Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1891 — Hot Water as a Medicine. [ARTICLE]

Hot Water as a Medicine.

Ladies Home Journal. Hot water is far more of a medicinal property than many believe or know. Because it is to be had for the making thousands think it invaluable. on the theory that what comes easiest is ofttimes least thought of. The uses of hot water are, however, many. For example, there is nothing that so promptly cuts short congestion of the lungs, sore throat or rheumatism as hot water when applied promptly and thoroughly. Headach almost always yields to the simultaneous application of hot water to the feet and back of the neck. A towel folded several times, dipped in hot water and quickly wrung out and applied* over the toothache or neuralgia will generally afford prompt relief. A strip of flannel or napkin folded lengthwise and dipped in hot water and wrung out and then applied round the neck of a child that has the croup will sometimes bring relief in ten minutes. Hot water taken freely half an hour before bed time is helpful in cases of constipation, while it has a most soothing effect upon the stomach and bowels. A goblet of hot water taken just after rising, before breakfast, has cured thousands of indigestion, and no simple remedy is more widely recommended by physicians to dyspeptics.