HONEY, AS FOOD AND MEDICINE. 
Austria. He was then in excellent health and buoyant 
spirits,and was enthusiastic in the praise of honey for curing 
his maladies, reviving his spirits,and giving him a new lease 
of life by which to enjoy the renewed vigor obtained by the 
plentiful use of honey. From this gentleman we quote still 
further, on the same subject. He says: 
““In medicine, and especially in the healing of wounds, 
was honey, already in early times, used as a universal 
remedy, it yet constitutes the principal ingredient of several 
medical preparations, is used with the best results in many 
internal and external diseases; serves as a means for taking 
powders, for the preparation of salves and the sweetening of 
medicine. 
‘* Honey mollifies; promotes festering ; causes gentle purg- 
ing, divides and dissolves, warms, nourishes, stops pains, 
strengthens the tone of the stomach, carries away all super- 
fluous moisture, aids digestion, thins and purifies the blood, 
and animates and strengthens the breast, nerves and lungs. 
Iloney is therefore to be used when suffering with a cough, 
hoarseness, stoppage of the lungs, shortness of breath, and 
especiully with the best results, in all affections of the chest. 
‘* Many persons afflicted with various species of consump- 
tion, thank the use of good honey, either for their entire 
restoration to health, ov for the mitigation of their often 
painful condition of body and mind. : 
‘‘ Honey is also an excellent remedy for the occasional 
inactivity of the abdominal organs, and a means of 
strengthening weak nerves. For severe coughing, barley- 
water mixed with honey and the juice cf lemons, drank warm, 
is pleasant relief. It appeases and mitigates fevers, and 
owing to its taste and its soothing qualities, it is used asa 
gargle. 
‘* Honey can also be used with advantage in asthma, in 
constipation, in sore throat; promotes perspiration, lessens 
phlegm, and is very healing to the chest, sore from coughing. 
‘* With old persons, the use of honey is very useful, since 
it produces warmth and a certain activity of the skin. For 
persons leading a sedentary life, and suffering from costive- 
ness, and especially from piles, pure unadulterated honey, 
either mixed in their drink, used alone, or on bread, is the 
best and healthiest means of relief. 
“* Honey has also great value as a medicine for children, 
and is readily partaken of by them as a choice dainty dish. 
It is especially useful to children afHicted with scrofwla or 
rickets. In difficult teething, rub the gums with a mixture 
of honey and an emulsion of quinces. For the removing of 
worms, honey has often been beneficially used, and it is often 
used in diseases of the mouth and throat. 
