A NEW WAY OF APPLYING MUSTARD PLASTERS.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 211, 18 April 1877, Page 3

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 eh dr for a few moments, while lie was engaged in compoum i ig some other preparation, a certain gentleman in the house, feeling a little tired, thought ho would 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 wonderhd medicinal powers, making one part ot his unmentionables rather warm. Not knowing what was lire occasion of it he changed chairs, but the next one was considerably wanner than the first, and he made another move, at the same time remarking t “ I wonder what in thunder is the matter with the chairs; they all seem to bo hoi,!” Walking about for a little while, and not experiencing any relief, ho again seated himself, and still the plaster

stuck to him like a brother. A few «uutos elapsed, and ho remarked : u Doctor, don’t yon think it is rather so this evening? I feel very warm/’ The doctor replied, “ No, I don’t fe.l uncomfortable.” “ Well,” he sidd, “ I must go out for a moment and get cooled off.” But there was no cooling for him; 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 some time after his departure that the gentleman discovered that he, in taking a seat, had unwittingly applied the plaster to his corduroys.

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