Show foreit the old fire insurance agent sat on the s sawhorse he was bright man but not the only jack inife in the show case some were better some were worse others were jiust like him he had been jollying the mechanic s boy who was tinkering at the vise and had got the laugh on the boy A painter was working at the other side of the room aad en the fun 9 the agent got up and went to the bench picked up an apple and asked what Is that before any one could answer the toy jerked out an apple the laugh was on the agent who as struck dumb the painter aalde that the boy was worth saving the father remarked that honey and salt saved him as tor many years the croup hung around the house like a bat in the night and nothing helped until some one put them on to this god given remedy how did you use ita asked the painter the father replied mix a halt teaspoonful each of honey and salt for any kind of a croupy cough unless due to a bronchial cold that remains on all day and night for the latter drink hot corn meal gruel very thin with or without milk but salted and put honey on the chest as a warmer and tonic from honey money stories |