, and allow the infusion to stand for fifteen minutes; the tea must
then be strained of into another jug. A small tea-cupful may be drunk
fasting in the morning, which will create an appetite, and also
strengthen the digestive organs.
No. 225. LIME-FLOWER TEA.
To half an ounce of lime-flowers, placed in a tea-pot or jug, pour a
pint of boiling water, and when the infusion has stood for ten minutes,
sweeten with honey or sugar, and drink the tea hot, to assuage the pains
in the stomach and chest, arising from indigestion. This beverage may
also be successfully administered in attacks of hysteria.
No. 226. HYSSOP TEA: A REMEDY FOR WORMS.
To a quarter of an ounce of dried hyssop flowers, pour one pint of
boiling water; allow the tea to infuse for ten minutes, pour it off,
sweeten with honey, and take a wine-glassful three times in the course
of the day; this will prove an effectual cure when children are troubled
with worms.
No. 227. ICELAND-MOSS JELLY.
Boil four ounces of Iceland moss in one quart of water very slowly for
one hour, then add the juice of two lemons and a bit of rind, four
ounces of sugar, and a gill of sherry; boil up, and remove the scum from
the surface; strain the jelly through a muslin bag into a basin, and set
it aside to become cold; in which state it may be eaten, but it is far
more efficacious in its beneficial results when taken warm. The use of
Iceland moss jelly is strongly recommended in cases of consumption, and
in the treatment of severe colds, catarrhs, and all phlegmatic diseases
of the chest.
No. 228. ANTISPASMODIC TEA.
Infuse two-pennyworth of hay saffron (sold at all chemists') in a gill
of boiling water in a tea-cup for ten minutes; add a dessert-spoonful of
brandy, and sugar to sweeten, and drink the tea hot. This powerful yet
harmless remedy will quickly relieve you from spasmodic pains occasioned
by indigestion.
No. 229. DANDELION TEA.
Infuse one ounce of dandelion in a jug with a pint of boiling water for
fifteen minutes; sweeten with brown sugar or honey, and drink several
tea-cupfuls during the day. The use of this tea is recommended as a safe
remedy in all bilious affections; it is also an excellent beverage for
persons afflicted with dropsy.
No. 230. REFRESHING DRINK FOR SORE THROAT ATTENDED WITH FEVER.
Boil two ounces of barberries with half an ounce of violets in a quart
of water for ten minutes; sweeten with honey, strain off into a jug,
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