HOW TO 
KEEP WELL 
WEBSTER CHEMICAL COMPANY 
ST. PAUL, U. S. A. Copyright, 1915, by 
Webster Chemical Company 
St. Paul, U. S. A. 
Press of Randall Company 
St. Paul, Minnesota CONTENTS 
PAGE 
Introduction. "A New Idea in Home Remedies" 5 
CHAPTER 
I. The General Health 17 
II. The Nerves and Blood 23 
III. The Skin 31 
IV. The Muscles and Joints 41 
V. The Digestion 45 
VI. The Bowels 49 
VII. The Kidneys 57 
VIII. The Nose, Throat and Lungs .... 59 
IX. The Eyes 66 
X. The Mouth 70 
XI. The Hair 75 
XII. The Feet 81 
XIII. Domestic Hygiene 85 
XIV. First Aid and Bandaging 89 
Index by Ailments 93 
Index by Preparations 95 A NEW IDEA IN HOME REMEDIES 
"To place the manufacture and sale of 
home remedies upon a strictly safe, 
honest, ethical and scientific basis." 
WE have watched with interest the progress of the 
patent medicine and household remedy business 
during the last fifty years. 
Great fortunes have been made by manufacturers, the 
greatest by those who made the most meritorious articles. 
Their success has been emulated by lesser lights. It has 
also invited the quacks and charlatans to follow suit. The 
latter have unscrupulously robbed the public by clever, 
lying advertisements, offering to cure incurable diseases 
with some worthless concoction. They have initiated inno- 
cent people into the use of habit forming narcotics and 
highly alcoholic beverages. They have caused untold 
damage by the oftimes ignorant use of powerful drugs and 
poisons. They have practiced on the common recklessness 
of consequences when it comes to relief from pain. They 
have created imaginary diseases in the minds of many by 
their gruesome picturing of symptoms and conditions. 
The major portion of this business grew rotten, became 
permeated with fraud, until it could grow no worse. 
And then came the National Pure Food Law in 1906. 
This seemingly revolutionary law, resulting from a wave of 
reform led by prominent magazines, was intended to drive 
the fraudulent manufacturer and fakir out of business. It 
has only partially succeeded. 
In the last seven years more patent medicines have 
been introduced than were on the market previous to that 
time. For the most part these new remedies have not been 6 
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called "cures" (the law did not permit that), nor have they 
been highly alcoholic, nor narcotic. 
But they have been largely "fakes," worthless or com- 
monplace, and sold only on the strength of extravagant, 
outrageous or deceptive advertising. Such preparations 
as epsom salt, colored pink and sold as a relief or corrective 
of skin troubles, are typical of the new era. You will see 
these articles casually alluded to in small type in an imita- 
tion "Beauty Column," in "Answers to Correspondents," 
etc., and concealed in a formula calling for several other 
well known ingredients to be "made up at home." 
This is the turn matters have taken since 1906. The 
public is not being harmed, but it is being gulled. 
Therefore, we see today the greatest opportunity in the 
history of the drug business for the reputable and honest 
manufacturer who will carry out this idea, namely:- 
"To place the manufacture and sale of the home 
remedies upon a strictly safe, honest, ethical and scien- 
tific basis." 
It seems to us that what you want are safe and sane 
preparations, remedies that you do not have to be afraid 
of, a full line put out by one manufacturer whom you can 
learn to have confidence in and rely upon. It will be the 
name of the manufacturer that you will want to know, not 
the name of the article. 
In our opinion a permanent and safe business can only 
be built upon honest service to the community, and the 
manufacturer who will give the public a square deal will 
reap his reward. 
Therefore, we are now bending every effort to carry 
out this idea-to manufacture preparations that are above 
criticism, to advertise them truthfully and sell them fairly. 
This business is business, not charity, and we are going 
into it because we see a great business opportunity, and A NEW IDEA IN HOME REMEDIES 
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not as reformers. But we shall feel considerable satisfaction 
if we are successful in raising the standard of home remedies. 
Here is what we have done so far to carry out this idea:- 
There are now in the market under the name "Webster" 
nearly 100 medicinal, toilet and veterinary preparations. 
This line has been built up according to the following rules 
which we have laid down for ourselves and which we call:-• 
The Ten Webster Principles 
1. There shall be no harmful or dangerous ingredient 
in any Webster preparation. 
2. There shall be only so much alcohol used in their 
manufacture as is necessary for the extraction and preser- 
vation of the medicinal elements. 
3. There shall not be in any of our advertising or labels 
such descriptions of symptoms as might suggest to anyone 
that he is suffering from any trouble not already recognized. 
4. There shall be no guaranty made to cure any ail- 
ment, but if the buyer is not satisfied with the results he is 
insured against loss by the Webster Insurance Policy. 
5. There shall be no remedy offered to the public for 
any serious disease. The remedies will be confined to the 
relief of minor complaints for which a physician's services 
are not needed and for which he is rarely called. 
6. There shall be no secret formulas. Druggists carry- 
ing these preparations in stock are provided with the lists 
of ingredients in each one. 
7. There shall be no directions or recommendations 
which might lead people to become addicted to or dependent 
upon a Webster Remedy. 
8. There shall be no claims made for remedial effects 
for Webster preparations that are not warranted by the 
statements by the best authorities of the remedial value of 
the individual ingredients. 8 
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9. There shall be applied to the production of each 
of these remedies the same careful, scientific analytical 
control over raw materials and finished product that 
marks the manufacture of the most powerful and im- 
portant pharmaceutical preparations for physicians' and 
surgeons' use. 
10. There shall be carried on at all times special scien- 
tific research by trained chemists, with a view to continually 
improve the value of these home remedies, to add such new 
ones as will be of value to the public and to keep the reme- 
dies abreast of all modern investigations relative to the 
action of drugs, etc. 
Putting These Principles Into Action 
Principle No. 1 
You will find on the label of nearly every headache or 
cold tablet a statement of the amount of acetanilide present. 
There is no acetanilide in Webster's Headache Tablets or 
Cold Tablets. Acetanilide, phenacetine and antipyrine- 
the coal tar derivatives, as they are called-are very active 
in relieving pain, but frequently cause permanent injury to 
the heart. Physicians use them sparingly and carefully. 
Patent medicine manufacturers use them invariably and 
always without proper precautions. We do not believe in 
their use, except under the eye of a physician, and they are 
therefore left out of our remedies. 
Morphine is found in nearly all cough syrups. Its con- 
stant use even in small doses leads to the formation of the 
"drug habit," as it is the chief narcotic. It is dangerous 
and therefore never used in Webster preparations. 
Some of the greatest "drug fiends" have acquired the 
habit through the common use of opium-the drug from 
which morphine is prepared-in ointments used for the 
relief of piles. It is well known that the physiological effect A NEW IDEA IN HOME REMEDIES 
9 
of drugs applied to the delicate lining of the rectum is even 
more rapid and powerful than if taken through the mouth. 
This is the theory by which medicine is given in the form 
of suppositories. It is absurd then to consider the pile 
relief as an external application and opium as a safe ingre- 
dient. It is not, and it is not used in Webster's Pile Remedy. 
The Harrison Narcotic Law which went into effect on 
March 1, 1915, does not permit the sale of narcotics such 
as opium, morphine, cocaine and their derivatives, except 
in certain extremely small doses as part of a compounded 
medicine, or on the prescription of a physician. 
By referring to the labels of many "patent" medicines 
and other so-called "non-secret lines" you may see that 
many of them contain the objectionable narcotics to a per- 
centage just under the prescribed limit. 
Not even the slightest percentage of any of these objec- 
tionable drugs is found in any Webster preparation. We 
are now years ahead of all federal and state laws. 
Principle No. 2 
Tonics and kidney remedies have long been guilty of 
catering to the taste for alcoholic beverages in disguise. 
The alcohol has been depended upon to produce the sensa- 
tion of well-being which a tonic is expected to produce and 
through this sense of satisfaction to bring repeat sales until 
the ailing one has found himself-or often herself-depend- 
ent on the "wonderful" medicine. 
Kidney troubles are in the majority of cases produced 
by over-indulgence in alcoholic liquors. How wrong it is 
then to offer the weak-willed under the guise of a cure some 
of the poison that he craves and which has been the cause 
of his disease. 
Webster makes three tonics; one is non-alcoholic, one 
contains seven per cent for preservative purposes (or only 10 
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four drops to the dose) and the third only enough to extract 
the virtue from the drugs in the process of manufacture. 
These are manifestly not tipples and must depend on their 
merits and not on their alcoholic content. 
Principle No. 3 
It will be found that all Webster preparations are 
recommended for certain ailments by name. Symptoms 
are rarely mentioned, except when unmistakable, and never 
described. 
You will find none of the picturesque descriptions of 
how you feel when you have something the matter with 
you in Webster labels or booklets. We do not have reme- 
dies for the "vague sensations" so vividly described in 
advertisements of tonics, laxatives, catarrh remedies as to 
lead readers to readily imagine that they too are suffering 
from the shadowy malady. 
If one has a headache, a toothache, a cough, a corn- 
one knows it. If one hasn't, one knows that. Of course, 
these are but symptoms of disorders. Treating them will 
not remove their cause, but we think no one will quarrel 
with us for mentioning such symptoms on our labels. 
Principle No. 4 
This is the twentieth century and people no longer 
believe in miracles. It is simply absurd to say that any 
medicinal ingredient or combination of medicinal ingre- 
dients will invariably cure an ailment. It will do no such 
thing. People differ. What is one man's food is another 
man's poison. A splendid laxative for one will be useless in 
another case. 
What is more, remedies rarely cure any case. You 
cannot cure constipation with cathartics. They give relief, 
but nature works the cure. You cannot cure a cough with A NEW IDEA IN HOME REMEDIES 
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expectorants. They may stimulate the throwing off of the 
mucus, but nature does the rest. What you need from 
medicine is temporary relief or assistance to nature, either 
in preventing more serious trouble or stimulating some 
particular function to do extra work. 
This being true, we give no "guaranty" with Webster 
preparations. 
Instead, we do the sane and fair thing-insure you 
against loss if the preparation fails to give satisfaction in 
your case. You may return it and have the purchase price 
refunded. If you are the exception you don't have to pay 
for finding it out. 
This seems to us the fairest proposition we can make. 
Our preparations are tried and proven. They are active 
and efficient. We assume that you will not expect unrea- 
sonable and impossible results from their use. 
Principle No. 5 
We believe it is perfectly safe for people to treat them- 
selves for minor ailments. 
The mother will always have her medicine cabinet and 
dress Willie's burns, rub Father's back and keep the house- 
hold generally in good order herself. And so it should be. 
Physicians who have as much practice as they want will 
all admit that there is no use consulting them about a cold, 
a minor cut and the other little complaints that are con- 
tinually cropping up in the life of a family. It is only the 
physician who "needs the money" that objects to reasonable 
self medication. 
We are careful in distinguishing between troubles that 
require medical attention and those that can safely be 
treated at home. Webster remedies are only offered for the 
latter. Even then, we often caution the patient in our direc- 
tions to consult a physician in case the complaint becomes 12 
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chronic, or if it may be only a symptom of some deep- 
seated and perhaps serious disorder. 
Principle No. 6 
If you want to know the ingredients of any Webster 
preparation ask the druggist. He is supplied with full 
information about each one. 
The placing of our formulas in the hands of the drug- 
gists provides you with the safeguard that if there were 
any fraud or danger in them it would soon become public. 
Ask anyone who knows what he thinks of our formulas. 
Get the druggist to explain them to you. Refer them to 
your doctor. It is for that we publish them. 
Principle No. 7 
Webster remedies are meant to be used when some- 
thing is wrong. They are made with the intention of help- 
ing you get well. When you are well stop using them. 
Neither Webster remedies nor any other kind should be 
used to keep well. Treat your body properly and you won't 
have to use artificial means to keep well. 
It is our sincere wish that no one shall become depend- 
ent upon the use of any of our remedies. We caution 
against this in the directions, and in the following pages of 
this book you will find much valuable advice which, if fol- 
lowed, will help to keep you from the necessity of using 
our remedies. 
Much of the sale of patent medicines as well as the 
practice of vampire doctors has been created by keeping 
people sick. 
We are not engaged in that kind of business. 
Household remedies and patent medicines now offered 
to the people are for the most part the same old-fashioned 
Principle No. 8 A NEW IDEA IN HOME REMEDIES 
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preparation in use for generations. They go by new names, 
claim to be remarkable discoveries and promise results out 
of all relation to the possible effects of the ingredients enter- 
ing into them. In our effort to place our remedies above criti- 
cism we turn our faces in the opposite direction. The 
statements made on our labels are based upon the scientific 
studies of medical and pharmaceutical writers as to the 
effectiveness of the ingredients. 
The cautious and scientific work upon which this is 
based make it necessary for us to make far more strenuous 
efforts to keep up with the progress of science, to take 
advantage of every new discovery and watch the results 
of the continual investigations that are being made into 
the exact action of drugs. 
In order to be able to claim even what we do claim for 
our remedies we have vastly to increase the efficiency and 
intrinsic merit of the preparations themselves over the 
ordinary old-fashioned kind. 
Principle No. 9 
The great chemical houses of this country are largely 
concerned in manufacturing ''pharmaceuticals" and "chemi- 
cals," which are the materials out of which your druggist 
fills the prescription your doctor gives you. 
Patent medicines and household remedies are as a rule 
made by manufacturers of limited facilities and under the 
direction of men ignorant of the science of medicine and 
pharmacy. 
You have a right to know about the makers of the 
remedies you use and to require the same education and 
experience from them that you require from your physi- 
cian. In fact, in justice to your health, you should know this. 
The Webster Chemical Company is a subsidiary com- 
pany of Noyes Bros. & Cutler, one of the largest chemists 14 
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in the United States, and has the advantage of all the 
equipment, facilities, ripe experience and talent built up 
during their fifty years of business life. 
The staff of experts, the equipment, the methods used 
in Webster remedies are the same that have been used in 
the manufacture of the preparations for physicians' pre- 
scriptions. The whole system is modeled after that of the 
great manufacturing chemists. 
These remedies are made by highly trained and edu- 
cated pharmacists in a large, clean and airy laboratory, 
equipped with all the best and most recent apparatus. 
The "control" or supervision of the raw material and the fin- 
ished product is in the hands of our analytical department. 
The packaging, labeling, etc., is in charge of a registered 
pharmacist and pharmacy graduate with properly trained 
assistants, so that the danger of mislabeling or other errors is 
eliminated. The formulas, the medical advice, etc., come 
from our scientific department. The members of our scien- 
tific staff not only are educated as pharmacists but as 
physicians as well, and are therefore wholly competent to 
prescribe for you and give directions for use. All the 
managers of our laboratory departments are graduates of 
noted scientific and technical institutions and have many 
years of the best kind of experience, each in his own line. 
The drugs that go into the making of medicines come 
from the uttermost parts of the world. They may be 
gathered by savages or at the best by ignorant people, 
who may pick the wrong herb, or an unripe herb, or may 
mix the medicinal plant with dirt, or with a plant without 
medicinal value. 
Drugs are such delicate matters. When the plant is 
growing the amount of sunshine or moisture which it has, 
or the kind of soil in which it grows, may cause its medicinal 
value to vary from the maximum to nothing. Then the A NEW IDEA IN HOME REMEDIES 
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time of year it is picked, its curing and aging, have an 
important influence as well. Besides this, it is so easy for 
the drug dealers all over the world to make a little more 
profit by mixing dirt and useless herbs with the genuine 
as they pass through their hands. 
How then can we guard against the purchases and prep- 
arations of drugs that are valueless? Only in one way. 
