Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-29
How to Use Vicks VapoRub
For Deep Grippy Colds
FIRST 1t 10 Very Important That Thorough Rubefacient
Or 1ounter-lrritant Effect Be Produced On The Sur
face Of The Skin Around The Lungs


rcctly thru the air passages TO the
lungs. At the same time vicks is OBJ
sorbed thru and stimulates the skin.
Repeat The Entire Treatment
When the vapors begin to lose their
strength. fresh Vicks should be ap-
piled over the parts. This to keep up
the continuous supply of yapors.
When the redness of the skin begins
to die out. all the vicks remaining
should be wiped of and the entire
treatment repeated That is, the hot.
wet towels or mustard plasters
should be used until the skin is again
thoroughly Redeemed, then massage
with Vicks, spread on thickly and
cover with hot fiannels, just as preyi-
ously done.
Can Add Mustard To Vicks
This redness of the skin should last
for two or three hours. but varies
with different patients Some skins
are much more sensitive than others.
This redness can be prolonged by
mixing a little ordinary powdered
mustard with Vicks about one part
of mustard to four parts of Vicks, but
this can be varied according to the
patients skin. Just enough mustard
should be used to keep up the coun-
ter-irritant effect for two to four
hours, so that the wet towels or mus
tard plasters will not have TO be used
so frequently as to prevent the patient
from resting.
Use In A Tea. Kettle
Sometimes when the patient is
badly choked up. the vapors from the
application on the chest are not suf-
ficient to make the breathing easier.
In these cases drop tablespoonful of
Vicks into a kettle of boiling water
and allow the patient to inhale the
warm steam and vapors combined for
about 10 minutes. Do this several
times a day il needed. Keep the
water boiling and put in additional
Vicks whenever the vapors decrease
Put sheet over the patient and the
tea-kettle. making kind of a tent, so
as to confine the yapors An ordinary
steam vaporizer is even more con-
venient than a tea-kettle.
Scanty Applications Useless
This is vigorous treatment, but to
check congestion requires vigorous
measures. vicks must be used freely
to be effective. The cost of this
treatment is Insignificant compared
with the results which are frequently
obtained.
Does Not Take The Place OF The
Physician
In all cases physician should be
called. These deep colds are too seri-
Gus and have too many complications
to rely entirely on any home medica-
ton. Vicks, however, does not inter-
fere with any treatment that the doc
tor may prescribe. In addition the
formula of Vicks is given on every
so there is no reason why
any doctor should object to it's use.
except the fact that few physicians
do not care to use anything which is
directly to the public.
A Pharmacists Discovery
Vicks vapoRub is the discovery of a
North Carolina pharmacist. From the
back room of a little drug store its
use has grown until today literally
tens OF millions OF families are never ]
without the familiar blue jar. 1t is
their standby for all forms of cold
troubles and, in addition, is useful for
the many minor ailments of the home.
1t is particularly a boon to mothers
with small children, because it is Ell
ternally applied.
Over IL million jars are used yearly
in the United States alone Adv).