_Take Glauber’s salts_ (19), _one ounce and a half; honey_ (E),
_one spoonful; hot water, a pint and a half._
Sometimes the inflammation is so very great, as to choak up both the
passage of respiration, as well as that of deglutition; so that the poor
afflicted patient can neither breathe, nor swallow; and is not only
liable to be suffocated, but even starved to death, besides the danger
from the malignant inflammation.
In this exigency, have recourse to the following simple but excellent
remedy.