When we buy drugs for use in Webster's preparations we 
test them by chemical means to see that they contain the 
full amount of medicinal substance. Methods have been 
devised for the chemical analysis of many drugs and their 
"active principle" determined. The use of the microscope 
and many other tests show the value of others. In this way 
we throw out many drugs that we find do not comply with 
our standards. In our laboratories there is a fully equipped 
analytical department in charge of experts, where this work 
is done. After Webster's remedies are prepared they are 
again submitted to the analytical department to prove 
that no mistake has been made in their manufacture. 
This guarantee that Webster's remedies are pure and of 
full strength is of inestimable value to you, for it means 
that you run no risk and that you do not pay your good 
money for a worthless preparation, as is too often the 
case. This is done for your protection. We are pioneers 
in the use of scientific methods in the manufacture of fam- 
ily medicines. You should realize what that means to you. 
Principle No. 10 
The formulas for the first group of Webster preparations 
were offered to the public after two years of study and 
experimentation by several of the best qualified experts 
that we could secure. They are largely original and new, 
being modified and brought up to date by all the new knowl- 
edge and new methods of modern science. 16 
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It is our intention to continue our scientific research on 
these subjects upon an ever increasing scale as the growth 
of our business warrants. 
By so doing we shall not only continue to improve the 
Webster remedies but we shall be adding to the sum of 
human knowledge. 
In Germany many of the greatest discoveries in medi- 
cine have been made by business concerns which have 
invested huge sums in research work. The lead is a wise 
and progressive one and we shall follow it. 
You have now heard our idea-you know the methods 
by which this idea has been put into effect. 
The rest of the pages of this book are devoted to telling 
you simply how you can take care of yourself so as to avoid 
the necessity of taking medicine, how to take care of your- 
self where you have minor ailments and how the theory 
and idea of the Webster remedies are worked out in the 
individual preparations. 
Read the pages of the book carefully and see, for your 
own satisfaction, how our general plan is carried out in 
each preparation. If you are satisfied with our statements, 
our purpose and our methods of manufacturing Webster's 
Home Remedies, and we believe you will be, we hope you 
will test out our claims. 
The only way to prove what we say is to try our prepa- 
rations. We are willing to let our reputation stand or fall 
by each one of the articles we manufacture, for we are sure 
that a trial of any one article will lead you to trust in the 
line as a whole. CHAPTER I 
The General Health 
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." 
That is a wise, old saying. Pay more attention to keeping 
well and you will not have to pay so much either in atten- 
tion or in money for getting well. 
The science of keeping well is largely the science of 
hygiene. It requires little medicine. By hygiene is meant 
maintaining your general health in a condition to resist 
disease and keeping your surroundings in such condition 
that germs and other causes of disease are not prevalent. 
It is the intention of this book to outline the general 
rules that should be observed to maintain good general 
health and how to treat such minor disorders as are not 
classified under diseases. 
Here is what a prominent physician has to say on this 
subject:- 
"The best and most permanent cures will not result 
from drugs alone, but from supplementing these by hygienic 
measures, inducing patients to lead regular and temperate 
lives, never eating or drinking to excess, chewing all food 
thoroughly, taking sufficient exercise and sleep, spending as 
much time as possible in the open air and sunshine and, 
through abundant ventilation, night and day, breathing 
pure air whenever practicable." 
On the other hand prompt attention to early symptoms 
of all troubles is very important. Do not wait until you 
are really sick to treat yourself. Very often immediate 
treatment will prevent the development of serious disorders. 
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treatment as Cinol when the first symptoms are noted. 
If constipation is attended to at once a small dose of a mild 
laxative will produce better results than will a purge after 
the trouble has continued several days. If you follow this rule 
you will often prevent the development of serious troubles 
that occur as complications of the minor complaints. 
The hygiene of the household is treated in a later 
chapter. We will give here some of the more important 
rules for personal hygiene. 
House.-Breathe fresh air not only outdoors but indoors. 
Be outdoors as much as you can. But see that when you 
are inside you have good ventilation. Don't be afraid of 
the cold. Get used to it. Your house should never be 
heated above 70° F. and 65° is better. 
Cleanliness.-Keep your body clean. One cold bath 
a day and a warm bath once a week will keep that most 
important organ, the skin, in healthy condition. A cold 
bath should be taken upon rising and a warm bath when 
tired or in the evening. The hands and face should be 
washed frequently and the teeth and mouth cleaned once 
or twice a day. Clean clothes are also an important ele- 
ment of hygiene. Underclothes particularly should be 
thoroughly washed in soap and hot water once a week. 
In the summer, when the body perspiration is continually 
saturating the underclothes, they should be washed more 
often. Towels used on the face or body should be fre- 
quently washed, and under no circumstances should two 
people use the same towel. Skin diseases are more often 
communicated in this way than in any other. 
Exercise.-In these days, when factories and offices 
claim the majority of workers, the opportunities of the 
average man and many women for normal out-of-door 
exercise are greatly reduced. It is highly important, even 
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and muscular exertion. A brisk walk or some calisthenics 
in the evening will often relieve that fagged and jerky 
feeling. 
The muscles of the legs, arms, back and lungs need 
work. If they don't get it they make you irritable and 
fidgety. Outdoor workers do not, of course, need exercise 
after their day's work. They need rest and a time for the 
muscles to recuperate. But indoor workers need exercise 
to give the brain and nerves time and stimulus to 
recuperate. 
Rest and Recreation.-"Overwork" does not cause 
nearly so many breakdowns as does indolence. But the 
worry and anxiety incidental to work are responsible for 
most of the troubles of "overwork." 
Don't worry. 
Monotony is to be avoided. Variety and change are 
tonics to the system. 
Health depends very largely on the mental attitude. 
The busy, cheerful disposition helps digestion and soothes 
the nerves. Worry, fear, peevishness and anger hinder 
digestion and inflame the nerves. Therefore, cultivate an 
equable disposition. 
You should sleep eight hours every night. Children 
should have ten hours and, in addition until they are five 
years old, should rest or take a nap for an hour or two in 
the middle of the day. Some authorities say that a woman 
should have nine hours' sleep, especially while young. 
Diet.-The principal rule of diet is to eat in moderation. 
It is generally agreed by scientists that we eat far more 
than is required for proper nourishment and thereby tax 
our digestive faculties. Fast eating is another frequent 
cause of dyspepsia. Thorough chewing is a necessary 
physiological process. It also increases the time required 
for eating and is thus doubly advantageous. 20 
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Extreme fads in diet are unnecessary. The many 
"new ideas" as to what to eat and what not to eat, Vege- 
tarianism, Fletcherism and all other "isms" are largely 
valueless. The best general rules are to have a broad 
variety of food, to take pains to cook it well and prepare it 
appetizingly, and then eat it slowly. Good teeth are also 
of prime importance to a good digestion. 
Clothing.-Do not dress too warmly. The wearing of 
a fur overcoat on a warm day in winter has caused many a 
case of pneumonia. Too heavy clothing increases the 
liability to catch cold. 
It is important that clothing should be comfortable. 
It should be loose around the waist and chest, so as to allow 
plenty of room for breathing. Uncomfortable clothing is 
often the cause of nervous irritability, particularly in 
babies and children. 
Excretions.-There are four different organs in the 
body for throwing off waste matter, matter which has been 
used up and which is not needed. These are the bowels, 
the kidneys, the skin and the lungs. The hygiene of these 
parts is of the utmost importance. 
The bowels should be relieved daily and regularly. 
The ability to do this is largely a matter of training and 
habit. Train yourself to be regular and it will soon become 
automatic. 
Plenty of water is required to flush the kidneys. One 
should drink at least three pints a day. 
Perspiration and bathing are the measures required to 
keep the skin performing its proper function. A bath once 
a day is a necessity, not a luxury. In no other way can the 
waste products left by the drying of the perspiration on 
the skin be removed. 
Deep breathing and fresh air are the requirements of 
the lungs. For those not engaged in physical labor regular THE GENERAL HEALTH 
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breathing exercises are highly advantageous. This not 
only stimulates the lungs in their constant activity of feed- 
ing oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the lungs, 
but it has a tonic and soothing effect on the nervous 
system. 
Body Posture.-Incorrect sitting and standing are 
indirectly responsible for much illness and invalidism. 
The proper sitting posture is erect with both feet on 
the ground. Slouching or crossing the knees tends to curve 
the spine and this in time produces severe constitutional 
effects. 
Stand as high as possible. The organs in the chest and 
abdomen are suspended. If the head is held erect, the chest 
high and the abdomen flat plenty of room is given these 
organs in their cage. If not, they are squeezed down and 
out, producing enteropsis or the "pot-belly." 
Even with the greatest care and the closest observance 
of the rules of hygiene we all need medicine sometime or 
other. Here are a few rules and suggestions for its admin- 
istration. 
Treat every medicine as if it were a poison. There is no 
remedy which if misused will not do harm. We have heard 
of children being killed by eating mild laxative tablets to 
excess, supposing them to be candy. 
Medicines should always be kept in a closet or medicine 
cupboard under lock and key. See that there is always a 
label on every package. Read the label before using. Do 
not trust to your sense of touch in the dark or to your 
memory of the general appearance of the bottle. Always 
throw away prescriptions as soon as the case for which 
they were prescribed is over. You cannot safely identify 
prescriptions by the limited information on the label. 
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Medicines given on an empty stomach act more rapidly. 
This does not apply to everything, so it is safe to follow the 
directions of the label where the time for using is stated as 
on all Webster remedies. 
Fluids act more quickly and more effectively than pills 
or powders. Small doses frequently repeated are more 
effective than large single doses. 
Pills and tablets were devised for the busy American. 
They are not as good as liquid remedies. The usual hard 
coating frequently fails to dissolve and the pill or tablet 
passes through the system. Or if they do dissolve the entire 
dose of medicine comes in contact with one spot and some- 
times does damage. However, some people must have pills 
and tablets on account of their convenience, so we make a 
specialty of convenient form. The little boxes or bottles 
in which our pills, tablets and lozenges come are just the 
size for a vest pocket or lady's purse. The pills and the 
coatings are of a special soft consistency so as to dissolve 
easily. 
Quick cures are apt to be dangerous. Nature does not 
work quickly. If you are tempted by pain to seek imme- 
diate relief remember what the permanent consequences 
may be to you. Do not gamble with your greatest asset, 
your health. Play safe. CHAPTER II 
The Nerves and Blood 
The nerves and blood are considered together because 
they are highly dependent one on the other and be- 
cause disorders of one usually produce disorders in the 
other. 
The nervous system is the electric wiring of the body. 
It is continually reporting sensations from all parts of the 
body to the brain and transmitting orders from the brain 
to the muscles and organs. Like other intelligent servants 
it has learned some of its business so well that it does not 
have to ask the brain about it, but just issues the orders on 
its own responsibility. This is what is called involuntary 
or reflex action. You do not know that you are going to 
wink your eye. You do not will your heart to go on 
pumping. 
But when the nervous system is overworked and becomes 
tired it overdoes this involuntary action. You have the 
fidgets, you lose your "self''-control and your nerves run 
away with you. Will power is the best cure for nervous 
troubles. You can discipline your rebellious servants and 
bring them back into their proper condition by forcing 
yourself to "keep calm.'' 
The blood is the delivery system of the body. Like 
the coal man and the ash man it brings to each cell in the 
body its supplies and hauls away the remnants of what has 
been used up. It brings supplies from the lungs, from the 
stomach, liver and intestines, and it returns the waste to 
the kidneys, lungs and skin. The heart is the pump that 
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When we say that the blood is in bad condition we mean 
either that it is not carrying enough food supplies to the 
body cells or that it is not getting rid of the waste fast 
enough. Neither of these conditions is really the fault of 
the blood. The former is known as anaemia and is due to 
poor digestion or non-assimilation of food. The latter is 
the condition which produces skin troubles and is either 
due to improper digestion, which results in the blood 
being loaded with poor instead of good food, or the fault of 
the kidneys, lungs and skin which are not removing the 
waste matter from the blood. 
When we are "run down" it is generally due to 
a combination of disturbances in the nervous system 
and blood supply. The treatment is called a tonic 
treatment. 
But first let us see how you can take care of yourself 
so that you will not become "run down" and suffer from 
the various complaints such as nervous prostration, anae- 
mia and skin troubles that follow on its heels. 
The answer is, "Live a healthy life." Get plenty of 
sleep, live as much as possible in the open air and cat 
simple, nourishing food. If you have a tendency towards 
"nervousness" try to exert your self-control. The principal 
cause of nervous troubles is over-working the nerves either 
by excessive labor, physical or mental, or by giving way to 
morbid emotional excitement such as worry, anxiety, 
vexation or grief. It is a mistake to assume that nervous 
prostration is more prevalent in America than abroad and 
more common among the rich than the poor. Excessive 
physical labor will often produce nervous prostration; and 
poor nourishment and dull, monotonous lives make the 
trouble frequent among the poorer classes. As a mat- 
ter of fact Jews are the greatest sufferers from this 
disorder. THE NERVES AND BLOOD 
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The hygiene of the nerves and blood is largely of a 
moral nature. The greatest drain on these are made by 
excessive sexual or alcoholic indulgence. Avoid both. 
Avoid overwork, physical or mental. Pleasure in the 
work itself is necessary to physical labor. Take an interest 
in it. And remember that strong muscles do not always 
mean strong nerves. In mental work regulate the periods 
of activity and rest. The morning is the best time for 
mental work and night the worst. Rest after eating, for 
the blood must not be driven into the brain when it is 
needed elsewhere. Brain workers need more sleep than 
laborers. Eight hours every night is necessary. If sleep 
comes slowly or you are troubled with insomnia work only 
in the early part of the day. Keep your bedroom cool and 
sleep on a hard bed with light coverings. Stop thinking 
when you go to bed. Sometimes a warm bath before retir- 
ing or hot milk or bouillon helps to soothe the nerves. 
Avoid worry. Usually it is not work but worry that is 
harmful. Rest your brain by giving it different occupations, 
such as the cultivation of "fads." You need mental recre- 
ation, because the brain never rests except in sleep, and too 
much of one thing is what causes brain fag. 
Above all don't worry about yourself. Most people 
suffering from sleeplessness sleep much more than they 
think they do. Many think they have heart disease when 
it is only gas pressure due to indigestion. Many times the 
morbid interest in their own cases and the imagination of 
symptoms that they have not got bring people to a real 
breakdown when there is nothing wrong with them. It is 
much better not to know what the symptoms of nervous 
prostration are and to forget about yourself. 
These same rules should be followed when you are "run 
down," either when convalescing from disease or suffering 
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hygienic measures, medicinal agents should be used, and if 
properly selected can be of real value. A good tonic treat- 
ment should be sought out and followed consistently and 
patiently for some time. Immediate effects should not be 
expected. The only kind of tonics that act quickly are 
alcohol and other stimulants. These are, however, always 
followed by a reaction which is often worse than the first 
condition. 
The tonic of the greatest general value that we manu- 
facture is called Webster's Ergil. It is an original pharma- 
ceutical preparation suggestecTby the two systems of tonic 
treatment which have during the last few years been used 
with so much success by physicians. 
The first system was based on supplying the necessary 
mineral ingredients of the blood and tissues in a form which 
could be readily assimilated in the processes of digestion. 
Iron, phosphorus, calcium and sodium are important ele- 
ments in the body economy, and a deficiency in these 
elements is usually found where the nervous system is run 
down, the blood is anaemic, or after long illness. 
The first tonic treatment consisted in supplying the 
deficiency of these elements by means of combining them 
with glycero-phosphoric acid. In this form these minerals 
can be assimilated directly into the system. In fact it has 
been found that phosphorus when digested in its ordinary 
form (lecithin) is converted before absorption into glycero- 
phosphoric acid. 
The second system of tonic treatment was by means of 
a modern scientific development of the old-fashioned tonic 
bitters. By this treatment the digestive apparatus is 
stimulated to assimilate the necessary minerals from the 
natural food, its regular source of supply. 
The theory of this treatment is that when by strain, 
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are run down the general debility produces debility of the 
digestive apparatus, so that just at the time when recon- 
struction is needed the reconstructive power is weakened. 
