Substitutes for Brandy.
For faimness, palpitation, or relief of pain, such as colic : 0) Water, as hot as tan be convenient! v swallowed, either alone or
slightly sweetened, to be sipj>e(l. Even cold water sipped stimulates the heart. (2) Ginger tea: One teaspoonful to a teacup ful of boiling water; sweeten, sip hot. (3) Herb tea: A teaspoonful of powdered sage, mint, or similar herb, to a teacupful of boiling water, sweeten, sip hot. Camomile tea, taken warm, is especially suitable for colic. Other measures: Flapping the lace and chest with a cold, wet towel ; putting tin* hands in hot water; ammonia or smelling salts to the nose ; tickling the nostrils with a feather, Ac. — Or. J. J. Biikje. I )( kino a discussion on alcohol as a medicine, which took place at the annual meeting of tin* 8.W.T.A., one speaker recommended sal-volatile as a substitute for brandy, saying that, although it contained alcohol, it was so far from being palatable that a jierson would not continue taking it. Lady Carlisle said that in case of a faint a packet of mustard leaves placed on the heart restored life. Hot milk and cayenne in milk were remedies given by other delegates for heart weakness.
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White Ribbon, Volume 12, Issue 136, 15 September 1906, Page 5
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203Substitutes for Brandy. White Ribbon, Volume 12, Issue 136, 15 September 1906, Page 5
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