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is honey valuable in constipation. Not as an immediate 

 cure, like some medicines which momentarily give relief, 

 only to leave the case worse than ever afterward, but by its 

 persistent daily use, bringing about a healthy condition of 

 the bowels, enabling them properly to perform their functions. 

 Many suffer daily from an irritable condition, believing 

 themselves nervous, not realizing that constipation is at the 

 root of the matter, and that a faithful daily use of honey 

 would restore cheerfulness of mind and health to the body. 



Honey for Old People's Coughs. — Old people's 

 coughs are as distinct as the coughs of children, and require 

 remedies especially adapted to them. They are known by the 

 constant tickUng in the pit of the throat — just where the 

 Adam's apple projects — and are caused by phlegm that accu- 

 mulates there, which, ovnng to their weakened condition, 

 they are unable to expectorate. 



Take a fair-sized onion — a good, strong one — and let it 

 simmer in a quart of honey for several hours, after which strain 

 and take a teaspoonful frequently. It eases the cough won- 

 derfully, though it may not cure. 



Honey for Stomach Cough. — All mothers know that 

 a stomach cough is caused by an irritation of that organ, 

 frequently attended with indigestion. The child often 

 vomits 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 



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