By stimulating the digestion forced feeding of the nerve 
system can be accomplished which, in turn, restores the 
digestive apparatus to its normal vigor and efficiency. 
Webster's Ergil is the first and so far as we know the 
only combination of these two methods of treatment. 
It can readily be seen that if the digestion can be stimu- 
lated to supply deficient nutriment from natural sources 
it will work far more rapidly if this deficient nutriment can 
be supplied in readily assimilable or what might properly 
be termed "predigested" form. 
The combination of these two treatments produces an 
ideal reconstructive tonic. Each element has been found 
effective singly through long experience. Their association 
much more than doubles their usefulness. 
The salts present in Ergil are essential to the system. 
Phosphorus is an important element of brain and 
nerve cells. 
Calcium is the mineral constituent of bone. 
Sodium is present in the various fluids of the body. 
Iron is the basis of the red corpuscles of the blood. 
We recommend Webster's Ergil wherever a tonic is 
needed, but especially in the various conditions of nervous 
debility so common in this country as a consequence of our 
manner of life. 
It is generally supposed that the "strenuous life" is 
responsible for the frequency of nervous prostration in 
this country. This is only partly true. Emotional excite- 
ment, poor nourishment and modern cooking are more 
likely to be the causes. 
Modern cooking, by which articles of food are pre- 
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securing the normal supply of mineral matter. White 
flour contains only the starch of wheat. Boiled vegetables 
have most of the nourishing salts boiled out, etc. 
We could cite many other instances of over-refinement 
in food lowering its nourishing power. 
The treatment of neurasthenia, anaemia and general 
convalescence from disease is rest and tonic feeding. If 
you will take care of the rest, Webster's Ergil will take care 
of the tonic feeding. 
A tonic of second type that is of the special "food type" 
is Webster's MoroJ. This is a preparation of cod liver oil 
in its most modern form. Any oil is disagreeable to take, 
so this oil is made into an emulsion with the yoke of egg and 
other ingredients, which makes it palatable and increases 
its efficacy. The yoke of egg contains about seven per cent 
of lecithin, which is one of the natural forms in which 
phosphorus can be assimilated by the digestion, and that, 
together with the phosphorus in the oil itself, places this 
preparation at the head of the food tonic class. Cod liver 
oil has long enjoyed a great and deserved reputation. 
When the unpleasant taste and the difficulty of digestion 
are overcome by emulsification in this way there remains 
no objection to its use and popularity. 
Two other remedies which should be mentioned in con- 
nection with this subject are Webster's Sarsaparilla Com- 
pound and Webster's Sulphur and Cream of Tartar Loz- 
enges. These are old timers that you will instantly recog- 
nize. They are included in our list because they are standard 
preparations of real merit. Neither preparation is properly 
a tonic. They act by stimulating the carrying off of the 
body's waste matter through kidneys and bowels. Both 
have been used for generations as "spring remedies"-so 
called-by which is meant a general alterative to overcome 
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weather in spring. While this condition is chronic with 
many people in the spring it also occurs at other times, 
and is the cause of much of the skin trouble and so called 
"bad blood." Sarsaparilla Compound and Sulphur and 
Cream of Tartar are therefore useful in such cases as well. 
Our preparations do not vary much from the standard 
in these cases. The quality of the materials used and the 
accuracy of manufacture constitute their only advantage 
over other makes. Our Sarsaparilla Compound also con- 
tains only the minimum of alcohol and is preferable on that 
account. CHAPTER III 
The Skin 
The skin is the outer covering of the body and has 
many purposes. It protects the raw flesh. It contains the 
nerves of sensation. It regulates the temperature of the 
body. It breathes and absorbs oxygen from the air like 
the lungs. It secretes waste matter like the kidneys. Does 
not this make you realize what an important organ the skin 
is and how worthy of care it is? 
It is made up of minute hard scales which are con- 
tinually being shed and being replaced by growth from 
within. These scales show on the scalp as dandruff where 
they are held by the hair and not rubbed off as on other 
parts of the body. Between these scales are the pores 
which are the openings of the little glands or sacs which 
pour out the sweat and oil on the surface. The sweat car- 
ries the waste matter, which is excreted, and it also serves 
the very important purpose of regulating the body tem- 
perature. This is done by evaporation. Water in evap- 
orating always cools what it touches. So when you become 
overheated your sweat glands open up and pour moisture 
out on the skin where it evaporates and cools you off. On 
a moist day when the evaporation is slower you are not 
cooled off so rapidly. That is why humidity in the air on 
a warm day makes you uncomfortable. This sweating 
takes place to a certain degree all the time, but as it evap- 
orates as fast as it is secreted you do not notice it. But 
this continuous action is what maintains your blood accu- 
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There are some two million sweat glands in the skin and 
nearly as many oil glands. These latter are particularly 
on the face and in the hair. The oil lubricates the skin, 
protecting it from friction and from moisture. This oil on 
the skin accounts for the fact that the perspiration comes 
out in little drops. The oil keeps the moisture from spread- 
ing all over the skin in a thin film. . 
The hygiene of the skin consists in keeping it clean and 
free from irritation. Many people suppose that they keep 
clean when they wash off the dirt and dust that comes from 
the outside. They do not know that most of the dirt on 
the skin comes from the inside and comes continually 
without their seeing it. When we remember that the skin 
is constantly pouring out oil and sweat on its surface, and 
in this way- disposes of more waste matter than any other 
organ except the kidneys, we realize what an amount of 
dirt is continually being deposited on the skin. As the 
perspiration evaporates it leaves all this dirt on the skin 
and in the pores and it must be removed. 
The cleansing of the skin is done by bathing. This 
cleans out the pores and helps to remove the scales of dead 
cuticle. Every one should take a bath every day. A tub 
is best because it enables you to thoroughly soak your skin 
with water. Many prefer a shower bath, but this method 
is not so cleansing, as the water is not continually in con- 
tact with all parts. If these facilities are lacking a sponge 
bath should be taken. If the parts where perspiration is 
most active are thoroughly gone over a sponge bath can 
be quite effective. A good rub with a rough towel after- 
wards is an essential part of the cleansing process and 
beneficial to the skin. 
A cold bath should be taken before breakfast. It con- 
tracts the blood vessels of the skin, driving the blood in to 
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the nerves and mind and wakes you up. Anyone can take 
cold baths, if he learns gradually. Begin in the summer and 
cultivate the reaction that comes after the energetic rub 
down, bringing with it the sense of warmth and well being. 
A cold bath should be taken every day. 
Warm baths should be taken before retiring. They 
dilate the blood vessels of the skin, soothe the nerves and 
brain and make sleep come more readily. They are excel- 
lent after physical labor, as they rest the muscles and relieve 
spasms or cramps. A warm bath with a good soap scrub- 
bing should be taken once a week. 
Hot baths, by which we mean anything hotter than the 
body temperature (98° F.), should only be taken upon the 
advice of a physician. They are dangerous in the case of 
people with weak hearts or apoplectic tendencies. Baths 
should be taken cither before or three hours after meals. 
The hands should of course be washed frequently. It is 
well to wash the face only twice each day. Cold water 
should be used, as it stimulates the circulation and delays 
wrinkles and superfatness. Hot water must only be used 
when there is to be no exposure to the wind or sun after- 
wards, for it makes the skin tender and likely to chap and 
burn. It is well not to use soap on the face except rarely. 
If your skin is excessively oily or you live in a dirty city 
it may be necessary, but should only be used once a day. 
The matter of soap is a very important one. For 
personal use only a soap made from pure oils and without 
an excess of alkali should be used. Rancid oils or fats and 
alkali are exceedingly irritating to the skin. 
Soap and water is the best routine method of keeping 
your skin clean. But there has recently been devised 
another method of cleansing the complexion, that is, the 
face and hands, which is even more thorough. By the use 
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dirt, oil and dead scales are removed, but in the process of 
rubbing this cream into the pores and then out again a 
surprisingly large amount of dirt is removed after even 
scrubbing with soap and water. This is because by mas- 
saging with this material the pores themselves are cleaned 
out and far more of the dead scales of the skin removed than 
by the old method. In addition the massaging itself 
greatly stimulates the circulation in the skin and thereby 
helps to produce the natural condition of softness, color and 
health. We do not recommend the general use of Web- 
ster's Rolling Cream as a substitute for soap and water. 
It is a preparation for the complexion though not a cosmetic. 
It should be used occasionally by every woman who aspires 
to that clean, healthy appearance of the skin that a few 
naturally have. And it is particularly intended for those 
whose skin is thick and sallow. Such complexions are 
greatly improved by the regular use of this article instead 
of soap and water. The color is improved by stimulating 
the red blood to circulate more freely near the surface, 
and the "dinginess" of the skin is removed by the frequent 
thorough cleansing of the large pores that usually exist in 
that type of skin. 
Sometimes with very delicate complexions it is found 
that soap and water are too irritating for frequent use. 
This is probably more on account of the water than the 
soap, if a pure soap is used. For such skins we recommend 
cleansing without water by the application of Webster's 
Toilet Cream, Greaseless. The cream should be gently 
smeared on the face and hands and not rubbed in, but 
rubbed off with a soft towel or handkerchief. This is only 
one of the many uses of this article; but it is increasing 
in popularity, particularly among women who are sensibly 
endeavoring to preserve an attractive complexion through 
advancing years and against the odds of the dirty modern THE SKIN 
35 
city and active modern life which their grandmothers did 
not have to contend with. 
Another important cleansing agent under certain con- 
ditions is violet ammonia. It is indispensable for use in 
hard water localities, because the addition of a small 
amount to the hand bowl renders the water soft. It is also 
indispensable to people with excessively oily skins, for it 
dissolves and cleans away the excess oil. Many use it as 
a refreshing and fragrant addition to the hand basin and 
bath because it removes the odor of perspiration from 
the skin. 
We said that the hygiene of the skin consists in keeping 
it clean and unirritated. Having suggested the means of 
cleanliness let us consider the means of preventing and 
relieving irritation. 
This is usually accomplished by the use of toilet creams 
and toilet powders. The purpose for which these articles 
are made and bought is often lost sight of. The prevention 
and relief of irritation of the skin requires medicinal treat- 
ment. Toilet articles for the purposes are too often mere 
sweet smelling nonentities. Both manufacturer and user 
too often forget the medicinal requirements in their interest 
in the odor. We consider that the manufacture of such 
articles should be entrusted to competent chemists familiar 
with medicinal preparations and not to perfumers. And 
we have planned and prepared our toilet articles with their 
medicinal value uppermost in our minds. 
Of necessity there is a variety of creams in our line. 
No one type will suit all tastes or requirements. But in 
the main they divide themselves into those intended for the 
prevention of irritation, such as Toilet Cream, Witch 
Hazel Jelly and Toilet Talcum, and those for the relief of 
irritation, such as Cold Cream, Rose Cream, Almond Cream 
and Camphor Ice. 36 
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Webster's Toilet Cream, Greaseless, the most generally 
used article of all, is a skin preservative. By that we mean 
that it is a protection to be applied to the skin before 
exposure to either wind, sun or irritating dust. Being of 
the vanishing type it can be rubbed well into the skin and 
the gloves or veil put on immediately without any of the 
greasy effect. The face powder stays on when applied on 
top of Webster's Toilet Cream. It is useful after washing 
to counteract the irritating effects of soap and water. Like 
all other Webster skin preparations it will not turn rancid 
nor cause the growth of down on the skin. 
The other preventive of irritation is Witch Hazel Jelly, 
a greaseless jelly with the odor and medicinal effect of witch 
hazel. It is put up in tubes and is therefore convenient for 
travelers. But its principal usefulness is for men after 
shaving. The advent of the safety razor has created mil- 
lions of self shavers. Are these men taking care of 
their skin as the barbers formerly did with their steaming 
cloths? We fear not. Shaving is irritating to most faces 
because in the process most of the protective skin scales 
are removed. That is why the skin feels so soft after sha- 
ving, but it is also why it is tender. Protect it with a thin 
film of Witch Hazel Jelly until it can protect itself 
again. The witch hazel is slightly astringent, driving 
the blood from the surface skin vessles temporarily and 
the other ingredients help to relieve that "tight-drawn" 
feeling. 
The uses of toilet talcum are so generally known that 
we need not describe them. It is both a protection against 
and a relief from irritation. But in order to be beneficial 
and not harmful it must be of the utmost fineness. Web- 
ster's Violet Talcum is intended primarily for the skin of 
infants. It is exceedingly fine and contains absolutely no 
gritty particles. If it can meet the requirements of a baby's THE SKIN 
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sensative skin it can be nothing but beneficial to the less 
sensitive skin of the grownups. 
All the milder irritations of the skin, such as are caused 
by exposure to the elements, chapping, chafing, etc., are 
properly treated by the toilet creams. There is the Cold 
Cream, the solid fatty preparation in glass jars; the Almond 
Cream, a thick, creamy-white liquid which also contains 
some oily ingredients; the Rose Cream, a semi-transparent 
jelly-like lotion, and the Camphor Ice, a white stick in the 
push-end tube. 
The Camphor Ice is perhaps the best for chapped lips 
and cold sores. A selection among the other three creams 
is largely a matter of taste. Cold cream is used most largely 
to overcome dryness of the skin because it best supplies 
oils when the natural supply is deficient. Almond Cream 
is less oily. It contains no alkali-an irritating ingredient 
frequently found in creams of this type. Rose Cream con- 
tains no oil whatever and therefore resembles the vanish- 
ing cream type. It is perhaps the most effective of the three 
in relieving severely chapped or roughened hands. 
Severe irritation develops into inflammation. Inflam- 
mation also develops from many other causes, such as 
abrasion and injuries, and from the minor skin diseases 
like eczema, acne, etc. Skin inflammation cannot, of course, 
be treated with toilet creams. They require more powerful 
and strictly remedial agents. 
The hygienic measures and treatment to be adopted for 
skin injuries and abrasions, such as cuts, burns, wounds, 
stings, bites, etc., are placed for convenience of reference 
under the chapter, "First Aid to the Injured." The prepa- 
rations we make for use in such cases are Dermolatum, 
Antiseptic, Carbolic Salve and Arnica Healing Ointment. 
The first and most important of these four "first aids" 
is Webster's Dermolatum. This ointment is prepared from 38 
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an original and unusually meritorious formula. It is a 
combination of three tried and proved preparations in one. 
Each of these has been used effectively for different phases 
of skin inflammations. The value of one is largely anti- 
septic. The second has a protective, drying effect. The 
third stimulates the blood to do its repair work and cools 
and soothes the fever and pain caused by the inflammation. 
The combination of the three in one produce the most 
positive and remedial ointment we know of. It is not an 
invention, but a piece of ingenuity. 
The Antiseptic is useful as a first wash in cases of open 
wounds or cuts. It is absolutely non-irritating and its mild 
antiseptic action will relieve the sting and, under ordinary 
circumstances, prevent infection of the wound after it is 
dressed. In cases of slightly inflamed wounds or where 
there is a discharge of matter, as in boils and certain skin 
troubles, we recommend washing the part with the Anti- 
septic and then applying a dressing soaked in this prepara- 
tion as a safeguard. It is mild in its action and must not 
be depended upon where the inflammation or festering is 
serious. In such cases a physician must be consulted at once. 
Webster's Carbolic Salve and Arnica Healing Ointment 
are two standard salves that have long been used for these 
purposes. They are carefully adjusted to the proper and 
uniform strength and can be depended upon by those who 
have become accustomed to using salves of this type. 
All of these four products are useful as well in the ordi- 
nary rashes and inflammations of the skin which come from 
internal causes. But their action in such cases is confined to 
short lived conditions and they should not be depended 
upon in such chronic troubles as eczema, acne and 
psoriasis. 
For the chronic eruptions of the face we can recommend 
one preparation only, and one that was devised and has been THE SKIN 
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used for that purpose only. Webster's Skin Treatment 
consists of a lotion and a medicated soap. The formula 
for these products was prepared by a practicing physician. 
