Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-23
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
How 10 Give the IT. " T. H.


hope said enough abou, the value and
inheritance OF the hot mustard foot bath In
the last talk TO create at any rate some
curiosity on IN" part of mothers, wives.
daughters and even rrandmothcrs concerning
tN' 'echhic OF the bath. 1t is certainly worth
While for any woman know now 10 anrlv
'h's excellent irst-ad or emergency remedy.
Wh'n q member Of the household is coming
nov" WIZ" (" cold coryza throat bron-
'h'tS pneumonia. acute carachc or any acu,.
or perhaps painful illness associated with
fcNer'shncss and congestion somewhere about
the head
strip tn" patient and place him between
blankets in bed. Never attcmp, Ia riv. or
permit any one 10 take "A hot mustard foo,
bath in the sitting posture Fl.y IN. knees
ana i!Hce the foot tub not 81 pail or shallow
""S'h' NAN filcd with water as hot ma vour
H"h' WI! endure" with a tablespoonful of mus
tara Hour stirred In it, under the blankets
"Ad Put TN" patients feet In the tub Steady
h' tub with one hand while YOU pour on,
avg" ie'd me patient glass Of hot lemonade
'' my "th"r agreeable hot beverage with your
"'h"F hahd. At the same time place on his
forehead cloth wrung out Of cold water ana
use your third hand ;hroughou, The bath 10
change that cloth frequently so tina, /, shall
not grow warm
ne irsi iiv" minutes arc tho hardest You
must dip out clipper OF water from, tho ,uh
from tune I" time and add clipper of hotter
water. II IS essential to success in the no,
mustard foot bath 10 keep the tcmnera,ure
at the bath always a tribe above the swear
ING p"iht II the patient doesn't swear or
tc"l so inclined the bath is generally a failure
Make him mad If YOU have to parboil his feet
TO do u; There should be nothing lukcwar,p
about this business
Administer two three or four rlasscs NJ
hot lemonade if the patient will take them
Keep the feet In tho water. and keen LAYING
The water up over the legs for twenty min
ui"s or as long as half an hour. un,n the
patient begins TO sweat. Not just pcrsp!r.
but sweat. Then remove the tub dry the
i'"t, rut something warm and dry at I'll. feet
cover the patient to the ears with blankets
aud If he wishes, feed him all the cool water
pleasantly cold. that is, he may care 10 drink
IN TN" course OF the next hour or two Let
Tier" be no qualins about this change from hot
10 Cp!d. grandma OF no grandma.
After AN hour two remove the blankets
sronr" the patients body with tcpid water
or with rubbing alcohol. dry. put on n dry
mighty clean sheets, and kiss him good night
a!rily on Your fingers.
From first to last il Is importont 10 Lcon
the patient we'll tucked IN under blankets in
spite Of his Irritation and his desire to throw
sweating. After the sweating is we'll under
way he viii get that irritation and prob
ably fail into /; sleep he swcats II he
should throw OFF the covers there is no dan
ger. such as taking cold" or anything like
that; no harm done ut ALL except that the
foot bath viii probably do Utuc good
Such hot mustard foot baths administered
every two or three hours for several DAYS
have been employed with apparent bencft i'm
the treatment OF such a serious illness rs
pneumonia.