Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 253, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1917 — Onions for Colds. [ARTICLE]

Onions for Colds.

The efficiency of onions Is well known to the singers of Italy and Spain, who ent them every day to improve the quality of their voices. Onion plasters are prescribed to break up hard colds. They are made of fried onions placed between two pieces of muslin. T he Plaster Is kept quite hot until the patient is snugly in bed. Then It is placed on the chest to stay over night. Onion sirup is said by some to be unequaled as a cure for a bad cold on the chest.