He used them so successfully that fellow doctors all over 
the country sent to him for his treatment. Its popularity 
attracted our attention, and after satisfying ourselves with 
reports on the results in nearly 100 cases we secured the 
privilege of placing the preparation in the Webster Line. 
Skin eruptions usually have internal, not external, 
causes. Therefore external treatment can only relieve and 
cannot cure. Sometimes Webster's Treatment permanently 
removes the eruption; sometimes the effect is only tempo- 
rary and the trouble returns, and sometimes it is necessary 
to continue the treatment indefinitely in order to control 
it. Usually, however, relief is secured, the itching and dry- 
ness are stopped, the complexion is cleared, and these 
benefits are surely sufficient to warrant the trouble and 
expense even if a permanent cure is not produced. 
The treatment is absolutely harmless even when used 
continually for years. When applied the lotion gives the 
skin the appearance of a light application of powder. Of 
course we do not advocate its use as a beautifier, but men- 
tion this to show that it has no unpleasant features. 
Before using Webster's Skin Treatment it is well to 
have a physician determine the nature of the eruption if 
it is new. The eruptions of scarlet fever, measles, etc., 
resemble eczema and acne sufficiently to make confusion 
possible. Of course if the eruption has continued over two 
weeks without other ailment it cannot be due to an eruptive 
fever. CHAPTER IV 
The Muscles and Joints 
The muscles and joints are the motive system of the 
body. The joints are the bearings of the human machine 
and the muscles do the work. If our skeleton were solid 
and had no joints we would not move, no matter how strong 
our muscles were. And, of course, with a frame made up 
of small bones jointed at the ends, we would simply col- 
lapse if we didn't have muscles to support our frames and 
hold them erect. This calls attention to two points that 
are frequently forgotten. 
First. The joints are worked just as hard -as the 
muscles when we are in motion. 
Second. The muscles are working all the time except 
when reclining. 
Here are two good examples of these truths. On a piece 
of machinery it is usually the bearings that wear our first. 
So in the body. On a bridge the steel trusses bracing it in 
position undergo constant strain although they are sta- 
tionary. Just so in the body. 
But there is still another way in which the joints of the 
body resemble the bearings of an engine. They have to be 
oiled. Joints are not just hard, bony heads moving around 
in hard, bony cups. They are permeated with blood ves- 
sels, continually building up cartilage, or gristle, in the 
sockets and feeding the tendons that hold them in place. 
Irritation in the joint might almost be compared to a 
hot-box. 
Does this comparison suggest to you what the hygiene 
of the system of muscles and joints must be? Like an 42 
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engine it requires a constant supply of oil and fuel and 
alternate periods of work and rest and repair. And let us em- 
phasize that it requires the work as much as it does the rest. 
To keep your muscles and joints in good order nourish 
them properly and rest them properly. Directions for 
proper nourishment are given elsewhere in this book and 
the same directions for exercise and rest given for the 
nerves apply here, so we will not repeat them. 
The ailments of the joints and muscles, such as rheu- 
matism, lumbago, sprains, etc., can only be cured by a 
physician. We offer no preparations for their treatment. 
But there is a class of minor pains and aches of the muscles 
and joints that can be relieved by several of the remedies 
we make. 
Slight sprains, muscular strains, lameness, stiff neck, 
muscular cramps and other similar ailments resulting from 
exposure and overwork can be greatly relieved by treat- 
ment on the surface. The condition that exists in all these 
troubles is due to insufficient nourishment or failure of 
the blood to remove waste products fast enough. The 
treatment is "counter-irritation." A hard rub or massage 
with Webster's White Liniment stimulates the blood cir- 
culation, and the blood does what is needed. The rubbing 
does some good and the medicinal agents which enter into 
the skin and are absorbed do the rest. The treatment 
is a scientific and logical one and should be used in 
such cases. It is also beneficial for athletes, after vio- 
lent exercise, to prevent the very same conditions 
that result in what we call "stiffness." The old-fashioned 
"alcohol rub" given in so many trainers' quarters has 
no value other than that of the rubbing and the cooling 
effect of the alcohol on the skin. A less violent rub 
with some Webster's White Liniment will produce a better 
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This liniment itself is a creamy white emulsion contain- 
ing camphor and other circulation stimulants. It is pleasant 
to use, carefully adjusted in strength, and uniform. The 
greasy after feeling and unpleasant odor associated with so 
many liniments are absent in this one. 
Webster's Arnica Healing Ointment, on account of the 
popularity of arnica for sprains and strains, is also much 
used for these purposes. 
For internal aches and pains generally, such as rheu- 
matic pains, neuralgia, headache, earache, sore throat, 
cramps and sprains, Webster's Dermolatum and Webster's 
Anodyne are both useful. The ingredients in these articles 
are readily absorbed into the skin and when applied ex- 
ternally exert their effect at a surprising depth. They 
are more convenient in form for certain parts of the 
body than White Liniment, though much the same in use. 
The Dermolatum, being in ointment form, can be rubbed 
into the skin where it is desired to cover only a small 
area. The Anodyne is properly applied in the form of a 
hot poultice. It is useful in sore throat and stomachache 
or cramps. CHAPTER V 
The Digestion 
Most people suppose that digestion takes place in the 
stomach. They also suppose that the stomach is in the 
abdomen. The fact is that the stomach is below the 
heart and in the chest and that it only digests one kind 
of food. 
Digestion starts in the mouth, is continued in the 
stomach and completed in the intestine or bowel. Diges- 
tion is the conversion of the food into a form in which it 
can be absorbed into the blood and used. The absorption 
is called assimilation and is as important as digestion. 
Very little of your food is eaten in assimilable form. A 
chemical change has to take place which is produced by 
the digestive juices of the mouth, stomach, liver and pan- 
creas. The valuable part is then extracted from the useless 
part of the food and dissolved by the digestive fluids. To 
assist in this extraction you first cook your food and then 
chew it so that the fluids can reach all parts of the meal. 
Then the stomach takes it and churns and mixes it all up 
to complete the process. 
The hygiene of digestion consists in the proper selection 
of food, the proper preparation of it, the proper eating of it, 
and then, too, the maintenance of the general health at 
such a point that the digestive tract automatically performs 
its normal operations. 
The proper selection of food means a balanced and varied 
ration. A great many of the theories in regard to diet are 
fads and are useless and absurd. If in good health and 
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normal average diet. Meat and eggs in moderation, 
vegetables (fresh, if possible), sweets and fruits in modera- 
tion, and bread and milk form the normal diet. Spices 
should be used as little as possible. Each individual will 
observe for himself or herself that certain articles of food 
do not agree. Some cannot eat acid foods, some cannot 
drink milk, etc. But these are the exceptions. Alcoholic 
liquors, while they seem to warm the stomach and increase 
the appetite, really decrease the ability to digest the food. 
They induce overeating and are the principal causes of 
indigestion. 
Good cooking is far more important than people think. 
The desire to eat and the enjoyment of the good flavor 
exercise a powerful control over the digestion. Forced 
eating is not nourishing. Do not be above good cooking. 
Make your food as appetizing and digestible as you can. 
Manufacturers spend thousands of dollars to find out how 
to make their furnaces eat up all the coal they give them 
and not waste any in the form of smoke. It is just as im- 
portant for wives and mothers to serve their families with 
food that will be digested and assimilated to the maximum. 
Food should not be served very hot or very cold. 
Extreme temperatures hurt the lining of the digestive tract. 
Do not depend on spicing to make things taste good. 
Spices act like alcohol on the stomach. Instead provide a 
wide variety. Variety is the spice of life. 
Proper eating is generally assumed to consist in chewing 
one's food well. While this is of great importance it is 
not the whole thing. There is the timing of meals, for 
instance. A hearty breakfast before the body activity is 
fully aroused is bad timing. Eat a light breakfast and a 
light luncheon. The heartiest meal of the day should be 
eaten at an hour of composure. The best time is in the 
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composedly and cheerfully. Enjoy your food and encourage 
cheery conversation. Avoid discussions and the considera- 
tion of gloomy subjects. Laughter during meals is splendid 
for the digestion. Do not eat right after bathing or right 
after exercise. Remember that your digestion requires 
extra blood while it is working. Do not call that blood away 
by working some other part, either mental or physical, 
for an hour after your meals. 
Chronic indigestion or dyspepsia in any of its forms is 
a serious matter and may sap your vitality. It is a matter 
for your physician to study and treat and not for you. 
Of course most people do not suffer with chronic indi- 
gestion. For such symptoms as gas, belching, discomfort, 
mild nausea, burning sensation in the stomach before meals 
and sour stomach, if only occasionally, we can offer a remedy 
that will usually give relief. It is based on the outline of 
proper treatment for occasional indigestion given by one 
of the principal medical authorities. He recommends a 
combination of ingredients to stop fermentation and absorb 
the gases produced by it, to stimulate the muscular coating 
of the stomach, to increase the power of digestion and to 
assist in removing the undigested matter from the bowels. 
We have selected standard drugs to perform these four func- 
tions and combined them in the right proportions in a 
lozenge which is pleasant to taste. It is called Webster's 
Digestive Tablet. 
For those who are troubled with gas alone charcoal is 
sufficient. Webster's Charcoal Tabelts are prepared from 
the purest willow charcoal washed and made into palatable 
form. On account of their hardness they will not blacken 
the mouth if eaten carefully. CHAPTER VI 
The Bowels 
The bowels are the sanitary system of the human body. 
They remove the waste (the unused portion of the food) 
and are responsible for more human misery than any other 
part of the system. Just as unsanitary conditions in a city 
produce disease so they do in the body. The failure to 
remove waste matter that is putrified will create this 
unsanitary condition in either. 
From the time that digestion and absorption are fin- 
ished in the upper intestines putrefaction of the contents 
begins. It is produced by millions of bacteria that inhabit 
the intestine. The bile, secreted by the liver, is an antiseptic 
which prevents the bacteria from spreading or becoming too 
numerous. This bile and other fluids, together with the mus- 
cular action of the walls of the bowels, gradually work down 
the contents until they are passed out through the rectum. 
This journey is accomplished in from two to six hours. 
The failure of this function to operate properly goes by 
the name of constipation. When we remember that this is 
the most common complaint in all ages and conditions the 
hygiene of the bowels becomes a matter of prime importance. 
The first law is this. You must have one evacuation 
each day. The most natural time is in the morning, imme- 
diately after breakfast, and the regularity of this process 
will soon establish the habit not only in the memory but 
in the bowels themselves. The privy should be light and 
airy, comfortable and convenient. The seat should not be 
high. One should lean forward and concentrate his mind 
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operation. It is important that children should be trained 
in this regularity from the earliest childhood, as it is a 
habit that will be of inestimable value to their health. 
Everyone should immediately satisfy the desire for relief 
as soon as it comes. If this signal is ignored it will soon 
cease to operate. Do not let false modesty interfere. 
Women in public places or at social functions should obey 
nature and not man's convention. 
The principal harm resulting from constipation is what 
is called auto-intoxication or self-poisoning. The matter in 
the bowels is normally semi-liquid. If it is not removed 
promptly the liquid portion is absorbed through the walls of 
the intestine into the blood. As it contains much putrefied 
matter it is poisonous and a lowering of vitality throughout 
the body, pain, ague and headache result from this absorption. 
The treatment of occasional constipation is medicinal. The 
description of the different remedies is given later in this chapter. 
But the treatment of chronic constipation must be 
largely non-medicinal. A cure cannot be obtained by the 
use of cathartics, for these gradually lose their effect if 
their use is continued. The proper medicinal treatment is 
the use of one of the laxatives in gradually diminishing 
doses until it can be dispensed with altogether. Do not let 
yourself become dependent on drugs for your natural 
function. Do not use quick acting, purging drugs. They 
are too violent and are harmful as well as unnecessary. 
The treatment of chronic constipation takes time and 
patience. You must first learn the habit of regularity. 
Avoid overfeeding, or fast eating, or irregular meals. Eat 
more vegetables and drink more water. Eat fruit. Avoid 
alcoholic drinks, tea and coffee. Exercise all parts of the 
body. Several short, brisk periods are preferable to long 
endurance tests. Take breathing exercises. Calisthenics 
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Drink five to six glasses of cool water each day. 
Warm water helps relieve irritation or pain, but is not 
pleasant for regular use. A glass or two of hot or cold 
water before breakfast frequently stimulates natural action. 
If relief and a relieved feeling does not come after 
evacuation see a physician, as that may indicate that your 
trouble is caused by some obstruction in the bowel. 
Above all do not worry. It only does harm. 
In the treatment of constipation the laxative and 
cathartic drugs are preferable to the enema or douche. The 
enema should only be used occasionally and when absolutely 
necessary. One quart of water is enough and should be cool, 
not hot. Abundant, warm and frequent douching is one of 
the commonest causes of chronic constipation, producing 
a washed out and weakened condition of the bowels. 
In the selection of laxatives care should be taken to 
avoid the griping kind and to use only such remedies and 
in such doses as will produce a normal evacuation. These 
preparations act differently with different people and each 
individual should try different ones until he or she has 
found the one that suits best. On account of this variation 
we prepare a large variety of laxatives and cathartics, 
combinations of different drugs in the right proportions, 
so as to afford a complete selection. 
To quote from a high authority, "Some have conceived 
the ridiculous idea that they can do much better by going 
several days without evacuation and then taking a drastic 
purgative which will, as they express it, give them a good 
cleaning out." 
This harmful practice should be condemned. 
The laxatives are divided into three classes, the salines, 
the vegetable drugs and the oils. 
The salines are represented in the Webster group by two 
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The Sodetts are a great innovation and overcome all 
the distaste and difficulty in the use of "salts" that has 
previously existed. They are small, white wafers, each 
containing a full dose of a combination of salines that act 
upon the liver and bowels gently but effectively. Of course 
you have none of the salty taste; you do not have to swal- 
low the effervescing gas; there is no measuring of the dose; 
all you have to carry around with you is a small, flat box that 
slips into the vest pocket or hand bag. These little "slip-and- 
go-down" wafers are quite an improvement over other salts. 
A similar preparation, only in powder form, is Web- 
ster's Hepatic Salt. This is an effervescent powder and is 
put up in bottles. It is a combination based upon the 
analyses of the famous mineral springs of Europe at Carls- 
bad and elsewhere. These salts are so treated that when 
they dissolve and effervesce in a glass of water they have 
almost none of that bitter, salty taste usually found 
in salines. This Hepatic Salt is useful in biliousness and 
is considered to be of benefit in dissolving the deposits that 
are supposed to cause the pain in rheumatic affections. 
Another preparation producing a similar effect, but in 
still different form, is Webster's Candy Laxative. It is a 
recent discovery, a new chemical which acts in the same 
way as "salts." These little pink, loaf-shaped tablets are 
pleasant and convenient to take and do not produce gri- 
ping. They are divided in two, so that a half dose can be 
given, and are, on that account and because of their pleas- 
ant taste, particularly well adapted for children. 
The Webster laxatives made from vegetable drugs are 
four, all different and intended for different uses. 
Webster's Fruit-Lax is the most important, because this 
product, which was worked out after long experimentation 
in our laboratories, represents the best medicine for chronic 
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and its continued use over several months in gradually 
diminishing doses is of great aid in restoring the natural 
functions. The reason for this is that it is composed largely 
of fruit juices and pulp in syrup form. It is based on the 
old-fashioned confection of senna, which, on account of its 
inconvenient form, is now rarely used, but which has been 
acknowledged to be the best tonic laxative ever devised. 
Then there are the two pills, Webster's Little Liver 
Pills and Webster's Cathartic Pills. The first are tiny 
granules very concentrated and especially easy to take for 
any one for whom large pills are hard to swallow. They 
act principally on the liver and are therefore useful when the 
constipation is caused by biliousness, as is so often the case. 
