The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
Edited by David H. Reeder, Chicago
 Illinois.

COUGHING: - One of the most
 fleets of the present epidemic of in- fuenza is severe and prolonged at
 taczs of coughing. In some casess sit appears to be almost like whooping
 cough, except that there is no whoop, but the cough seems to come from the depths of the lungs, and some- times continues in the case of chil-
 dren until followed by vomiting of a
 recently eaten meal.
 The deep hollow cough is naturally quite alarming to parents and friends as well as painful to the sufferer, but I am glad to say it Is not an indica- ton of lung trouble of a tubercular i nature, properly and sensibly treated, | not likely to end in pneumonia, but 1 that is the one danger that must be i guarded against. In previous arti- ! cles have told you how. Other cases 1 are troubled with catarrhal difficult 1 ties, obstruction of the nostrils and l the estauchian tubes. The hearing is ] affected, and in some cases the sight | Doctors and drugs seem to be inn 1 potent in overcoming these after eff ! fects and yet they may be relieved in !! any one of several practical ways i that any one can apply without the | slightest danger but little effort an ] | expense.
 To illustrate let us take the cough ] first. Take about punches of garlic 1 cloves, each bunch is about the size 1 of an egg. Remove the dry outer i shell or pealing from the cloves and then chop them finely. Bind these l directly on to the bottom or soles of | the feet in the form of a garlic poul- 1 t!ce, after binding on securely, put on | Q pair of stockings so the applca- i tion is sure to remain in place and go i to bed. You will have but little if any ! of the troublesome night cough but | instead you will sleep better than you 1 have slept for many nights.
 This treatment may be repeated l for severa! nights or until the cough | quits, and I believe you will agree i that any self respecting cough would quit if it was found to stand the odor of garlic very long. In cases where
 there seems to be a large amount of
 tenacious mucus in the nose, throat
 or lungs. It can all be quickly elim-
 mated by a harmless natural remedy I known to physicians as salicin. A ! very bitter extract is the form of fine ! white crystals that are obtained from i willow bark. I presume some of you will remember the case of young
 man who wrote to the H. H. c. from New England, and told how he was f cured of very troublesome cough of long standing, by chewing the | young buds from twigs of Lombardy | poplar trees.
 Salicin seems to loosen up and
 throw out of the system such a vast
 quantity of mucus matter that some
 are alarmed and think they are
 worse. Nature is clearing house and
 has a good cleaner in Salicin. The cell salts do the same kind of work and are more pleasant than Salicin
 The dosage of Salicin is 10 to SC
 grains and may be taken in capsules
 once daily after which drink a large
 tumblerful of water.
 The second condition, stuffiness anG difficulty of breathing through the nose. Procure one dram of oil ot Eucalyptus. put 5 drops of this oi into a teacupful of boiling water an; inhale the steam. Keep stirring tho water with teaspoon and hold tht open mouth closely over the cup. In hale through the mouth and nose continuing this as long as the stean arises then drink the water.