SULPHUR IN THROAT TROUBLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 13 December 1918, Page 5

SULPHUR IN THROAT TROUBLES.

There has been of late some discussion about the use of sulphur in throat troubles, especially those of a. diphtheric character, It is by no means a, new remedy, having been used as at throat disease-panacea in some households for at least a century- ’As,.sool‘. as inflammatory symptoms make‘ ‘”th{;_il=. p ,appeal‘an"ce, ~the“'”" throat‘ should be thoroughly dusted with sulphur, this treatent being repeated every hour" if the case is severe_ As only good can come by swallowing the powder, it may be used with the greatest. of freedom, One of *- the very best preparations for throat affections is equal parts of sulphurous racid and glycerine. This should be diluted in the proportion of one ‘teaspoonful of the mixture to half\at'umbler of water. The throat may -be brushed with it ,or it may be used as 3 gargle. Freel)’ applied, it will usgually releive all unpleasant symptoms at once, and, persisted in, it rarely ‘fails to cure the most obstinate cases. { f''''_'T'.__._.''''“'‘‘'___’E;‘'.‘_.''''_.='_''‘.' _