The Cathartic Pills are the most powerful cathartic we 
make. They are intended for use in cases of illness where 
an immediate and complete evacuation is necessary or 
where constipation is so severe that ordinary laxatives will 
not produce results. We do not recommend them for 
constant use. 
For the type of constipation known as "biliousness" 
there are two remedies, calomel and castor oil. The former 
is perhaps better used at the direction of a physician. The 
latter is safe and reliable, but to most people nauseating. 
To overcome this defect in a most useful drug we have suc- 
ceeded in so flavoring it that its natural odor and taste arc 
completely disguised. It goes by the name of Webster's 
Aromol, so that even the name is concealed from children 
who might otherwise discover what they were taking. 
Among the old-fashioned remedies still popular, and in 
our opinion meritorious, is the Laxative Tea. Ground herbs 
of the finest quality, carefully cleaned, are put up for 
"brewing" a laxative drink. This is so much more pleasant 
than the similar licorice or German powder that anyone 
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It is more than a laxative, having ingredients in it which 
have a general tonic action on the system. 
Other Bowel Troubles 
There are other complaints which occur in the bowels 
or complications caused by constipation and calling for 
treatment similar to constipation. 
Diarrhoea is not as generally supposed an excessive 
functioning of the intestine to be stopped by anti-laxatives. 
It is usually the symptom of an effort by the bowels to get 
rid of an irritating condition, such as gas, local indiges- 
tion or constipation. Therefore the best first treatment is 
a gentle cathartic which will remove the cause of the trouble. 
After this is done the diarrhoea frequently continues, 
and for the purpose of stopping the further action there are 
three preparations in our list. These might be called the 
mild, the medium and the strong remedy. The first is 
Senna Compound and is intended primarily for infants. 
It combines the first cathartic treatment with the second 
preventive measure. Webster's Neutralizing Cordial is 
the medium remedy. It also produces, first, the cathartic 
effects necessary, and then warms and stimulates the intes- 
tines so as to restore their natural condition. It is a most 
delightful and harmless relief for the painful and exhaust- 
ing summer complaint. The strongest remedy is Black- 
berry Compound. This should be used after a cathartic 
has acted. It will stop the most obstinate diarrhoea and 
will act as a powerful stimulant to overcome the exhaustion 
and chill following violent diarrhoea. 
Colic and flatulence are always disagreeable and some- 
times painful, especially in infancy. Cramps in the stom- 
ach and so-called "Stomachache" when situated in the 
abdomen are ususually caused also by gas or local irritation 
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as diarrhoea. Webster's Senna Compound is the best 
remedy for these complaints so common to babies. The 
old ''soothing syrups" given when baby cried were unquali- 
fiedly bad in every respect. Senna Compound soothes by 
removing the cause of the fretting, not by deadening the 
nerves. It is absolutely harmless, can be used frequently 
without risk and will remedy most of the minor digestive 
troubles of infants. 
Headache and neuralgia are properly treated under this 
heading because they are usually caused by indigestion and 
constipation. Of course, eye strain, exposure and other 
causes are responsible for some headaches, but the large 
majority come from "the cry of the nerves for better blood." 
The absorption into the blood of the waste products pas- 
sing through the intestine causes pain in the most sensitive 
nerves in the forehead. The logical and sound treatment 
of headache is then to relieve the bowels of their accumu- 
lation, prevent the excessive putrefaction that is going on 
and stimulate the nerves to recover from their poisoned 
conditions. This is the method adopted in Webster's 
Headache Tablets. It works, and it works without the use 
of the dangerous coal-tar products already referred to, 
which simply deaden the nerves, make you unconscious of 
pain and allow the poisoning process to go on. This prepa- 
ration is, perhaps, the best example of the carrying out of 
the Webster principles and is the first and only headache 
remedy of the kind on the market. 
Skin affections of the more serious kind are not pro- 
duced by bowel troubles; but many muddy, pimply com- 
plexions are due to this cause alone and are cured when 
constipation is removed. 
The ailments of the anus or rectum, such as piles, fis- 
sures and fistulas, not only cause but are the result of con- 
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press on the veins and cause varicose veins (hemorrhoids 
or piles). The violent pressure necessary to expel these 
hard masses bruise and tear the delicate lining, and these 
are known as fissures. Fistulas are abscesses in the rectum 
and should always be operated upon by a surgeon. The 
same course is advisable in the case of long continued piles. 
But for ordinary cases of piles and fissures a protective 
treatment like Webster's Pile Remedy is sufficient. The 
soothing, antiseptic and astringent ingredients in this oint- 
ment will relieve the itching and pain, prevent infection 
and cause the withdrawal of the blood from the swelling. 
It is administered by means of a hard rubber tube screwed 
on the end of the tin tube in which the ointment is put up. 
This permits internal application without danger of further 
injury to the delicate tissues. It is important to employ 
a remedy for this purpose which, like Webster's, does not 
contain opium, for that drug is as rapidly absorbed and as 
dangerous when applied to the rectum as when swallowed by 
the mouth. 
When suffering from piles or fissures it is important to 
secure soft, easy evacuations of the bowels. It is desirable 
to have these evacuations twice a day, so that the stools 
may be as small as possible. To procure this effect we 
recommend Webster's Fruit-Lax or Candy Laxative, or, if 
not troubled by constipation, Webster's Sulphur and Cream 
of Tartar Lozenges. 
Itching of the rectum, when not caused by piles, usually 
occurs at night. It is due to the pressure of accumula- 
tions in the rectum which produce irritating mucous dis- 
charges. Usually an evacuation of the bowels imme- 
diately relieves it. If not, it may be treated with Web- 
ster's Pile Remedy. CHAPTER VII 
The Kidneys 
The kidneys are the body's scavengers which remove 
the used up matter from the blood and dispose of it. The 
two kidneys are located at the back between the hips. 
They are practically filters which allow the burned up cells 
and much of the water or serum of the blood to filter through 
and go out into the bladder as urine. 
In health the kidneys give very little trouble if they are 
treated right. They are not subject to frequent disorders 
as are the bowels, and go on performing their work faith- 
fully day by day. But if they are overworked, or if the 
blood passes out through them large amounts of matter 
that is not normal waste matter, there is apt to be trouble. 
Irritation is set up and in the face of extra work to be done 
even the regular work is interfered with. Many of the so- 
called kidney diseases are really not primarily kidney 
troubles at all, but occur in this way. Thus diabetes is a 
condition in which sugar is given off through the kidneys. 
In time this unnatural excretion causes trouble in the kid- 
neys and produces the distressing symptoms of the later 
stages of the disease. 
It is useless as well as foolhardy to attempt to treat any 
serious or long-standing kidney trouble yourself. Fre- 
quently the cause is not in the kidneys, so any treatment for 
kidney trouble will be ineffectual. In any case the ailment 
is of sufficient importance to require the best medical 
attention. 
The hygiene of the kidneys is simple. Do not overwork 
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when food and drink are taken into the system which pro- 
duce more waste or different waste than is natural. Exces- 
sive eating of meat produces more nitrogen in the kidneys 
than they should have to take care of, and alcoholic excess 
causes abnormal waste products which are poisonous to 
these delicate organs. Therefore, confine yourself to a 
reasonable diet, moderate meat rations, moderate acid 
fruits and very moderate alcoholic beverages. 
Overeating and overdrinking are the commonest causes 
of kidney trouble. Frequently from these causes and from 
exposure temporary irritation is set up. The commoner 
symptoms are pain in the loins, called "backache," and 
abnormal urine. If these conditions are only occasional 
they can usually be treated successfully by one of the 
diuretics such as Webster's, or by a well made Kidney Pill, 
though the later in our opinion is not so efficient as the 
liquid remedy. 
Webster's Diuretic contains drugs which cause an 
increased flow of water through the kidneys, thereby 
flushing them out. It also acts as an antiseptic and sooth- 
ing agent to the inflamed membrane. It contains a salt 
which helps to dissolve the acid waste products of the blood 
which are apt to accumulate when the kidneys are not 
working properly. It is a safe and dependable preparation 
and to be preferred to those highly alcoholic remedies for 
all kidney diseases which are often sold to the unwary and 
frequently do more harm than good. 
The Webster Kidney Pill is of similar composition. It 
has the advantage over ordinary pills of being of soft con- 
sistency so that it readily and certainly dissolves in the 
stomach. CHAPTER VIII 
The Nose, Throat and Lungs 
The nose and throat are the openings for the lungs 
through which the air we breathe is taken into the 
lungs. In the lungs this air is brought into contact 
with the blood which absorbs oxygen from it and re- 
turns the waste carbonic acid gas to it. This air is then 
exhaled. 
The nose filters most of the dust from this air and warms 
and moistens it to the proper humidity. For this purpose 
there are fine hairs in the nostrils and there is a constant 
secretion of mucus which is partly evaporating and partly 
washing down the dust towards the opening whence it can 
be blown out. This mucus is to a certain extent germicidal 
as well. 
When you know what the nose does you can readily see 
why mouth breathing is bad, for the mouth is not provided 
with the same facilities for filtering the air. 
The throat divides into two openings, one to the stom- 
ach and the other to the lungs. The latter is the one which 
we will consider in this connection. It is called the larynx 
and in it are situated the vocal chords. 
From the larynx the bronchial tubes conduct the air into 
the lungs. 
Now, almost all the ailments of the nose, throat and 
lungs are produced by germs in the air we breathe. The 
mouth itself is a hotbed of germs which often infects the 
breathing apparatus. The hygiene of the mouth is dealt 
with elsewhere. Remember, however, that the hygiene of 
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venting the infection of nose and throat by the germs that 
find it such an agreeable abode. 
The hygiene of the breathing apparatus lies principally 
in making the body resistant to cold and to changes of 
temperature. This can be done by adopting the cold bath 
habit, by avoiding overheated rooms and over heavy cloth- 
ing and by getting plenty of fresh air. Sleeping outdoors, 
now becoming so general, is a splendid aid in strengthening 
the resistance to cold. At any rate sleep only in a room 
with wide-open windows. The dry air of heated houses in 
winter is bad, both because it weakens the resistance to 
cold and because it dries the mucus of the nose and lungs. 
Exercise and deep breathing not only aid the general 
health but forestall the stiffening of the chest muscles so 
common to old age. When taking breathing exercises it is 
just as important to empty the lungs as it is to fill them. 
Calisthenics are an excellent combination of exercise and 
deep breathing and should be an important part of the 
daily routine of those who do not use their muscles and fill 
their lungs with fresh air in the ordinary course of their 
daily occupations. 
The principal disorders of the breathing apparatus 
which can be treated at home are colds, catarrh, grippe, 
sore throats, coughs and bronchitis. Any of these symp- 
toms if accompanied by fever require the attention of a 
physician, as they may indicate the approach of the erup- 
tive fevers or diphtheria. Any inflammation of the lungs 
should be referred to a physician, as it may mean pleurisy, 
pneumonia or tuberculosis. 
These ailments of the breathing apparatus are all on 
the same order, but in different parts. Exposure to cold 
drives the blood from the surface, thereby reducing the 
power of the surface tissues to oppose the attacks of the 
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causes inflammation and an extraordinary flow of blood 
back to the point of attack in order to destroy the germs. 
This flow of blood is what we call swelling. This extra 
activity produces a greater production of mucus. 
This process is the same whether it be in the nose and 
called a cold or catarrh, or in the throat and called a sore 
throat or cough, or in the bronchial tubes and called a 
cough or bronchitis. 
A cough is just a symptom. It is an effort of the sys- 
tem to throw out of the bronchial tubes or larynx any 
irritating or obstructing matter. In the case of a "dry" 
cough the cough is caused by irritation and unless this irri- 
tation is caused by dust, etc., the coughing does no good. 
It is of dry coughs that it is said "the worst thing for a 
cough is coughing." The sharp expulsion of air only in- 
creases the irritation in these cases. But with "loose" 
coughs the cough is induced by obstructing matter in the 
shape of mucus or "phlegm," and in this case coughing is 
needful and beneficial. 
A sneeze is the same thing to the nose that a cough is 
to the throat and bronchial tubes. 
Catarrh is simply chronic irritation. It is commonly 
used to mean nasal catarrh, which is a continuous cold-in- 
the-head. It is very common and is not as disgusting as 
incurable, or even as serious, for that matter, as many 
would have us believe. It usually arises from the neglect 
of a cold or from general poor health. 
The general care of all these conditions is much the same, 
though, of course, treatment must be adapted to the loca- 
tion of the trouble. 
Upon the first indications of a cold, sore throat or cough 
one should avoid exposure, keep warm, go to bed as soon 
as possible, produce perspiration, keep well covered and 
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vAfter the attack is under way keep warm, eat lightly 
and do not smoke. 
The medicinal treatment of all these troubles is similar. 
First, a local application should be made to relieve the 
inflammation. Second, an internal medicine should be 
administered which will relieve the feverishness and stim- 
ulate the secretions. Third, a cathartic should be taken 
to open the bowels and keep them open. 
Following this system, which is well recognized by all 
authorities, we have prepared for colds in the head a com- 
bination package of all three needful remedies. The idea 
is that with this convenient, complete treatment in a small 
box it will be possible for the average person to take care 
of a cold and oftimes to nip it in the bud without interrup- 
tion to his regular business. Thus catarrh and other more 
serious complications can be surely prevented. 
This treatment, called Webster's Cinol, consists of 
three small vials in a flat vest pocket box. The first vial 
contains a soothing medicated oil which is dropped into the 
nostrils by means of a medicine dropper which comes in 
the package. This relieves the irritation and swelling and 
acts as an antiseptic and protective to the inflamed mem- 
brane of the nose. The second vial contains chocolate 
colored tablets to open and keep open the bowels. The 
third vial contains white tablets which reduce the feverish- 
ness and help to prevent putrefaction in the bowels which 
causes fever. 
This triple treatment in convenient form makes it 
inexcusable for anyone to neglect a cold. 
For catarrh, or chronic cold, we supply a medicated 
jelly called Catarrh Jelly. This comes in collapsible tubes 
and is snuffed up into the nostrils where it forms a protec- 
tive and antiseptic coating to the membrane. It is mild 
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while it cannot be depended upon to cure long standing 
catarrh it will give great relief and assist in a permanent 
cure. In the case of catarrh the other two internal treat- 
ments are not required. 
A third local treatment of still broader usefulness in 
colds, catarrh or sore throat is Webster's Antiseptic. This 
being a liquid can be used as a spray, douche or gargle in 
the nose or throat. It is a scientifically formulated solu- 
tion of antiseptic and soothing ingredients much stronger 
and more efficient than most similar preparations. 
Webster's Cold Tablets are intended particularly for 
use as the internal treatment in conjunction with the 
Antiseptic or Catarrh Jelly as the local treatment. They 
combine as well as possible the cathartic and fever cooling 
effect that is needed. It must be noted that these tablets 
do not contain any acetanilide or opium, either of which 
is in almost every other cold tablet we have seen. Reme- 
dies containing these ingredients should be carefully 
avoided. 
Mild soreness in the throat and slight coughs or hoarse- 
ness do not require much treatment. The most conven- 
ient and pleasant medicine is Webster's Bronchial Lozen- 
ges which can be slowly dissolved in the mouth and will 
relieve these mild inflammations. There is nothing in these 
lozenges which will upset the stomach, so they can be used 
with impunity. 
When it comes to deep seated sore throats and coughs 
in the larynx and bronchial tubes that cannot be reached 
by the gargle the problem of local treatment becomes 
difficult. Inhalants are for the most part ineffective and 
disagreeable. We are then thrown back upon the cough 
syrup, or expectorant, as the physicians call it. This is 
only in part local treatment, as its principal action is the 
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so that it can be coughed up, and the quieting of the 
overwrought nerves surrounding the inflamed points. 
We manufacture five different cough syrups adapted to 
suit every taste and intended for somewhat different pur- 
poses but all based on the same method of treatment. 
