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FOR HOARSENESS. - Squeeze the juice of half a lemon in a pint bowl, add loaf sugar (two tablespoons), one full teaspoon of glycerine, and one full tablespoon of whiskey; pour over this boiling hot water to nearly fill the bowl, and drink hot just before going to bed.
FOR SORE THROAT. - Cut slices of salt pork or fat bacon; simmer a few moments in hot vinegar, and apply to throat as hot as possible. When this is taken off, as the throat is relieved, put around a bandage of soft flannel. A gargle of equal parts of borax and alum, dissolved in water, is also excellent. To be used frequently.
HEALING LOTION. - One ounce glycerine, one ounce rosewater, ten drops carbolic acid. This preparation prevents and cures chapping of the skin, and at the same time bleaches it. It is also excellent for sore lips and gums. I consider it an indispensable adjunct to the toilet table.-
— Mrs. a. Yocum
TO STOP BLEEDING. - A handful of flour bound on the cut.-MRS. A. M.