There are many remedies for diseases that fit into the category of home remedies; remedies that can be administered effectively at home, and can be expected to be either curative or to greatly reduce the symptoms of disease. Generally speaking, it is better for an individual to take the responsibility for his own disease than to get a health professional to do so, if the disease is one that can be safely and conveniently managed at home. Overtreatment for minor ailments is thereby avoided. If a person feels that his illness is severe enough to seek skilled medical attention the natural human tendency is to expect that something special will be done for him. Often this special treatment results in a condition of overtreatment which does not give the patient the best care under the circumstances. Learn to apply simple remedies first, and expect that they will be curative in most instances.

The cold mitten friction is a simple home remedy which can be used for a variety of illnesses. First, the technique of its application, and then the conditions for which it is effective will be discussed. Simply stated, the cold mitten friction is the application to the surface of the body of rubbing with a friction motion by a cold wet cloth or specially made "mittens." Begin at one part, rub the part vigorously with the cold cloth until a red glow develops, then move to another part with the cold wet cloth. Take one part after another until the entire body surface has been covered.

Useful in all types of pain to stimulate circulation, to decrease inflammation particularly in joints and muscles, to bring sedation, to treat local or systemic infections such as pneumonia, pyelonephritis, bronchitis, influenza, colds, abscesses, or diseases of the digestive tract.

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This treatment may be used in conjunction with the hot fomentation for wonderful results.

There is scarcely any condition in which the cold mitten friction may not be employed, except that fractured limbs or malignant tumors should be omitted from the treatment. It may be employed every two or three hours, or at least two or three times a day to maintain cardiac tone and general vital resistance. The patient should always be warm before a cold mitten friction. The feet may be placed in hot water to make certain that the body is nicely warmed before the treatment begins.

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