There is the standard White Pine Expectorant. Our 
make is full strength and contains no morphine or other 
habit forming drug. It is the old standby, the most popu- 
lar of all cough syrups and perhaps as efficient as any. 
This same syrup is also made with pine tar, which adds to 
its other value the antiseptic effect of that ingredient. 
Another variety contains menthol, which is peculiarly 
soothing in the feverish type of sore throat on account of 
the cooling effect of the menthol. 
All three of these varieties of White Pine Expectorant 
contain chloroform and a small quantity of alcohol, accord- 
ing to the standard formula. This is an objection to some 
people and particularly so to children, we think. We have 
therefore worked out another type of preparation which 
will not upset the stomach as do those containing chloro- 
form and has no alcohol in it. It is called Cherry Balsam 
and has the delightful flavor of tame cherries, which makes 
it particularly acceptable to children. Otherwise its effect 
is the same as that of White Pine Expectorant. 
The fifth expectorant is Webster's Syrup of Tar and 
Wild Cherry. This one is particularly intended to soothe 
nervous, dry, hacking coughs. It contains nerve sedatives 
(though not of the habit forming kind) and relieves the 
desire to cough where coughing does no good. The fact 
that it is entirely composed of vegetable drugs will commend 
it to many people. 
An additional treatment for sore throat, coughs and 
bronchitis that is of considerable value is the external 
form. A flannel bandage or compress soaked in Webster's White Liniment which has been moderately heated and 
placed around the neck or on the chest before retiring will 
prove of great value in loosening and clearing up the condi- 
tion. This is particularly true of croupy cases. This lini- 
ment, used as a poultice or compress, combines the advan- 
tages of many of the home made preparations in one and 
is preferable because it is more readily absorbed by the skin. 
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65 CHAPTER IX 
The Eyes 
The eyes are what we see though and what we see with. 
The eye itself is a lense very much like that on a camera, 
with a diaphragm (the iris) and a shutter (the lid). Back 
of the eye is the retina, which would correspond to the 
sensitive plate or film of the camera. It is the retina that 
sees and transmits the vision to the brain. 
Serious eye troubles usually occur in the eyeball or 
retina and generally produce blindness. Of course no one 
would be foolish enough to treat himself in case of 
serious affections of the eye, so we will not deal with such 
troubles here. 
The minor complaints of the eye occur on the face of 
the eyeball or in the lids. The lids are folds of loose skin 
coming up from below and down from above. They pro- 
tect the eyes, wash them from dust and keep them moist. 
The hairs on their edges, called eye lashes, are screens 
against the wind, dust and light. They also act as feelers 
to warn the lids of the necessity of closing. If something 
approaches they feel the disturbance in the air and tele- 
phone the lids direct without calling central (the brain). 
This explains why your eyes close instinctively before you 
can see a dangerous object approaching. 
Healthy eyes do not need continual washing. The old 
idea that it is good to open your eyes under water so as to 
wash them is a fallacy. The natural tears wash the eyeballs 
and the edges of the lids are washed when washing the face 
with the eyes closed. THE EYES 
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The principal care of the eyes consists in avoiding over- 
strain. If we worked any other muscle sixteen hours a day 
as we do the tiny muscles of the eye we would be nervous 
wrecks. As it is it produces more trouble than is generally 
realized. It is the cause of a large proportion of headaches. 
It may cause many troubles remote from the eyes such as 
indigestion and nervous disorders. 
To avoid eye strain you must take care not to use your 
eyes too much and to have a good light to read and sew by. 
Books with large type and unglazed papers are better. Sit 
upright or lean slightly back, with your book fourteen 
inches from your eyes and on a level with them. The light 
should be above and behind the left shoulder. 
If you suffer from discomfort, blurring and twitching 
of the eyes, drowsiness when reading, or sensitiveness to 
light; if you have frequent headaches or your eyes are in- 
flamed from no apparant cause you are probably suffering 
from eye strain and should see an oculist at once. That is 
the only way to relieve it permanently. The use of eye drops 
or eye water will not remove the cause but only give them 
temporary relief. Eye drops which dilate the iris are dan- 
gerous except in the hands of a physician. Never allow 
yourself to become dependent on eye water for relief from 
eye strain. 
"Black eye" is due to the breaking of the blood from 
the blood vessels through the surrounding tissue. It should 
be treated with a cold compress to stop the internal flow 
of blood and then with a hot one to promote the absorption 
of this blood back into the veins. 
"Pink eye" is an irritation of the lining of the lids. Its 
scientific name is conjunctivitis. Commonly pink eye is 
called "granulated lids" although this is not correct, as 
real "granulated lids" are quite different and a serious com- 
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bloodshot eyes. The causes are usually excessive tears, 
cold in the head, excessive drinking, or eye strain. Smok- 
ing and drinking in moderation do not affect the eyes of 
most people. Smoke should not be allowed to curl around 
the head and get into the eyes. 
"Styes" are little abscesses in the lids. They are pro- 
duced by germs and are due to the reduction of the power 
of resistance by eye strain. Frequent styes should there- 
fore call for the services of an oculist. 
When specks or cinders get into the eye the lids should 
be held still. Rub the other eye until the tears come. 
If that does not remove the speck have someone pull out 
the lower lid and look inside, taking the speck out with the 
corner of a clean handkerchief. If not there get the person 
to turn the upper lid inside out by holding the lashes fast 
to a pencil and rolling it up. If the speck is embedded see 
a physician at once. There is some danger of contamination 
in removing particles from the eye, so great care should be 
used to touch the eye with nothing that is not absolutely 
clean. 
If you need glasses remember that spectacles are better 
than eyeglasses, because they are steadier and safer. Gold 
rims are best. Have them carefully fitted so as to be 
straight and level and not to dent the bridge of the nose and, 
above all, keep them clean. 
"Wild hairs" need not be plucked out. They can readily 
be combed out by pulling out the lid from which they 
come and brushing its lashes with the lashes of the other 
lid from the inside out. 
For all these minor eye troubles, pink eyes, styes, 
inflammation, the pain after the removal of specks, and for 
temporary relief from eye strain, we have secured the use 
of a formula from a famous oculist. This preparation, 
sold as Webster's Eye Water, is different from any other THE EYES 
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we have seen. It is efficient in cooling and soothing the 
sting, gradually removes the redness and stimulates the 
nerve and blood supply to restore the normal condition. 
It contains none of the harmful drugs, such as cocaine or 
atropine, so often used for their brilliant and dangerous 
effects. It is harmless, but we do not recommend its con- 
stant use, because we do not recommend the constant use 
of anything on the eye. 
When applying Webster's or any other eye preparation 
do not use the "eye cup." It is objected to by all special- 
ists, as it only washes into the eye all the dust and germs 
that the lids and lashes have kept out. The proper way to 
administer is by means of a medicine dropper. Lean the 
head back and drop the medicine inside the lower lid. 
Do not close the eye suddenly, but rotate the eyeball and 
let the medicine dry in the eye. Be careful not to touch 
the dropper to the eye or lid so as to contaminate them. 
Do not let the liquid run into the bulb of the dropper, as 
it will be affected by the rubber. 
Headaches have been dealt with in the chapter on the 
bowels. The eyes are responsible for many headaches, but 
through a curious and little understood connection between 
the eyes and the stomach both seem to be affected when 
anything is wrong with either. The treatment of headaches 
due to eye strain can therefore be given as though it were 
caused by the symptoms that occur in the bowels. It will 
be relieved, but, of course, relief of the eye strain will be 
the only permanent method of cure. Again we take oc- 
casion to call attention to the fact that Webster's Head- 
ache Tablet is the only remedy we know of for this trouble 
that is free from the dangerous drug acetanilide. CHAPTER X 
The Mouth 
The mouth is the opening to the stomach just as the 
nose is the opening to the lungs. The two passages cross 
in the throat and there is a "switch" at that point. If you 
do not throw the switch at the right moment some food or 
drink gets into your windpipe and you choke. Air cannot 
go down into your stomach unless you gulp it down, be- 
cause there is no suction in the stomach as there is in the 
pair of bellows we call lungs. 
Your mouth is meant to eat with and not to breathe 
with. It is nearly as bad for your mouth to breathe through 
it as it is for your nose to drink through it. It does not hurt 
so much but it is nearly as bad. Your nose has moisture 
secreted into it every time you breathe and that keeps it 
moist in spite of the constant evaporation. But your mouth 
has very little moisture except when you eat or chew and 
the saliva is secreted. That is why athletes who, on ac- 
count of extra exertion, have to breathe through their 
mouths, also to get enough air, often chew gum to keep 
their mouths moist. Mouth breathing is usually due to 
some obstruction in the nose and it requires the attention 
of a physician. 
You may have noticed that we headed this chapter 
"The Mouth" instead of "The Teeth," as you might have 
expected. This is because the hygiene of the mouth is the 
important matter and the hygiene of the teeth is but a 
part of it. 
The mouth is the principal source of contagion in the 
body. It is full of germs. Over 100 different kinds regu- THE MOUTH 
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larly inhabit the mouth. Of course some are harmless, but 
many are just waiting for the chance of some weakened 
resistance to start trouble. 
Therefore when you brush your teeth remember you 
are cleaning your whole mouth and not just the teeth. 
Unclean mouths are the principal causes of ulcerated teeth, 
inflammation of the gums, pyorrhoea or Riggs' disease, 
pharyngitis, tonsilitis, etc. 
Someone has said that "the tooth brush is the yard 
stick by which the degree of civilization of a people or 
nation may be measured." And another says, "The tooth 
brush is the greatest of all civilizing agents." The tooth 
brush is meant to symbolize oral hygiene, for the tooth 
brush alone is almost as useless in the mouth as is water 
without soap on the hands. The tooth brush will, it is 
true, dislodge pieces of food from between the teeth if 
used correctly, but alone it will not cleanse the mouth. 
And that after all is by far the most important 
part of it. 
The care of the teeth and mouth should begin with 
infants as soon as they take solid food. In fact, even before 
the first teeth come, the mouth should be cleansed daily. 
The mother should wash her right forefinger, wrap it in 
absorbent cotton, moisten the cotton in a solution of 
boracic acid and pass it gently over the surface of the 
mouth, the tongue, under the tongue and between the gums 
and cheeks. 
When the teeth begin to come the same method should 
be used. After they have all come the child's teeth should 
be brushed gently with a soft little tooth brush. This 
should be done before breakfast and before bedtime. As 
soon as possible the child should be taught to use the 
brush himself. A regular habit formed at this age will be 
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It is just as important to care for the first teeth as it is 
the permanent set. If decay sets in it will prevent the nor- 
mal growth of the child's jaw and may seriously interfere 
with digestion. During this period it is of the greatest 
importance to commence the practice of seeing a dentist 
regularly every six months. Do not wait until something 
is the matter. The dentist's business is the prevention of 
tooth trouble and not its cure. Give him a chance to stop 
decay and other troubles before they have gone far enough 
for you to notice them. There is nothing to be done for a 
decayed or aching tooth except to have it properly attended 
to by a dentist. No home applications will produce any 
permanent relief, and in fact nothing should be tried. As 
a temporary measure to ease the pain, such "drops" and 
"waxes" as Webster's may be used beneficially. In fact 
it is a good plan to have such a preparation always in the 
house ready for an emergency. 
The directions for adults are as follows:-Brush the 
teeth after rising and before retiring, using a paste, powder 
or liquid dentifrice on the brush as you prefer. Brush up 
and down so that the bristles reach between the teeth. 
This is the place the decay usually starts. Use a brush of 
medium hardness and throw it away when it becomes soft, 
stained or worn. Brush gently. Be sure to keep the brush 
clean. Use dental floss every other day to remove particles 
lodged between the teeth. If you want to use a toothpick 
use one of quill, as this is the only safe kind. Instead of 
rinsing the mouth with plain water use a diluted antiseptic 
so as to sterilize the parts of the mouth not reached by 
the brush. 
All dental preparations, be they pastes, powders or 
liquids, should meet the following requirements:-They 
should be antacids. That is, they should neutralize the 
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the enamel of the teeth. They should be slightly abrasive 
so as to remove the tartar forming on exposed surfaces 
and yet not gritty enough to wear the enamel. They should 
be detergent or cleansing so as to wash away the accumula- 
tion of foreign matter from the teeth and gums. They 
should be mildly antiseptic so as to prevent the growth of 
germs and yet not strong enough to injure the gums. And, 
finally, they should stimulate the circulation in the gums 
and glands so as to freshen up the mouth and leave a clean, 
pleasant taste and feeling. 
Tooth preparations should not contain pumice or char- 
coal, because these materials are gritty. They should con- 
tain no vegetable matter, because this will be left between 
the teeth and will decay as readily as food will. This rules 
out orris root and sugar, syrup or honey, so commonly used 
for this purpose. Finally, they should contain no artificial 
color or dye which might stain the teeth. 
After a careful study of the matter and consultation 
with the best authorities we have prepared four prepara- 
tions for the teeth which seem to be ideally correct in 
formula. They meet all the requirements and avoid all 
the objections established by the consensus of opinion of 
dentists and chemists. They follow none of the fads, such 
as the use of chlorate of potash, an unnecessary and possibly 
injurious ingredient. 
There is a paste, a powder, a liquid dentifrice which can 
be used either on the brush or as a mouth wash, and there 
is Webster's Antiseptic, which is recommended for use with 
the rinsing water. All four are based on similar formulas, 
but in different form. The flavors are different and in 
every way they offer the choice that is necessary to suit 
all tastes. 
Webster's Tooth Paste is a delightful white cream put 
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come out in the form of a tape. The clean, antiseptic flavor 
and the cleansing foam and body that is produced in the 
mouth make it easy to acquire a fondness for taking care 
of the teeth. 
With the idea in mind of helping mothers and teachers 
to educate their children to the importance of the care of 
teeth we have published a charming little fairy story about 
the adventures of a small boy who forget to brush his teeth. 
It presents the perils he went through and the final happy 
outcome. Attractive illustrations help to make it enter- 
taining and instructive to the little ones. We will be glad 
to furnish a number of copies to any mother or teacher who 
will take the trouble to write to us for them. The book is 
called "The Webster Denties and the Ouchies." 
For those who prefer the powder form we make an 
Antiseptic Tooth Powder which follows closely the lines of 
the paste already described. 
A Liquid Dentifrice such as Webster's cannot of course 
have any abrasive properties. It is highly cleansing never- 
theless and has the advantage of greater penetrating power 
which goes with a liquid. It is not highly alcoholic, which, 
according to authorities, is an objection to many tooth 
washes. 
The Antiseptic has already been described. It is a non- 
poisonous antiseptic more powerful than similar prepara- 
tions and yet not irritating. It is based on the ideal form- 
ula of a prominent professor of oral hygiene. Of general 
usefulness in the household it is especially adapted to use 
as a mouth wash or rinse after brushing the teeth. CHAPTER XI 
The Hair 
The hair is a protection against cold. It will be noticed 
that the places where hair occurs on the body are either at 
points where the blood supply is exposed or at points where 
there is a bone structure near the surface. In this latter 
case, the tissues being shallow and having therefore a less 
vigorous circulation of blood, some protection is needed 
against cold. The scalp is just such a point. The skull is 
covered with a thin layer of tissue which in itself does not 
have a sufficient blood supply to overcome the loss of heat 
from this exposed surface. The hair is therefore a natural 
and necessary covering for the head. 
This real need for a head of hair is commonly lost sight 
of in the desire for it solely for its beauty and as an adorn- 
ment to the person. To the average person the latter is 
the prime consideration. 
The hair grows from a root in the scalp and for a certain 
distance is fed by fluids from within just as the sap nour- 
ishes a plant. It is through this tiny channel that the 
coloring matter is provided. Now the hair depends just as 
much on the scalp as a plant does on the soil it grows in. 
