Simple Remedies - 1933 Indigestion:- If occasionally you are worried about this complaint try half a teaspoonful of baking soda in a cupful of hot water. This will quickly effect a cure. Toothache:- to give immediate relief paint the gum round the tooth with a little tincture of iodine. Put a shawl round the head, lie down for a little, and apply to the cheek of the effected side a hot bottle bag. Consult the dentist at the earliest possible opportunity lest the tooth is decayed.