6.  Severe Cold or Threatened Consumption.—­“One pint of molasses; one pint of vinegar; three tablespoonfuls of white pine tar; let this boil not quite half down; remove from the stove and let stand until next day; then take and skim tar off from the top, throwing tar away.  Jar up and take as often as necessary.  Spoonful every half to two hours.”

7.  Colds, Rock Candy Syrup for.—­“Ten cents worth of rock candy; one pint of whisky; one pint of water; fifteen cents worth of glycerine; mix all together; this will syrup itself.”  Take one teaspoonful as often as necessary.  This is excellent.

8.  Colds, Skunk’s Oil for.—­“Skunk’s oil has cured colds quickly by rubbing on chest and throat.”  The oil penetrates quickly and relieves the congestion.  This remedy can always be relied upon.

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9.  Colds, Lemons and Mustard for.—­“A hot lemonade taken on going to bed and put the feet in a hot mustard bath; taken in time will break up a cold.”  The idea of the foot bath is to equalize the circulation, as so many of our colds begin in the head and by drawing the blood from the head the congested parts of the head are relieved.

10.  Colds and Cough, Hops or Catnip Poultice for.—­“Hops or catnip put in little bags and steamed until hot, then placed on lungs and throat.”  This is a very good remedy, as the hot bags act as a poultice and draw the congestion from the diseased parts.  It produces not only local, but general perspiration.

11.  Colds, Honey for.—­“Eat honey.  I have tried this many times and it is very good.”  The honey is very soothing, but if a little hoarhound or lemon is added it would make it much more effective.  This is a good remedy for children, as they most all like honey.

12.  Colds, to Break Up at the Outset.—­“To break up a cold soak the feet in hot water and drink all the cold water you can.”  This has been known to cure many severe colds if taken at the beginning.

13.  Cold in the Chest, Mutton Tallow and Red Pepper for.—­“If cold is in the chest, render enough mutton tallow for one cupful and add one teaspoonful of red pepper and rub on chest and apply a flannel to keep out the cold.  This is an old-time remedy and a good one.”

14.  Colds, Lard and Turpentine for.—­“Melt a half cupful of lard and add one and one-half teaspoonfuls of turpentine, rub on chest and apply flannel cloth.”

15.  Cold, Milk and Cayenne as a Preventive.—­“Drink a glass of milk with a pinch of cayenne in it.  This will warm the stomach and prevent headache.”