You blame the soil for the failure of a plant to grow. Just 
so you can blame the scalp for the failings of the hair. The 
scalp should be thick, pliable and move freely over the 
skull. If it is tight and thin the normal blood supply is 
partly shut off and the hair cannot be properly nourished. 
The glossiness of the hair is due to oil secreted from the 
scalp and spread over the outside surface of the hairs. 
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a protection and lubricant. It keeps the hair from becom- 
ing dry and brittle. The normal secretion of this oil depends 
on the blood supply in the scalp. 
The hygiene of the hair then has but one purpose; that 
is, to keep a full growth of glossy hair through life. It 
does not concern itself with the preservation of the color 
of the hair, for that cannot be done. As one authority 
has it, "The best thing to do to gray hair is to admire it." 
The care of the hair comes down to the care of the scalp. 
The principal causes of loss of hair are deficient circulation 
in the scalp and constant excessive dandruff. Dandruff is 
not a disease but a symptom. In fact, if it is not excessive 
it is not even a symptom of trouble. There is normally a 
constant unnoticeable scaling off of dead skin from all parts 
of the body. This scaling is noticeable on the head because 
the hair holds the scales after they have fallen off. If the 
scaling is excessive, however, it is a sign either that the skin 
of the head is not well nourished on account of a poor blood 
supply in the scalp or that some parasitic disease is caus- 
ing the process to go on more rapidly than is normal. 
How, then, to care for the hair so as to prevent its loss? 
In the first place keep it clean. Shampoo it every two 
weeks or every month. If you have an oily scalp you can 
do it oftener. If you have a dry scalp once a month is 
enough. To shampoo, wet the head with warm water, 
lather well with a pure soap that gives a heavy lather, 
rub the soap into the scalp with finger tips until the scalp 
glows. Then wash out with warm water and rinse with 
cold water to prevent catching cold. Dry with a thick, 
soft towel. Do not arrange the hair until it is perfectly 
dry and do not dry it with warm air. Both these things 
tend to make it brittle. 
If the scalp is very dry afterwards add a little pure oil 
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spread it around with the finger tips. When the scalp 
is too tender to endure soap a solution of borax in water 
may be used or the yoke of three eggs in a pint of lime 
water. 
In order to have a soap with an exceptionally foamy 
lather for use on the hair we have prepared a liquid soap 
called Webster's Egg-Tar Shampoo. The cleansing prop- 
erties of this shampoo are increased by the white of egg 
contained in it which at the same time has a soothing effect 
on the scalp and avoids the irritation which is sometimes 
caused on sensitive scalps by soap. The tar present has an 
antiseptic value that is well recognized. This preparation 
we think is the best for the purpose. 
The brushing of the hair should mean the brushing of 
the scalp. This is the daily process of cleansing resorted to 
as a substitute for soap and water which cannot be used 
so frequently on the hair. When you brush, brush the scalp 
hard enough to warm it and to rub off all the dead scales 
or dandruff. This should be done at morning and at night. 
Of course you must not do it hard enough to make the 
scalp sore. It will not cause loss of hair, but, on the con- 
trary, will stimulate the circulation and thus help to replace 
weak hairs. You should use your brush just as you would 
groom a horse. 
The brush for children should have long, soft bristles. 
For adults it should be stiff with bristles set in groups 
quite far apart. The center bristles of each group should 
be longer than the outside ones. Wash and disinfect your 
brush once a week in a strong borax solution. 
A comb is simply to assist in arranging the hair. It 
should not be allowed to touch the scalp. Select a long, 
thick and wide comb, with smooth teeth wide apart and 
with well rounded ends. Only use fine combs to disentangle 
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of much of the head eczema among them. They should 
never be used. 
The arrangement of the hair is a very important part 
of its care. The simplest way is the best. Twisting in 
knots, curling, the wearing of wigs or false hair, the use of 
powder, etc., are all bad. In arranging it be careful not to 
pull or drag it. Hot curling irons are harmful. Hats 
should not be worn except when necessary and should then 
be ventilated. Men's stiff hats pressing tightly on the 
arteries of the forehead and side head and thus shutting off 
the blood supply are frequent causes of baldness. 
Women should cut back split hairs below the split and 
cut out weak hairs near the head. Hair dyes are usually 
dangerous, as they are commonly composed of two poi- 
sonous ingredients which will seriously injure the hair. 
Singeing the hair is an absurd custom. The theory that it 
is supposed to close the ends of the tubes is based on a 
fallacy. 
It is very desirable for men to shave themselves. This 
is the best way to avoid infection. The razors should of 
course be kept sharp because if dull they inflame the skin. 
Some powder or lotion should be used afterwards to protect 
the tender new skin exposed by the process. Several 
preparations for this purpose are described in the chapter 
on "The Skin." Webster's Witch Hazel Jelly is per- 
haps the most pleasant and effective for the purpose. 
Barber shops are the most frequent source of contagion 
both for the parasitic diseases of the hair and for cer- 
tain facial skin troubles. See that your barber is careful 
as to matters of hygiene. It pays to patronize a first- 
class establishment. Pomades are an unnecessary and 
dirty hair treatment and to be avoided. If cut by 
shaving use absorbent cotton to stop the bleeding and 
not an alum stick. THE HAIR 
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The most serious danger to the hair is excessive dan- 
druff, which is the commonest cause of baldness. As we have 
said, it is due to deficient circulation or parasitic troubles or 
sometimes to the use of irritating wire brushes, scratching, 
dyes, too frequent washing or too alkaline tonics or soaps. 
It is more frequent with men than with women. 
Baldness usually comes from the same causes that 
produce dandruff. It may however be hereditary or due 
to natural reduction of vital functions in old age. 
Both dandruff and the loss of hair should be treated at 
once. If the hair is allowed to go until the head is bald 
it is much harder to restore and it may be impossible. 
Both take constant and patient treatment to remedy. For 
several years we refrained from making a remedy for dan- 
druff and loss of hair because we found that hair tonics 
generally were highly alcoholic perfumed lotions with 
little or no effective medication, depending for results 
largely on the directions for massaging the scalp. Such 
preparations did not coincide with our policy of offering 
only meritorious articles. However, upon the urgent 
solicitation of our chief chemist, we were persuaded to 
study the matter and after consulting specialists in the 
diseases of the hair we became convinced that a truly 
medicinal hair tonic could be made if it were worked out 
along quite new lines. 
The public has been educated to the use of sweet smell- 
ing hair lotions which dry rapidly on the head, leave a 
pleasant odor and feeling and, in the opinion of most 
medical men, do no good except to encourage the rubbing 
of the scalp, which is beneficial. Now, there is a large 
percentage of alcohol in these preparations, which makes 
them dry rapidly and which is distinctly harmful. In such 
cases the scalp does not need drying. It needs moistening. 
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We made up our minds that if the public could get a really 
effective hair tonic that did not have the objection of a 
high percentage of alcohol they would put up with the odor 
of the real medicinal ingredients and the moistness of the 
scalp and hair that should be produced. 
Webster's Hair Tonic was finally formulated after many 
experiments along these lines. The extraction of the 
medicinal elements of the drugs used is accomplished by 
means of acetic acid instead of alcohol. Acetic acid is 
itself an effective tonic to the hair much used and recom- 
mended by physicians. It gives Webster's Hair Tonic 
the odor of vinegar and makes it resemble the hair vinegars 
so much used in Europe. 
The other ingredients include the best agent known for 
the destruction of parasites on the scalp, a specific tonic 
to the hair roots, three stimulants to the circulation in the 
scalp and a chemical which soothes irritation and leaves 
the scalp in a moist condition. 
For those who want results and are not just looking for 
a perfumed hair dressing this scientific formula offers the 
best remedy for dandruff and falling hair that has yet been 
devised. It must be used persistently and thoroughly. 
The rubbing of the scalp necessary to rub in such a tonic 
is highly useful in itself. We recommend its application 
every night before retiring, as in that way the medicinal 
odor will have disappeared by the next morning. CHAPTER XII 
The Feet 
In our original ancestors, before there were upright 
walking creatures called men on the earth, the feet were 
like the hands. Ages of walking on the hind arms has 
changed these hands into feet. The ankle, formerly a 
wrist, has turned at an angle, the fingers have shortened 
into toes, the palm has toughened into a sole and the heel 
has developed. 
All this happened naturally and without injury to the 
foot. But in the last 2,000 years man has found it more 
convenient and sometimes more comfortable to clothe the 
feet. At first he merely protected them with sandals, but 
this changed later to air-tight, tough, hard coverings of 
leather called boots or shoes. Then came the trouble. 
And it has been growing worse ever since. 
Nowadays the feet have no ventilation. So there is 
little opportunity for evaporation to keep them dry and 
cool. They are pinched out of their natural shape by shoes 
either poorly made or fashionably made without regard to 
the shape of the foot, and the stiff covering constantly 
rubbing on exposed parts of the foot causes callouses or 
corns. These are the three principal causes of foot trouble. 
The hygiene of the feet consists largely in guarding 
against these troubles. Prefer low shoes to high except in 
very cold weather. The ventilation is better. Avoid patent 
leather, which is impervious to moisture. Do not wear 
rubbers or overshoes except when necessary. 
Wear shoes that are made the shape of the foot. The 
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the shoe should be long enough; the sole should be flat, 
not raised at the toe, and the heels should be broad and low. 
High heels make weak arches. It requires some courage 
to disregard fashions in shoes, but one is more than repaid 
by the foot comfort and health achieved. 
Stockings should be changed every other day. Those 
who are troubled with moist feet should change every day. 
The feet should of course be washed every day at the daily 
bath. Dry without rubbing, as the skin is tender. 
It is an excellent plan with everyone to change the shoes 
and stockings before the evening meal. This gives the feet 
a rest and keeps them in better shape. Many people have 
found that wearing a pair of shoes only on alternate days 
promotes foot comfort. Every pair of shoes differs a little 
and this varies the points at which rubbing and pinching 
take place, so that no soreness is produced. 
Swollen or perspiring feet usually come from old age 
and lack of exercise or from standing or walking a great 
deal. Tenderness arises from perspiration and from wear- 
ing too thin soles or too tight shoes. The proper treatment 
for all such troubles is a hot medicated foot bath at the end 
of the day and the use of a lubricating foot powder dusted 
into the stockings or shoes at the beginning of the day. 
With this in mind we have designed a Foot Powder 
which serves both purposes. It can be dissolved in the foot 
bath as well as can the ordinary foot tablets and can be 
dusted into the shoes as well as the powders that will not 
dissolve. This double usefulness coupled with the larger 
package makes it very popular. This powder acts as an 
antiseptic and a soothing deodorant, as well as withdrawing 
the blood from the surface of the feet and thus reducing 
the perspiration. Bad smelling feet are sometimes due to 
uncleanliness, but very frequently to the fact that the per- 
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the shoes is more noticeable at that point. Webster's 
Foot Powder destroys the odor of perspiration on the feet 
or on any other part of the body. Where the perspiration 
smells badly this powder is just as useful under the arm pits 
and at other points as it is on the feet. 
Corns, bunions and callouses are all the same. They 
are simply hardened skin, nature's self protection against 
excessive rubbing or pressure. They do not grow from 
within out as is generally supposed, but develop from the 
outside. The so-called root is simply the apex of the corn 
and is gradually developed by the pressure of the hard sur- 
face on the tender tissues underneath. 
To prevent corns wear well fitted shoes that do not rub 
or press on the points where corns usually develop. Do not 
let the sole wear down so that a callous is developed on the 
ball of the foot. 
There is only one safe way to remove corns, bunions 
or callouses. That is by a remedy which softens them and 
makes them easily removable. Cutting them out is inef- 
fective, because it leaves exposed tender tissues that at 
once become tough again in self protection. There is also 
danger of infection in the use of a knife. 
Webster's Corn Remedy is a red liquid applied by 
means of a glass rod. It dries on the corn like liquid 
court plaster. After a few applications the corn has 
been softened and will readily pull away from the live 
tissue round it, leaving only a thin coating which will 
then heal over with natural skin. This liquid has the 
property of eating into dead tissue like corns without 
reaching the live tissues underneath. Its red color 
helps to prevent applying it to the live skin around the 
corn. This preparation really does stop the pain of the 
corn almost immediately and is the only one we know of 
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We also prepare a Corn Salve with exactly the same 
properties. This is intended to apply to corns inside of a 
corn pad or ring so as to prevent its being rubbed off. 
You must not expect to have your corns permanently 
removed by these methods. After getting them out see 
that the same pressure that caused them is removed, for 
they will certainly come back if it is not. CHAPTER XIII 
Domestic Hygiene 
House Cleaning.-What is the real objection to dirt? 
Simply this, that it contains and breeds the germs of 
disease. With that in mind you will see that the real object 
of house cleaning is to remove all disease producing dirt 
from the premises. Sweeping it off the floors into the air 
or getting it out of sight is just a waste of time, for you 
do not get the result you are working for. All dirt and dust 
should be removed by means of wiping with damp cloths, 
scrubbing with soap and water or rubbing with an oiled 
mop. The best way of all is the vacuum cleaner, but of 
course these are still too high priced for most pocketbooks. 
House cleaning should be done once or twice a year so 
thoroughly that the home is really clean. In addition it is 
well to use a carpet sweeper on the carpets and rugs, a mop 
on the floors and a moist cloth on the furniture once a week. 
Furniture polishes have some value as germicides, but are 
principally used to give the neat, cleanly appearance of a 
well-kept-up household. Realizing the hard work that 
house cleaning involves we have devised a furniture polish 
that lightens this labor because it does not require so much 
rubbing to produce again the high finish of new furniture. 
It is quick drying, not greasy or sticky and will not give 
that smoky look that follows the use of ordinary furniture 
polishes. 
Clothes Cleaning.-The principal cleaning of clothes 
is the laundering of those that come next to the skin. As 
all these should be changed once a week at least, wash day 
in most households is a regular weekly job. We also wear 86 
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outside clothing, such as collars and shirts, which show the 
dirt and are therefore washed frequently. But unfortu- 
nately we arc apt to sadly neglect that outside clothing 
which does not show the dirt, though it becomes exactly as 
dirty as our white clothing. 
Outside clothing should be cleaned once a month. This 
can be done by airing, brushing and removing the grease 
spots. Dry cleaning is the best method, but as it is done 
only in regular establishments it is too expensive for the 
average family. Our chemists are now experimenting to 
perfect a dry cleaning outfit which can be used in the home, 
and we hope to offer it in the near future. 
Disease Prevention.-Besides dirt other common 
sources of disease in the home are bad air, contaminated 
drinking water, flies, bugs, vermin and rats. Ventilation is 
all important. The house should be thoroughly aired daily 
and fresh air should be coming in at all times. It is worth the 
cost of a little more coal to reduce the bills of the doctor and 
druggist. The source of the drinking water should be 
jealously watched. It is well to consult someone who knows 
as to the purity of your supply. 
All insects and vermin are disease bearers and should be 
eradicated. Various preparations are offered for these 
purposes and should be consistently used. Some of these 
preparations are dangerous. This is true particularly of 
the rat poisons which usually contain arsenic or phos- 
phorus, both virulent poisons. Webster's Rat Paste is a 
compound of two chemicals which are deadly to rats and 
mice but not dangerously poisonous to domestic animals or 
human beings. It is very effective and drives the rats out 
to look for water so that they do not die in the house. 
Food.-Too much attention cannot be paid to the purity 
and the cooking of food. It is much safer to cook all food, 
as this destroys the germs. If the food is spoiled, however, DOMESTIC HYGIENE 
87 
cooking does no good, as the germs have already produced 
poisons or ptomaines, which cannot be removed. 
Be careful not to allow the food to be exposed where 
dust, dirt, flies and other insects and vermin can get at it. 
This is the chief cause of danger. Milk, as it is used un- 
cooked, is a common source of infection. Be sure of your 
dairy. See that the milk is kept well, is fresh and that the 
herds are in good condition. Meat is the other most diffi- 
cult article of food to have pure and good. Present day 
facilities provide city dwellers with well kept fresh meat. 
