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have a cough, to have a little box of this about them to take when there is a
tickling in the throat.
Mustard Bath for the Feet--Soap Stones.
It gives relief to a bad cold in the early stages, to soak the feet in warm
water, in which you have put half a tea-cup of salt and two table-spoonsful of
pulverized mustard, and to drink ginger tea. You may keep your feet in the bath
for half an hour, and then retire with a warm soap stone wrapped in a cloth and
placed near them. A soap stone, the size of a brick will, when thoroughly
heated, keep warm till morning, and is invaluable for an elderly person or one
that suffers with cold feet.
Liverwort Syrup.
Make a quart of strong liverwort tea by extracting two sets of herbs in the same
water; tie a tea-cup of flaxseed in a bag and put with it; keep it covered while
drawing; when the strength is all out, strain it on a pound of sugar, and let it
boil slowly till it is thick--keeping it covered to prevent the strength from
going off; when cold, bottle it, and set the bottle in a cool place while using
it. Take a table-spoonful at a time about six times a day. This has been used
for a cough with great benefit.
For Sore Throat.
Make a gargle of cayenne pepper, honey and spirits;
or sage tea, with alum and honey;
or figs boiled, mashed and strained, and use it once in two hours. If it is very
bad, steam the mouth with a funnel held over hot vinegar, and put on a hot
poultice of hops, boiled in weak ley and thickened with corn-meal; there should
be a little lard spread over; renew it every
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