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Taranaki Daily News, 10 May 1919, Page 4

HOME-MADE COUGH DROPS. A RECIPE MOTHERS SHOULD KEEP. Cough droiis suitable for both children and adults can easily and quickly be prepared at home by pouring a few drops of bitrate of tar on a lump of sugar. Let this dissolve slowly in the mouth, and as it desolved so the healing and soothing virtues of the pine tav will penetrate to every part of the throai, chest and lunga. Bitrate of Tar is useful in many different ailments, and it is ;io wonder chemists are experiencing difficulty in meeting the demand. Half a teaspoonful poured into a bowl of boiling water produces a healing vapor which, when inhaled, gives relief in cases of cold in the head, bronchitis, asthma, etc., while it is well known that 2 ozs. of bitrate of tar, 8 ozs. of sugar, and half-pint of hot water produce nearly a pint of cough syrup superior to ready-made mixtures composed of harmful drugs, and at less cost. Make a syrup by dissolving the sugar in the hot water, and then add the bitrate of tar. Stir well, and when cold it is ready for use. The pleasant flavor and aroma of this home-made cough syrup make it very acceptable to children, to.whoin it may be safely given.

Farmers whose capital is limited, and who desire to start dairying on a farm of their own, should read W. H. and A. McGarry's fresh advertisement on page one