For the country dweller smoking is the best way to preserve 
meat and the old-fashioned smoke house is the best way to 
smoke meat. But those who have no smoke house can pre- 
serve their meat as well and with the same delicious flavor 
by means of a solution of smoke such as many of the big 
meat packers are now using on their hams and bacon. 
Webster's Smoke (Solution) is made by the condensation 
of wood smoke and contains all the elements that would be 
absorbed into the meat hanging over a wood fire. It can 
be painted on with a brush and will keep the meat fresh 
indefinitely. This is a great boon to the people in the 
country. 
It is safer to buy food in original packages, as this pro- 
tects it from contamination. 
Dishes should always be washed in boiling water and 
dried with clean towels. Cleanliness in these matters is 
a first law of hygiene. 
The white flour of the present day is not nearly so 
nutritious as whole wheat flour. It is just a fad, made to 
suit those who want their food to look pretty. 
Good baking powder is harmless. All the talk about it 
is much ado about nothing. But there is no denying that 
hot, fresh breads, whether they have been risen with bak- 
ing powder or yeast, are not as digestible'as they are after 88 
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the fermentation of the first twelve to twenty-four hours 
is over. 
For some reason people who are particular about their 
water supply often use ice which has been taken from pol- 
luted, sources. Now, the freezing of the water does not kill 
some of the most virulent germs. Attention should be paid 
to the source of your ice supply. See that the ice is clean 
and clear. 
Beverages, while they have little or no food value, are 
an important part of our dietary. Food and drink have 
always been of equal importance to man. And in past 
times the drink has usually been strong drink. Nowadays 
with the great advance of the temperance movement there 
has been a vast increase in the consumption of soft drinks, 
or non-alcoholic beverages. Coffee, tea and cocoa are 
usually used with meals. In moderation they are harmless 
to most people and have a mild, pleasant and enlivening 
effect. The between meals beverages are soda water, 
grape juice, root beer and countless fancy drinks. Grape 
juice and root beer can be served at home and make harm- 
less and delightful beverages. For many years we have 
prepared Webster's Root Beer for home use. It comes in a 
little bottle which when added to sugar and water makes 
five gallons of this popular drink. With the addition of a 
little yeast it can be made into a carbonated root beer just 
like that which is served at the soda fountains. It has 
long been very popular, and is perhaps the cheapest home 
beverage that can be made. CHAPTER XIV 
First Aid to the Injured 
Cuts.-Wash with absorbent cotton and cold or very 
hot water; then wash with Webster's Antiseptic or Peroxide 
of Hydrogen. If blood spurts out you may know that an 
artery is cut. Stop the bleeding by pressing directly on 
the cut, not by a tourniquet. The latter is injurious. If a 
small cut, cover with a little Webster's Dermolatum or 
Carbolic Salve or Court Plaster. The last is least effective, 
as it delays healing. If a large cut the Dermolatum should 
be applied freely and the wound should be well covered 
with a bandage. 
Wounds or Tears.-These should have the same treat- 
ment as cuts. Bring the edges of the skin together as much 
as possible. Bandage loosely. 
Punctures.-Allow the blood to wash the wound clean. 
Then apply Dermolatum to relieve the swelling. If the 
puncture was made with a needle be careful not to break 
it off in removing it. If made with a fish hook the hook 
should be carefully turned out, point first, not torn out. 
Splinters.-Pull out gently, or remove with a needle. 
Do not use pins, as they are made of brass. Apply the 
Antiseptic. 
Dog Bites.-Press out or suck out the bite and apply a 
dressing of cold water. To heal, apply Dermolatum and 
bandage. Hydrophobia is a rare trouble, but it is safer not 
to kill the dog; keep him and see if he is mad. If so, take 
the patient immediately to the nearest Pasteur treatment. 
Snake Bites.-Tie a cord tight above the bite to keep 
the poison out of the circulation. Press the wound out 
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Bruises.-Apply ice water compresses at first. Then 
cover with Dermolatum or White Liniment. 
Sprains and Strains.-Put the part in very hot water. 
Rest completely. Then dress with cold water compresses. 
When the acute pain and inflammation are gone rub the 
part frequently with White Liniment. If you can have a 
skilled person apply a bandage so as to support the part 
properly it is better to use the limb as soon as the pain 
will permit. 
Fractures.-Breaks in a bone require a surgeon. Call 
one at once. Meanwhile keep the patient at rest. Apply 
splints to hold the bone ends steady. Handle the limb with 
the greatest care. 
Dislocations.-If a limb is put out of joint the patient 
should be put to bed. Lie on the back. Bandage care- 
fully and apply ice. If a large joint a surgeon should be 
called to put it back. Small ones can often be pulled 
back easily. 
Burns and Scalds.-Burns from fire and scalds from hot 
liquids should be dressed at once with saturated solution 
of baking soda and the air should be excluded by means of 
the dressing or moist bandages. When this dressing begins 
to dry remove and apply a thick coating of Dermolatum 
and bandage. If the burn is produced by acids apply bak- 
ing soda solution. If by alkalis apply vinegar. Burnsand 
scalds of considerable extent are dangerous. A physician 
should be called at once in such cases. 
Frost Bites and Freezing.-Apply cold water or snow 
before going into a warm place. Wait until the frost has 
thawed out before going in. Then apply Dermolatum and 
bandage if freezing covered extensive surface. 
Sunstroke.-Take a cold bath. Go to bed and apply ice 
to the head. FIRST AID TO THE INJURED 
91 
Fainting.-Keep the head low and the feet high. Give 
plenty of fresh air. Loosen the clothes around the neck 
and chest and throw cold water on the face. Hold Web- 
ster's Toilet Ammonia or some smelling salts under the 
nostrils. Do not use any strong ammonia, as it is injur- 
ious. If this does not restore apply heat to the body and 
send for a physician. 
Drowning.-Place the patient on a barrel or box face 
down, so that the belly is raised. This will help to remove 
water from the lungs. Produce artificial respiration by 
working the arms and shoulders back and forward so as to 
contract and expand the chest. 
Convulsions.-Give a hot bath. Raise the head and 
apply cold water to it. Do this for five minutes and then 
wrap up in warm blankets. Give an enema with a fountain 
syringe. Call a physician. 
Nosebleed.-Elevate the head and arms. Press the 
nostrils. Absorbent cotton moistened with vinegar and 
applied inside the nostrils will contract the blood vessels 
and tend to stop the flow. Do not blow the nose. Apply 
ice to the back of the neck and to the forehead. 
Poisoning.-Look out for bottles of poisonous medi- 
cines. Everything marked poison and every remedy for 
external use should be put away carefully in a safe place. 
In cases of poisoning evacuate the stomach by giving 
an emetic of a tablespoonful of mustard in a tumbler of 
luke warm water. If this is not available give a half glass 
of warm water with all the table salt that will dissolve in it. 
Tickle the throat to produce vomiting. After vomiting 
give large amounts of milk or water and an enema. 
If collapse results give a stimulant, such as hot coffee 
or whiskey. Hold Violet Ammonia under the nostrils. 
Lay the patient on the back. Cover warmly with blankets 
and apply hot water bottles. 92 
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General Directions for Bandaging.-The materials 
used for bandages are muslin, flannel, gauze and cheese- 
cloth. The ready made sterilized gauze bandages which 
are sold in packages are best. 
Apply the bandage firmly and evenly and neither tight 
not loose. Do not let it gap between turns. Do not drop a 
bandage on the floor or let it get soiled. A dirty bandage is 
far worse than none. Fasten by pinning, or with adhesive 
plaster or by sewing. Pin with the points down, concealed 
in the folds. 
Begin at the smaller end of the limb. Roll the bandage 
directly around two or three times and then spirally, end- 
ing again with two or three rolls over each other. 
Circular bandages are applied to cylindrical parts only. 
In this case one layer is laid directly over another. 
Spiral bandages are applied to conical places. Start 
at the small end and make each fold cover part of the 
previous one. 
Spiral reverse bandages are applied to conical surfaces 
where the size increases rapidly. Start at the small end 
and at the end of each turn, twist the bandage so that the 
upper edge becomes the lower edge. This simply enables 
you to take up the slack on one edge. 
Figure eight bandages are applied to angles, such as 
shoulder, elbow, etc. This style of bandage permits bend- 
ing at the center. It is laid like a double spiral bandage. 
If motion is desired lay the different folds directly over 
each other at the points of intersection. INDEX BY AILMENTS 
PAGE 
Acne 39 
Backache 58 
Baldness 79 
Bandaging 92 
Baths 18-32-60 
Beverages 88 
Biliousness 53 
Bites 89 
Black Eye 67 
Blood 23 
Bowels 20-49 
Bruises 90 
Bunions 83 
Burns s . . 90 
Calisthenics 60 
Callouses 83 
Catarrh 60 
Cathartics 51 
Chaps 37 
Cinders 68 
Cleaning House 18 
Cleaning Clothes .... 85 
Clothing 20-85 
Cocoa 88 
Cod Liver Oil 28 
Coffee 88 
Colds 60 
Cold Sores 37 
Colic 54 
Complexion 34-55 
Conjunctivitis 67 
Constipation 49 
Convalescense 26 
Convulsions 91 
Cooking 27-46-86 
Corns 83 
Coughs 61 
Cramps 42-54 
Croup 64 
Curing Meat 87 
Dandruff 31-76 
Decay of Teeth 72 
PAGE 
Deep Breathing 60 
Diarrhoea 54 
Diet 19-45 
Digestion 45 
Diphtheria 60 
Dislocations 90 
Dog Bites 89 
Drinking 58 
Drinking Water 86 
Drowning 91 
Dry Cleaning 86 
Dyes, Hair 78 
Dyspepsia 47 
Earache 43 
Eating 17-46 
Eczema 39 
Enema 51 
Eruptions, Skin 39 
Excretions 20 
Exercise 18-60 
Eyes 66 
Eyecup 69 
Eyestrain 67 
Face Powder 35 
Fainting 91 
Feet 81 
Fever 62 
Fissures 56 
Fistulas 56 
Flatulence 54 
Flies 86 
Food 19-45-86 
Fractures 90 
Fresh Air 60 
Freezing 90 
Frost Bites 90 
Furniture Polish .... 85 
Gargles 63 
Gas in Stomach 47 
Granulated Lids 67 
Grippe 60 PAGE 
Hair 75 
Hair Dyes 78 
Hands, Chapped 35 
Headache . . . . 43, 50, 55, 69 
Hemorrhoids 56 
Hoarseness 63 
House Cleaning .... 18-85 
Ice 88 
Inflammation 38-62 
Indigestion 47 
Insect Bites 89 
Intestines 49 
Joints 41 
Kidneys 20-57 
Laxatives 51 
Lips, Sore 37 
Liver 53 
Lungs 59 
Massage, Body 42 
Massage, Face 33 
Meat 87 
Medicine 21 
Milk 87 
Mouth 70 
Mouth Breathing .... 70 
Muscles 41 
Nerves 23 
Nervous Prostration ... 24 
Neuralgia 43-55 
Nose 59 
Nosebleed 91 
Ointments .... 37-43-89 
Overeating 58 
Overdrinking 58 
Overwork 19 
Perspiration 32 
Piles 55 
Pimples 39 
Pink Eye 67 
Pleurisy 60 
Pneumonia 60 
PAGE 
Poisoning 91 
Psoriasis 38 
Punctures 89 
Rashes 38 
Rats 86 
Rheumatism 43 
Root Beer 88 
Salts 52 
Scalds 90 
Scalp 75 
Shampooing 76 
Shoes 81 
Skin 31 
Singeing Hair 78 
Smoking Meat 87 
Snake Bites 89 
Soothing Syrup 55 
Sore Throat 43-60 
Splinters 89 
Sprains 42-90 
Stockings 82 
Stomach 45 
Stomachache 43-54 
Strains 42-90 
Sunstroke 90 
Styes 68 
Tea 88 
Teeth 79 
Throat 59 
Toilet Creams 35 
Toilet Powder 35 
Tonic 26 
Toothache 72 
Tooth Pastes 72 
Tuberculosis 60 
Varicose Veins 56 
Ventilation 86 
Vermin 86 
Voice 63 
Wild Hairs 68 
Worry 25-51 
Wounds 89 
Wrinkles 34 INDEX AND PRICE LIST OF 
WEBSTER PREPARATIONS 
PRICE 
PAGE 
Almond Cream .... 
. . 25c 
... 35 
Anodyne 
. . 25c 
... 43 
Antiseptic 
. . 50c 
37-63-73-89 
Arnica Healing Ointment 
. . 25c 
. . 37-43 
Aromol (Aromatic Castor Oil) 
. . 25c 
... 53 
Blackberry Compound 
25c and 50c 
... 54 
Bronchial Lozenges 
. . 10c 
... 63 
Camphor Ice 
. . 10c 
... 35 
Candy Laxative (Lozenges) 
. . 25c 
. . 52-56 
Carbolic Salve .... 
. . 25c 
. . 37-89 
Catarrh Jelly .... 
. . 25c 
... 62 
Cathartic Pills .... 
25c 
... 53 
Charcoal Lozenges 
. . 25c 
... 47 
Cherry Balsam .... 
25c and 50c 
... 64 
Cinol (Cold Treatment) . 
. . 50c 
... 62 
Cold Cream 
. . 25c 
... 35 
Cold Tablets 
. . 25c 
. . . 63 
Corn Remedy (Liquid) 
. . 25c 
... 83 
Corn Salve 
. . 10c 
... 84 
Dermolatum 
25c and 50c 
. 37-43-89 
Digestive Tablets .... 
. . 50c 
... 47 
Diuretic 
50c and $1.00 
... 58 
Egg-Tar Shampoo 
. . 25c 
... 77 
Ergil 
50c and $1.00 
... 26 
Extract Root Beer 
t . 15c 
... 88 
Eye Water 
25c 
... 68 
Foot Powder 
25c 
... 82 
Fruit Lax 
25c and 50c 
. . 53-56 
Furniture Polish .... 
. . 25c 
... 85 
Hair Tonic 
50c and $1.00 
... 80 
Headache Tablets 
. . 25c 
. . 55-69 
Hepatic Salt 
25c and 50c 
... 52  
PRICE 
PAGE 
Kidney Pills 
50c 
. . 58 
Laxative Tea 
25c 
. . 53 
Liquid Dentifrice 
25c 
. . 73 
Little Liver Pills 
25c 
. . 53 
Moroi (Cod Liver Oil) .... 
$1.00 
. . 28 
Neutralizing Cordial 
25c and 50c 
. . 54 
Pile Remedy 
50c 
. . 56 
Rat Paste 
25c 
. . 86 
Rolling Cream 
50c 
. . 33 
Rose Cream 
25c 
. . 35 
Sarsaparilla Compound .... 
$1.00 
. . 28 
Senna Compound 
25c 
. . 54 
Skin Treatment 
$2.00 
. . 39 
Smoke (Solution) 
75c 
. . 87 
Sodetts 
25c 
. . 52 
Sulphur and Cream of TartarLozenges 
10c 
. 28-56 
Syrup of Tar and Wild Cherry . 
25c and 50c 
. . 64 
Talcum Powder (Baby) .... 
15c 
. . 36 
Toilet Cream (Greaseless) 
25c 
. . 34 
Tooth Paste 
25c 
. . 73 
Tooth Powder 
25c 
. . 74 
Toothache Drops 
10c 
. . 72 
Toothache Wax 
10c 
. . 72 
Violet Ammonia 
25c 
. 35-91 
Violet Talcum 
25c 
. . 35 
White Liniment 
25c and 50c 
42-65-90 
White Pine Expectorant 
25c and 50c 
. . 64 
White Pine Expectorant with Tar 
25c and 50c 
. . 64 
White Pine Expectorant Mentholated 
25c and 50c 
. . 64 
Witch Hazel Jelly 
25c 
. 35-78