A NEW WAY OF APPLYING MUSTARD PLASTERS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 294, 3 April 1877, Page 4

A NEW WAY OF APPLYING MUSTARD PLASTERS.

A fir w evening* ago a ni died man was I'iilK'ii in to attend a patient, ami thought it ivc. to apply a mustard plaster. After having prepared t r te phster in? laid it net a e!i,vr f»»r a few moment. while lie «.'w engaged in ri>inp>iuiit ; ti; some other prt para t ion. A wruin in the U« >u»,r feeling a Utile ttr.d, thought he vvnutft take a and not noticing that the chair wns air. ;viy occupied, sat down on the plaster. Having a lght pair of pants on, the mustard l>egan to exercise • a wonderful mtdical powers, making one part of hw unmentionables rather warm. Xot knowing what was the occasion of it, he change;'! cltaim, biifc the next one was considerafdy warmer than the iir.st, and Eif* made another move, at the same time remarking : '* I wonder what in thunder is the matter with the chairs ; they all seem to f>e hot T' Walking at ottc for a little while, and not fXj>.ii.:!iciiy any relief, he again seated hiuts-tf, arid still the plaster stuck to him iik-.- a brother. A few minutes cta|>*. d „ anil he remarked : ''Doctor, don't you ttink it is rather closes tub evening I I fel very warm." The doctor replied, " No, I don't feel uncomfortable."' •* Welt," he said, '* I must go out for a moment, and get cooled otl".*' JS«». there was no cooling for him ; the evening kept getting warmer, and he coiitdu'i. account for it in any way. The doctor changing his mind as r. - ganled applying the plaster, a::d forgetting to put i:. away, went oIF without thinking about k s having 1,-ft it on the chair, and it woa not until sometime after his depa;tare that the gentleman discovered taat he. in taking a seat, had unwittingly applied the plaster to his corduroys.