For a bad cold the "sock" cure is an age old remedy. You take 1 qt of brandy, some cinniman sticks, some brown sugar, and other spices plus a good dolop of honey, put a red sock on one foot, let it stick out from the covers and then sip he mixture until you can't focus on the sock. When you wake up the next moring the hangover is so bad your cold is cured! (or in 3-5 days it will be!)