A NEW WAY OF APPLYING MUSTARD PLASTERS.

Kumara Times, Issue 170, 20 April 1877, Page 2

A NEW WAY OF APPLYING MUSTARD PLASTERS.

A few evenings ago a medical man was called in to 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 feeling a little tired, thought to take a seat and 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, but the next one was considerably warmer than the first and he made another move at the same time remarking:

“ I wonder what in thunder is the matter with the chairs ; they all seem to be hot T

Walking about for a little while and not experiencing any relief, he again seated himself and still the plaster stuck to him like a brother. A few minutes elapsed, and he 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,” he said, “ I must go out for a moment, and get cooled off.”

But there was no cooling for him j the evening kept getting warmer, and he couldn’t account for it in any way* The doctor changing his 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 sometime after his departure that the gentleman discovered that he in taking a seat had had unwittingly applied the plaster.