HONEY A FOOD AND MEDICINE 



Well, it's a good thing. If on the hands, wear gloves on going 

 to bed. 



Honey Croup Remedy. — This is the best known to the 

 medical profession, and is an infallible remedy in all cases 

 of mucous and spasmodic croup : Raw linseed oil, 2 oz. ; 

 tincture of blood root, 2 drams; tincture of lobeUa, 2 

 drams; tincture of aconite, J dram; honey, four oz. 

 Mix. Dose, J to 1 teaspoonful every 15 to 20 minutes, ac- 

 cording to the urgency of the case. It is also excellent in all 

 throat and lung troubles originating from a cold. This is 

 an excellent remedy in lung trouble : Make a strong decoction 

 of horehound herb and sweeten with honey. Take a table- 

 spoonful four or five times a day. 



Honey for Dyspepsia. — A young man who was troubled 

 with dyspepsia 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. Honey is the only food taken into the 

 stomach that 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 indigestion, as well 

 as a food for the hmnan system. 



Honey as a Laxative. — In olden time the good efiFects 

 of honey as a remedial agent were well known, but of late 

 little use is made thereof. A great mistake surely. Notably 



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