Cold Remedy

When I feel like I'm getting a cold, I usually go with a lot of hot water with lemon and honey, with some Vitamin C thrown in. Next time, because, unfortunately, there will always be a next time, I think I'm going to try this:

Recommended dosages from the Arm & Hammer Company for colds and influenza back in 1925 were:

• Day 1 -- Take six doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water, at about two hour intervals
• Day 2 -- Take four doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water, at the same intervals
• Day 3 -- Take two doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water morning and evening, and thereafter ½ teaspoon in glass of cool water each morning until cold symptoms are gone