Mothers’ remedies. 1.  Hay fever, Quick Relief from.—­“For hay fever and other slight forms of diseases which produce sneezing, there is no remedy more quickly effective, and often curative, than a vapor of heated salt and alcohol.  Heat it very hot and breathe the vapor for ten minutes at a time, four or five times a day.”

2.  Hay fever, Remedy Worth Trying for.—­“A mixture composed of ten grains of sulphate of zinc, half teaspoonful of borax, and about four ounces of rose water.  This is very good to inject into the nostrils if there is much irritation of eyes and nostrils.”

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3.  Hay fever, Our Canadian Remedy for.—­“Inhale smoke from ground coffee (sprinkle over coals).  This relieved a case for me of five years standing.”

4.  Hay Fever, Medicine That Helps.—­“Use phenol sodique as directed on the bottles.  This was recommended to me by Mrs. Levi Weller, who said her husband had found more relief from this remedy than any other he had tried.”

Physicians’ treatment for Hay Fever.—­1.  The following gives relief from the distressing symptoms. (But first the nose should be examined, for often there is local trouble there.).  Then give suprarenal extract tablets, each five grains.  Take one every four or five hours.

2.  Pill Blennostasin.—­Each pill contains five grains.  Take one every four hours.

3.  The following solution gives temporary relief:—­

Dionin 10 grains
Adrenalin (1 to 1000) 5 drams
Water 2 ounces

Mix solution and spray into the nose every two hours.

4.  After using the above spray which will shrink the mucous membrane apply the following oil spray:—­

Thymol 5 grains
Menthol 5 grains
Camphor 5 grains
Liquid Alboline 1 ounce

Mix and make a solution and spray into the nose three or four times a day.

5.  In some cases a drying powder does well, such as compound stearate of zinc and alum one dram; puff it into the nose with a powder-blower every hour.

6.  Dr. Ball of London, England, gives the following.—­A spray of a four per cent of cocaine, or direct application of cotton-wool soaked in a stronger solution will be found to afford immediate relief.  But the after effect is likely to be bad.  Hence menthol is a better application.

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7.  Another from Dr. Ball.—­A one to five per cent solution of menthol in liquid paraffin may be painted or sprayed on the mucous membrane, or a little cotton-wool soaked in an oily solution may be inserted in the nostrils.  We must confess our weakness as physicians, when we treat this disease.  There are local measures, such as give relief for the time being, but they must be carefully used.  Diseases of the nose, tumors or “spurs”