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Description: | PLEASE KEEP IN A DRY PLACE IMPROVED MUSTARD PLAISTER DIRECTIONS Immerse the Plaster for few seconds in water, cold in summer and tepid in winter. When thoroughly wet, apply to the skin and fix with a handkerchief or bandage. A milder action can be obtained by laying a wet cloth over the skin, then placing the wet Plaister over it. SOLD RETAIL BY ALL CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS. Prepared by WILLIAM MATHER LTD. DYER ST., HULME, MANCHESTER. WILMATH TRADE MARK (printed on the front of the envelope) MANU Wiliam Mather Ltd mid 20th century Dyer Street, Hulm, Manchester England Mustard leaf is used as a counter-irritant, acting as a local stimulant. It would be moistened and applied to the skin, on top of a sheet of gauze, and left for five to ten minutes. It would be used on areas of considerable internal pain, concentrating he patient;'s attention on the localised burning sensation rather than the internal pain. This application is known as a rubefacient - causing s blush or deep reddening of the area. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | GLASGOWCOLLEGEOFNURSING : NURSING : TEACHING : TRAINING : DRESSING : PLASTER : MUSTARD : RUBEFACIENT : PAIN : MH_ECK_CASE3 : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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