RELIEF FOR ASTHMA.—The following mixture is recommended as a relief for the asthmatic:—Two ounces of the best honey, and one ounce of castor oil mixed. A tea-spoonful to be taken night and morning.—I have tried the foregoing with the best effect.—J. D. FOR A COUGH.—Quarter of a pound of linseed; quarter of a pound of raisins; two ounces of stick liquorice; two quarts of soft water, to be boiled until reduced to half the quantity. When strained, add a quarter of a pound of brown candy, pounded; one table-spoonful of good old rum, one table-spoonful of lemon-juice or vinegar. A cupful to be taken on going to bed, and more frequently if required. To be warmed.—Used for years, and approved.—A. C. B. FOR COLDS AND COUGHS.—Take spermaceti powder, half an ounce; powdered gum arabic, half an ounce; elixir paregoric, three drachms; clarified honey, a table-spoonful; mix and make an electuary; of which a tea-spoonful is to be dissolved in the mouth, and swallowed slowly whenever the cough is troublesome, or the hoarseness great.—B. B. FOR HOOPING-COUGH.—Dissolve a scruple of salt of tartar in a quarter-pint of water; add to it ten grains of cochineal; sweeten it with sugar. Give to an infant the fourth part of a table-spoonful four times a day; two years old, half a spoonful; from four years, a table-spoonful.—E. J. D.—[This has been a very successful mixture.] TO MAKE TOFFEE FOR HOOPING-COUGH.—Take one pound of treacle; half a pound of moist sugar; a piece of butter, the size of a walnut; a tea-spoonful of ginger or lemon-peel, or oil of peppermint; and half a tea-spoonful of jalap. Boil them together till it will set firm in a basin of cold water. It requires stirring while boiling, and takes a long time to boil.—J. G. B. AN EXCELLENT AND CHEAP COUGH MIXTURE.—Paregoric elixir one pennyworth, and six drops of laudanum. Mix a little treacle with three or four ounces of vinegar, and put it on the fire till nearly boiling; then add it to the other ingredients. Put it in a bottle, shake it, and it will be ready for use. When the cough is troublesome, take a spoonful. HOARSENESS.—A piece of flannel, dipped in brandy, and applied to the chest, and covered with a dry flannel, is to be worn all night.—Four or six small onions, boiled, and put on buttered toast, and eaten for supper, are likewise good for colds on the chest. TO CURE HICCOUGH OR HICCUP.—This spasm is caused by flatulency, indigestion, and acidity. It may be relieved generally by a sudden fright or surprise, or any sudden application of cold, also by swallowing two or three mouthfuls of cold water, by eating a small piece of ice, taking a pinch of snuff, or anything that excites coughing.