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in the morning, remaining half an hour later. In three hours' time two 

 ounces castor-oil should be administered. Used with grreat success. — Medi- 

 cal Brief. 



Honey 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 3 or 4 days. 



HOKEY FOR Dyspepsia. — A young man who was troubled with dyspep- 

 sia, 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. Ho^ney 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 human system. 



Honey for Old People's Coughs. — Old people's coughs are as dis- 

 tinct 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, 

 w^hicli, in their weakened condition, they are unable tu expectorate. 



Take a fair-sized onioii^ — -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 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 

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



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

 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 happens, 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 



