and its Economic Management. 347" 



go far towards maintaining that pure state of the blooct 

 which defies microbes of all kinds. 



A very distressing malady which will seldom yield to 

 allopathic" treatment is that know as "gravel." Honey- 

 taken daily is said to effect a cure, and I am quite sure 

 those tortured with this complaint will not fail to avail 

 themselves of such a simple remedy. 



For colds, coughs, and sore throats, I suppose there Is- 

 hatdly a household but has had some experience with the 

 use 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, wilf 

 prove more efficacious than any system of drugging, 

 because ' Nature ' is judiciously assisted in her well-knowni 

 endeavours 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 particularly 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 table- 

 spoonful 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 



