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the oldest Jamaica rum, strain through muslin, and add a quarter of a pound of 

 sugar-candy. A table-spoonful to be taken two or three times a day. Port wine 

 jelly sometimes proves useful, and is an excellent remedy for any little hacking 

 cough. It is made as follows : Put into a jar a pint of port wine, two ounces 

 of gum arabic, two ounces of powdered white sugar- candy, a quarter of a nutmeg 

 grated fine, and a small piece of cinnamon. Let this stand closely covered all 

 night. The next day put the jar into boiling water and let it simmer till all 

 is dissolved, then strain it ; let it stand till cold, cut it and take a small piece 

 occasionally. Sometimes it is a little tough, not to say leathery, but this 

 may be obviated by using rather less gum and isinglass. In some instances 

 good results have been obtained from neat's-foot oil the oil that is obtained 

 from the foot of the young heifer. Pancreatic emulsion undoubtedly succeeds 

 admirably in some cases, as we can testify : a tea-spoonful being taken twice 

 a day an hour after a full meal, in a tumbler of milk, to which a table-spoonful 

 of brandy or rum may be added. The only objection to it is that it is costly. Lard 

 may be made into an emulsion, and we are not at all sure that it would not succeed 

 equally well. These remedies may be given either in consumption or chronic 

 bronchitis ; in fact, in any long-standing chest complaint. The benefit derived from 

 cod-liver oil in consumption is generally recognised, but the fact that it does almost 

 as much good in winter cough is not so generally known. It is an error to suppose 

 that cod-liver oil is good only for young people, for it answers admirably for 

 those advanced in years. We have given it to octogenarians and nonogena- 

 rians with marked benefit. Infants can seldom take cod-liver oil. It usually 

 disagrees before the ninth month, and often until the child has attained the age of 

 one year. In these young children it is an excellent plan to rub the body all over 

 with pure olive oil night and morning before the fire ; it will be found that absorp- 

 tion takes place more readily when the child has just been taken out of its bath and 

 then wiped dry. Rubbing the skin hard is an excellent tonic, and is useful for the 

 relief of many of the local conditions of discomfort, pain, and distress, for which the 



patient most frequently 

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In many chest affections, 

 especially bronchitis and 



inflammation of the lungs, it is desirable to keep the air 

 of the room moist. An ordinary kettle placed on the 

 fire may accomplish this purpose, but often the draught 

 tip the chimney carries all the vapour with it. A piece 

 of tin tubing fixed on to the spout, so as to project 

 beyond the fireplace, will obviate this difficulty. Some 

 V eo V le use a " bronchitis kettle," in which a long spout 

 is fixed into the lid. Its shape will be seen in the 

 accompanying figure. It might be knocked together by any tinman for a few 

 shillings, or the lid and spout might be fitted to any kettle in ordinary use. Siegle's 

 steam spray apparatus (Fig. 2) is useful for moistening the air of the room, and 

 has this advantage, that it may be placed near the bedside. 



