The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-03-20
NUMBER 9.

| there Is general tendency to perturbation
in the vital movements of the animal econ
omy. Every part is prone to be excited,
and TO transmit it's disturbances to other
parts. Is the skin obstrucled in lis office, it
makes the throat, lungs, and muscles suffer
as we see in sore throats, coughs, pleuri-
| sizes, splitting of blood, and rheumatism. Let
the stomach be overtasked, and the COM
plants of the dyspeptic are redoubled--
flushed cheeks and sick-headache become
his constant companions. The person who
has suffered from intermittent fever during
the preceding autumn, lie now in danger un.
less due precautions are taken, Of return
OF the "shakes." Scrofula, little trouble.
some during the winter, now breaks on,
! with renewed violence-,he glands, or small
round bodies along the neck, on each side,
become enlarged and painful, and if neg.
lected they ulcerate Diseases of the skin,
whether letter or other, also become trouble
some at this time, and give their posssssos
most unpleasant notice of The fousing of
sensibilities, which had been. in measure,
dormant through the winter -
This may strike our non-professional read
ers Us dark catalogue, and most start
ling and painful contrast with the highly
colored and enchanting accounts of the po-
cts. But our hope is that it may arrest their
attention, and guide them to profitable mus.
ings on the risks to which they are exposed:
for no one can boast his entire immunity
from danger, and consequent freedom from
the necessity of precautions. These we
shall endeavor to give with plainness and
brevity. They consist mainly in attention
10 clothing, exercise, and diet. No sudden, or
for lengh, of time yet to come, any dimi-
mutton of the winter clothing should be at.
tempted. Exercise should be moderate
less than could have been safely taken In q
clear winters day. If from any unforeseen
or unavoidable cause, great bodily exertion
have been used, so as to induce perspiration
and fatigue,-rest in the open air, or re-
naming stationary in passages or cold rooms
must be carefully avoided. Any feeling Of
chilliness or aching of the limbs at night,
ought to be met by warm foot-bath, fric-
tons with flannel or flesh brush, and
draught of simple warm herb, or, which 10
more efficient, composition tea. (See page
is of REFoRMER.)
Increase of thirst, feverish heat, pains of
the head, or palpitations, with sense Of
languor or uneasiness are best obviated-not
by much medicine taking, but--by reduc.
ton of the usual quantity of food, especial.
ly of the animal portion.
This is the season when persons afflicted
with skin diseases are thought to have their
blood in an impure state, and 10 be under
the necessity of having recourse to the va
rious popular depurative syrups, decoctions,
and what not. They prove fine game for
unscrupulous nostrum-makes and veuders.
and become ready dupes of such characters.
Well zoe profess to have ourselves some pu-
rifying and alternative agencies, in the virtues
OF which we place great reliance. But be-
fore introducing the more prominent of these
to notice, we must beg pardon of those la
boring under scrofulous and cutaneous affso-
tions to whom they are in peculiar man
ner beneficial, for the two notable drawbacks
to our winning their appreciation and conf
dence. The first is, they cost little or nofhng---
the second, they are of good taste, and with
healing virtues so unequivocally sanctioned
by the wise and experienced of all ages and
countries, as neither 10 require nor claim
any putting notice or lying eulogyl They
are not of the elass, nor have they any re-.
laiionship whatever with those marvellous
agents which are pompously introduced TO
public notice as hurting nobody and curing
everybody--which an infant nigh: swallow
with impunity, and the most desperate lep-
er take with full assurance of bis being
cleansed from all impurities as entirely 90
the Syrian of old, after bathing, by the
prophets command, in tho waters of Jor-
dan. No, nothing of the kind. But to come
to the point-they are good pure ,aater, and
good pure milk Copious potations of the
former, at this season will be found the very
best purifier of the blood and remover of
"peccant" matter; while The latter, as an az
ticle of diet, with good light bread, baked
on the preceding day, with vegetables, may
ha regarded "a the grand ee-a;el &ad true
tonic. Cheap and pleasant, within the reach
of rich and poor, and gratefully pleasant to
the taste, they will be found Naiure's genu-
inc restorative and elixir of life. When these
are insufficient, then the advice of some
competent medical man should be sought
a man who appreciates and enforces ma
ture's great remedies, reverences her lave
as manifested in the mechanism Of the hu-
man body, and prescribes only such agen.
cies as act in concord with them.
If any Of our readers happen to be eulo-
gists of panaceas, and balsams, and halms,
ofpatent pills and powders, lovers of wonder.
full cures, and searchers after the Incredible,
we trust that they will have patience with
US for our proffering of the language Of ma
ture and common sense, which al the pres
ent day is wonderfully at discount, and that,
needless of the specious logic of the char
latan and the flaming appeals Of the nos.
trum gentry, they will take time to give the
teachings of these the attention their impor-
tance really demands. They will be wiser,
and better too, ifthey act in obedience to them.
Medical Rgbnasr.