A NEW WAY OF APPLYING MUSTARD PLASTERS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 782, 13 April 1877, Page 3

A NEW WAY OF APPLYING MUSTARD PLASTERS.

A short time ago a medical 'man was called mto attend a patient, and thought it necessary to apply a mustard plaster. After having prepared the plaster he laid it on a chair for a few moments, while he was engaged in compounding some other preparation. A certain gentleman in the house feeling a little tired, thought he would take a scat, ami not noticing that the chair was •already occupied, sat down on the plaster. Having a light pair of pants on, the mustard began to exercise its wonderful medical powers, making one part of his unmentionables rather warm. Not knowing what was the occasion of it, he changed chairs, hut the next one was considerably *warmer than the first, and ho made another move, at the same time remarking : “ I womler what in thunder is the matter with the chairs ; they all seem to he hot !” Walking about for a little while, mid not experiencing any relief, he again seated himself, and si'll the plaster stuck to him like a brother. A few minutes elapsed, and ho remarked :

“Doctor, don’t you think it is rather close this evening ? I feel very warm.” The doctor replied, “No, I don’t feel uncomfortable.”

“ Well,” lio said, “I must go out for a moment, and got cooled off." ' But there was no cooling for him ; thu evening kept getting warmer, and ho couldn’t account for it in any way. The doctor changing Ids mind as regarded applying the plaster, and forgetting to put it away, went off without thinking about his having’ left it on the chair, and it was not until some time after his departure that the gentleman dicnovcrod that he, in taking a seat, had unwittingly applied the plaster to his corduroys.