Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-29
HOW TO USE V|CKS VAPORIIB
FOR DEEP GR|PPY COLDS
First, 1t is Very Important That q Thorough Rube.
facient Or Counter-Irritant Effect Be Produced
On The Surface OF The Skin Around The Lungs.


nose and mouthfa ad are thus in
lhaled with each breath, eaMying
the, medication directly thru the
air passages to the iungs. At the
same time Nicks is absorbed thru
and stimulates the. skin. g
Repeat the Entire Treatment
When the yapors begin to lose
their strength, fresh Nicks should
Hbe applied over the parts. This
to keep up the continuous supply
Iof vapors. When the redness Of
the skin begins to die out, all
the Vicks Remaining should be
wiped off and the entire treat
ment repeated. That is, the hot
wet towels or mustard plasters
should be used until the skin is
again thoroughly Redeemed, then
massage with Vfcks, spfead on
thickly and eovep with hot flan-
nels, just as previously 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, sem
sitive than others. This rcdness
can be prolonged by mixing Il
little ordinary powdered Mustard
with Vicksr-- about one part OF
mustard to four parts 'of's,Vicks,
but this can be F$fied ACCORD
ing to the patients, skip-uJust
enough mustard should be used
to keep up the. coupter=1irritant
effect for two to four hours, so
that the wet towels pr mustard
plasters will not have to be used
so frequently as to prevent the
patient from resting, p.
Use In Tea-iSetfle.
Sometimes when the 'patiept is
badly choked up, the vapors from
the application on the chest are
not sufficient to make thrr~breath-
ing easier, In these cases drop a
tablespoonful of Vicks into a ket-
tie of boiling water and allow the
patient 10 inhale the-warm~ steam
and vapors combined for about
10 mlhutes.iDu this lseveral times
day if needed. Keep the water
boiling and put III additions
Nicks whenever the vaporsl d
crease. Put sheet over the
tient and che tea kettle, max
a kind of a tent, SO as to
the vapors. An ordinary
vauorizer is even more CON-
icat than q tea-Kettle.
Scant Applications seiess
This vigorous treatment, br
10 check congestion requ'
vigorous measures. Nicks :.
be used freely to be effec,'
The cost of this treatment l.
significant compared with the ?
suits whish are frequently
tanned.
Does Not Take the Place
The Physician
In all cases physician 81
/ be called. These deep co
too serious and have too
complications TO rely or
any home medicatior
however, does not inter,e
any treatment that tao &c
may prescribe. In addition th
formula Of Vivks is given %
every circular so there is no r-a
son why any doctor should OF
iect to It's use, except the fac
that q few physicians do not car
to use anything WHICH is adver
tised directly to the public.
A Pharmacists Discovery
Nicks VapoRub is the discover;
of a North Carolina phar1hdclst
from the back room of a httl,
drug store its use. has grown un
til today literally tens Of million
Of families are never withour tn
family blue jar. 1t is their stand
bv for all forms Of cold trouble.
and in addition, is useful for Tho
many minor ailments Of the home
r is particularly a boon to moth
ers with small childrenS because
it is externally applied.
Over II million jars are uset
yearly in the United States alone
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