY
 Turning backward the leaves Of time we can find in almost forgotten pages many simple and practicaI methods of relief from pain and sI1f fering. Several years ago a physician Of the old school died at the advanced age of 90 years. He had often told me that at the age of 25 he was told that he would die within a year of consumption. He lived a, tempeTata practical outdoor life, practicing deeD breathing and rational exercise. stud jed medicine, but discarded much of it's teachings and practiced common sense on himself as well as his patients with splendid results After his death purchased his library in which I found many old volumes relating to home remedies, and as had many books along the same line of teach Ing his. was an unexpected treasure box.
 Yesterday I picked up one of my la test medical magazines and was both amused and delighted to find a very serious and learned discussion re- gardfnE the merits Of the newest dis. covery of very able practitioner in one of the hospitals of Berlin, who gives to the world a paper in which brilliant results are recorded,, through the use of soft soap.
 Those of you that have been reading the Home Health Club lectures for the past quarter of century will laugh with me when you remember how often I have directed the use of this inexpensive and efficient rem edy,
 After reading the article and com ments, experiences of other physicians etc. looked among my books and found the method was used about so years ago in England by a good sa- maritan who nursed his neighbors He described it's use in the same ail- Inents referred to in the magazine of to-day, but his method of using it was much better and more effective and also more scientific; moreover he gives a simple and practical reason for it's use and tells how and why it is effective, while the doctors of to- day confess that they are unable to tell why the ttbfilliant resu1ts'' are secured,
 Now, if you will turn te your Home Health Club book. Vel, 2 and look for the lesson entitled ''Soapy Blanket FomentatioHs,'' yea will be able to apply the treatment in a very effec- tive manner, and you will get f'6fil- liant resaltss' ia eases of nervous dis-l orders, cardiac disturbances, respira- tory diseases (aetably chronic bren- chitis, Emphysema, bronchial Asth- aa9, gastrq intestinal disturbances, nervous dyspepsia and iHveteFate heEnicraaia.
 In addition te the troubles relieved by the hospital referred te ye4 will remember. thai the very best results are to be had in eases of kidney tFeu- ble and in drepsy: Of course, ia Hest. cases of dropsy fhe heart is the RE= gan that requires relied, but the seaPy blanket fermentation does the work IR a very surprising and satisfactory manner. Of course, at 2 hospital they would naturally use surEeens EEgeu sesd sea oi1 % and notash a bnt usq waai1e this is most convenient for use in applying it as an inunction, you win find the common yellow Ia4ndry soap quite as effective when used in the simple and safe manner described in your club books.
 The method employed in the hospi tai alter the re-dtscoze<x of 4lsss oad