Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1911 — Camphorated Vaseline. [ARTICLE]

Camphorated Vaseline.

In the early stages a cold can frequently be broken by rubbing the afflicted parts with camphorated vaseline. This Is especially good to relieve the stuffy, tight feeling of a cold In the head. The grease should be well rubbed In the bridge of the nose, particularly between the eyes, and on the upper lip and upward on each side. An incipient raw throat, often a precursos of bronchitis, is also relieved by thorough greasing of throat and chest with camphorated vaseline or oil. < Both of these mixtures can he bought at a druggist’s and should he Included in every medicine closet For an emergency the mixture cap be made at home; 12 drops each of turpentine and spirits of camphor into two tablespoonfuls of yellow vaseline.