Show GOOD REMEDY FOR HICCOUGH Goa mot lc contractions contraction of diaphragm stopped instantly by small quantity of Pow powdered dired sugar mccough cough la is a sudden and spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm determining u brusque shock to tho the walli 0 ot I 1 them alie abdominal and th oricle cavity and Is accompanied by a rough and inarticulate sound caused by the closure and sonorous vibration of we the VOW vocal cords aina ng the numerous remedies e employed against the disagreeable symptoms there Is one recommended br dr petit of beaumont france which although not really new to la but little known it has the merit of being extremely simple and Is said to be remarkably mar kably efficacious it consists sirri simply bly in swallowing as quickly as possible a tablespoonful of powdered sugar without any admixture with water tho the hiccough cough will be ba immediately stopped it it cornea comes on an a grain again the same remedy again will bo be found successful what Is the action of the powdered Sti sugar fr probably it sets up a kind hind of reflex action the sugar certainly plays no specific role in this case and tt 11 la is probable that any inert powder would have the same fame effect dr petit has made used use of this remedy d for somo some years beaks and it has ha rarely failed accordingly he be recommends recourse to it even when the case of may 04 restated 1 alltha standard lemed remedied lei y i i T n wi |