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I teaspoonful every one, two, or three hours, according to severity of 

 cough. 



Honey as a Tape-Worm Remedy. — Peeled pumpkin seeds, 3 ounces; 

 honey, 2 ounces; water, 8 ounces. Make an emulsion. Take half, fasting, 

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

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

 Medical 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. 



Honey 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. 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 indiges- 

 tion, as well as a food for the human system. 



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

 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, 

 which, in 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 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 indi- 

 gestion. The child often "throws up" 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 give a teaspoonful everv hour or two. 

 It is pleasant, and if the child should also have worms, which often hap- 

 pens, 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 

 then to be quickly removed from the fire and set on a table at which the 

 patient can comfortably seat himself. Throwing a woolen cloth over the 

 patient's head so to include the vessel, he is to remove the cover and inhale 

 the vapors as deeply as possible through the mouth and nose, occasionally 

 stirring the mixture until it is cold, and then retire to a warmed bed. In 

 obstinate cases the treatment should be repeated for three evenings. 



