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Aaargh! With the changing weather -- the usual autumn winds, and unusual amounts of rain -- it's cold season again at The Cup That Cheers! That means another seasonal foray into the antique domestic manuals and cookbooks for advice. The following tips come from the Excelsior cook book and housekeeper’s aid, from 1870. Beware the liberal use of paregoric (opium) and other dangerous ingredients!
TREATMENT OF COLDS.
If feverish, bathe the feet in warm water, take some hot herb tea, or hot lemonade, but use no spirits, as this will only increase the fever. Get up a perspiration, and be careful about exposure the next day.
