1930 Noble Experiments by Judge Jr

TO DISCOURAGE THE Hiccoughs

DRINK a glass of cold water by plac– ing the lips on the far side of the glass and bending forward and over. If the hiccoughs should be accompanied with dizziness, a wabbling of the knees and a general feeling of ennui, it would be unwise to attempt the above prophy– lactic. Instead, eat a lump of sugar with a few drops of essence of peppermint on it. Bromo PuT 1 heaping teaspoonful of bromo seltzer in a dry tumbler. Fill a second tumbler % full of cold tap water to which add 20 drops of aromatic spirits - of ammonia. Then mix contents of two tumblers by rapidly pouring from one tumbler to the other and drink while effervescing.

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