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of honey either alone, or mixed with vinegar, lemon juice, or 

 even butter, in case the palate does not appreciate the pure 

 article alone ; but for 



Definite Treatment 



the following instructions, if carefully carried out, will prove 

 more efficacious than any system of drugging, because 

 ' Nature ' is judiciously assisted in her well-known endeavors 

 to throw off disease ; whereas drugs frequently check this 

 attempt, or destroy life entirely. 



In the first place, judging from the manner in which honey 

 is generally applied, it is necessary to bring thick ripened 

 honey to a gentle heat after adding a little boiled water. 

 Whether granulated or not, and particulariy if in the former 

 condition, full benefit cannot be derived from its use until the 

 honey has been brought back to the same condition as when 

 first sealed up by the bees, and a tablespoonfut of water to 

 one - pound of honey will generally be sufficient. Newly- 

 extracted honey needs no addition of water, when used at 

 once, as part of it comes from uncapped cells, from which the 

 excess of moisture has not been removed. 



For Sore Throat and Night Cough 



mix the juice of one good lemon with one pound of honey, 

 stir thoroughly, and take of this one or two teaspoonsful 

 frequently in connection with the following soothing and 

 always beneficial treatment. At night, upon retiring to rest, 

 fo.ld a large linen handkerchief, and wring it out of tepid 

 water ; lay this right round the throat, and over that several 

 folds of dry flannel. The latter keeps up internal warmth and 

 materially assists in the speedy restoration of a normal con- 

 dition of the throat. Do not remove the throat packing until 

 rising, and then wash thoroughly with soap and water, cold by 

 preference, but tepid if the person has a weak constitution. 



