338 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



HoxEY FOR Erysipelas, is used locally by spreading it on a suitable 

 cloth and applying to the parts. The application is renewed every 3 or 4 

 hours. In all cases in which the remedy has been employed, entire relief 

 from the pain followed immediately, and convalescence was brought about 

 in o or 4 days. 



Honey for Dyspepsia — A young man who was troubled with dyspepsia, 

 and the more medicine he took the worse he became, was advised to try 

 honey and graham gems for breakfast. He did so, and commenced to gain, 

 and now enjoys as good health as the average man, and he does not take 

 medicine, either. Honey is the only food taken into the stomi;h tliat 

 leaves no residue; it requires no action of the stomach whatever to digest 

 it, as it is merely absorbed and taken up into the system by the action of 

 the blood. Honey is the natural foe to dyspepsia and indigestio i. as well 

 as a food for the human system. 



HoxEY FOR Old People's Coughs — Old people's coughs are as distinct 

 as that of children, and require remedies especially adapted to them. It is 

 known by the constant tickling in the pit of the throat — just where the 

 Adam's apple projects — and is caused by phlegm that accumulates there, 

 which, in their weakened condition they are unable to expectorate. 



Take a fair-sized onion^a good strong one — ail I't it simmer in a 

 quart of honey for several hours, after which strain and take a teaspoon- 

 ful frequently. It eases the cough wonderfully, though it may not cure. 



Honey for Stomach Cough — All mothers know what a stomach cough 

 is— caused by an irritation of that organ, frequently attended with indi- 

 gestion. The child often "throws up" after coughing. 



Dig down to the roots of a wild cherry tree, and peel off a handful 

 of the bark, put it into a pint of water, and boil down to a teacupful. Put 

 this tea into a quart of honey, and give a teaspoonful every hour or two. 

 It is pleasant, and if the child should also have worms, which often hap- 

 pens, they are pretty apt to be disposed of, as they have no love for the 

 wild-cherry flavor. 



Honey and Tar Cough Candy — Boil a double handful of green hoar- 

 hound in two quarts of water down to one quart; strain, and add to this 

 tea two cups of extracted honey and a tablespoonful each of lard and 

 tar. Boil down to a candy, but not enough to make it brittle. Begin to 

 eat this, increase from a piece the size of a pea, to as much as can be 

 relished. It is an excellent cough candy, and always gives relief in a 

 short time. 



Swiss Remedy for a Cold Settling on the Chest — Boil a quart 

 of pure spring water; add as much camomile as can be grasped in three 

 fingers, and three teaspoonfuls of honey, and cover tight. The vessel is 

 then to be quickly removed from the nre and set on a table at which the 

 patient can comfortably seat himself. Throv.ing a woolen cloth over the 

 patient's head so to include the vessel, he is to remove the cover and inhale 

 the vapors as deeply as possible through the mouth and nose, occasionally 



