The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-16
ANOTHER KITCHEN REMEDY:

ANOTHER KITCHEN REMEDY:
In the last article L told you some
thing of the virtues of Capsicum, or
red pepper, for emergency use. I
ought to tell you more about this won
derful household or kitchen remedy,
but will not do so now, although it is
a fact that many physicians use Cap
sicum in their most desperate cases.
1t is a very powerful remedy and not
dangerous like strychnine when used
as a stimulant. 1t is equally, if not
more reliable.
Now let us look a little deeper into
the kitchen cupboard, and we find our
good old friend, ground ginger. The
Home Health Club book Vol. or
Medicinal Plants of America" says
of it:
"Ginger, or zingiber, is a universal
agent; it is a most pleasant diffusive
stimulant, and is excellent for chilli
ness, new colds, collie, and disturban-
ces of the circulation. 1t prompt use
may often prevent a spell of pneu-
monia, or other serious malady. 1t
quickly sends the blood to the sur
face. 1t is best given by infusion. A
pleasant way of preparing it is to mix
thoroughly half a teaspoonful of pull
verified ginger and a teaspoon of su-
gar, and pour upon it a cup of boil
ing water, and add a little cream, if
desired. The tincture of ginger is
readily procured and is an excellent
form of ginger to keep on hand for
emergencies. Jamaica ginger is
ey4y- nd hot 70 hn friaa n
variety. Great relief in collie may be
obtained, by an external application
iiofE the infusion OR tincture of ginger
lover the abdomen. Syrup of ginger
is made by adding six drains of the
tincture to a pint of simple syrup; it
AiS~a- good basis for many preparations.
In many cases of cold, accompanied
with fever, a dry hot skin, and hack
ing cough a good cupful of hot gin
ger,teaAis one of the best and most re-
liable, of athe home remedies. Don't be
afraid, nor ashamed, to use the good
! old-fashioned ginger tea"
i Now I am going to suggest that the
next time you feel you are taking cold
that when you prepare for bed at
might, you take a good big cupful OF
hot ginger tea, and at the same time
rub thoroughly all over your throat
and chest the herb ointment of which
I have. told you before. If this treat
ment is used promptly, you need new
er fear that your cold will develop
into pneumonia or lung fever, as it is
frequently called.
This combination treatment will
prevent attacks of Group and tonsili-
It's, and just recently have been ex-
perimenting with the ointment, be
cause have always found it so reli-
able in giving prompt relief in any
case of Inflammation, and I found
/ that by adding two forms of iodine
and then rubbing it into the throat ev-
cry night in cases of enlarged and in
famed tonsils, that both the inf1am-
nation and enlargement, is overcome
I had a letter from one young wo-
man a few weeks ago, to whom sug-
gested the combination, and she SAID
that it not only reduced the size OF
the tonsils to normal, but at the same
time had the very unexpected effect
of curing a goitre with which she had
been troubled for several years
1 am thoroughly convinced thai
more people should secure a practic.
al working knowledge of how to APP
ply -the-right thing at the right time