7.  Bronchitis, Lard Poultice for.—­“Take a piece of cotton batting large enough to cover chest and fit up close to the neck; wring out of melted lard as hot as the patient can stand it, and apply.  Change as often as it gets cold.  Also give dose of castor oil.”

8.  Bronchitis, Mustard Plaster for.—­“Mustard plasters are very good.”  This acts as a counter-irritant, as it draws the blood to the surface and relieves the inflamed bronchial tubes.

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9.  Bronchitis, Well-Known Remedy for.—­

“Cod Liver Oil 2 ounces
Ginger Syrup 2 ounces
Mucilage of Gum Arabic 2 ounces
Oil of Cloves 6 drops

Dose :-Teaspoonful before meals and at bedtime.”

This is a very good remedy, as the cod liver oil by its general action tones up the whole system.  The ginger tones and stimulates the stomach and takes away the sickening effect of the cod liver oil.

10.  Bronchitis Remedy and General Tonic.—­“Take small doses of glycerin and one teaspoonful three times a day of codfish oil.”  This remedy, though simple, is very effective.  The glycerin and codfish oil are both soothing to the affected parts, and the codfish oil is a very good tonic to tone up the general system.

1.  Physicians’ treatment for Bronchitis.  Sweating Remedy for.—­Take a hot bath and then go to bed, and take hot drinks after.  See that the bowels are open.  Nourishment is especially important in infants and old age.  You can sweat them as directed under la grippe.  Drink hot drinks, such as hoarhound, ginger, flaxseed, hot lemonade or slippery elm.  These will produce sweating and will give much relief.  An onion poultice applied over the breastbone where the pain and tightness are, will do good.

2.  Steaming Remedy.—­Inhaling steam from plain boiling water is good, or you can add one to two teaspoonfuls of compound tincture of benzoin or turpentine.  The steaming will be more effective if you make a tent, by fastening four sticks to the cradle or bed and cover with a sheet, introducing the steam underneath this at the foot of the bed, etc.  A rubber tube can be fastened to the kettle.  In this same way you can produce, if you wish, sweating by putting the end of the tube under the clothes elevated a little above the patient.  Be careful not to scald the patient.

3.  Steaming With Pitcher.—­If the soreness of the bronchial tubes is not relieved by this means, inhalations of steam arising from boiling water may be practiced, either through a cone, one end of which covers the top of a pitcher, and the other end of which covers the mouth and nose of the patient, or by covering the head and pitcher with a towel.  The usefulness of this method may be much increased by the addition of from two teaspoonfuls to one tablespoonful of compound tincture of benzoin to each pint of water in a pitcher.  This latter method can also be used in tonsilitis, pharyngitis and quinsy.