This section is from the book "Materia Medica And Therapeutics Inorganic Substances", by Charles D. F. Phillips. Also available from Amazon: Materia medica and therapeutics.
Thick compresses wrung out of cold water, applied to the throat and covered with flannel, usually give much relief, but sometimes answer better when soaked in very hot water (112° F.) and applied over the front part of the neck and chest, covered with flannel and oiled silk, and renewed every four to six hours.
 
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