Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1892 — THINGS WORTH KNOWING. [ARTICLE]

THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

bnej remedy for a felon is to take tbp inkide bark of sassafras, grate it fiu|e, and wet it in a teacup of cold water to make a poultice. Apply to th; felon, and wet once every five mjnutes in cold water. This followed,up, will draw it to a head In trtentjv four hours without any pain or injury to the haod. Use the bark of the root. iA splendid-remedy for sore throat is (made as follows: Take one large red pepper, such as are grown for family use. Steep in half a pint of water, after which strain in one quart of molasses, and add a little vinegar. Boil all together to a thin syrup. Use this whenever the throat feelß dry or disagreeable. If it be in the dead of night it will, if used, not irritate the throat, but soothe it and warm it up well. If however, it is too sharp to be, conveniently borne by a delicate palate, put it back near the throat hy means of ft spoon and swallow. Dr. Guntz, of Dresden, has had great success in the treatment’of diphtheria with bi-chi‘omate of potash in water containing carbolic acid, which he has found by numerous experiments on animals (as well. as iu the couse of extensive clinical observations) to be entirely harmless. For an adult a pint of the water containing the carbolic acid is used per diem, and into this is placed half a grain of the potassium bichromate. The whole is taken in half a dozen doses, upon a full (or not entirely empty) stomach. Taken iu any other manner than in the carbonated water the potassium bichromate is anything but harmly. Doses for children differ according to their ages. To make., good sealing wax, melt together a quarter of a pound of common sealing/wax with the same quantity of resin and two ounces of beeswax. When it froths, stir it with a tallow candle. As soon as it becomes liquid dip the mouths of the corked bottleq into it. A splendid cement for catsup bottles.