Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-08-13
THE HOUSEWIFE.

Sailing MRAT.-A French professor de-
nounces the use Of saltpeter in brine intended
for the preservation of flesh for food. That
part of the saltpeter which is absorbed by the
meat he says, is nitric acid-a deadly poison.
He ascribes to this chemical change all the di-
seases which are common to mariners and 9TH
ers, who subsist principally upon sailed meat
such rs scurvy, sore gums, decayed teeth,
ulcers. &C., and advise total abandonment
Of saltpeter in pickle beef, &C.; the best sub
stitute for that article being a small quantity
of sugar, which renders the meat sweeter and
more wholesome.
CnoosE THE SUNNY SDE.-A free exposureto
the light, and to the SUMS influence, has a
great effect in diminishing tile tendency to di-
sease. The sunny side of the street should
always be chosen as a residence, from its SUI
perior hcalthiness. 1t has been found, in pub
Tic buildings, &C., that those are always the
most healthy which are the lightest and sun
niest. In some barracks in Russia 1t was
found that, in wing where no sun penetra-
ted, there occurred three cases of sickness for
every single case which happened on the side
of the building exposed to the SUMS rays.
All other circumstances are equal-such as
ventilation, size of apartments, number OF in
mates. diet &c.,--so that no other cause for
| this disproportion seemed to exist. In the
| Italian cities this practical Lint is well known.
Malaria seldom attacks the set of apartments
or houses which are freely open to the sun,
while on the opposite side of the street the
Summers are very unhealthy, and even dan
gerous.
The TOMATO AS FooD.-Dr. Bennett, pro-
| lessor of some celebrity, considers the tomato
| an invaluable article of diet, and ascribes toit
very'important medical properties
/ LIST. The tomato is one OF the most power
| full aperients of the liver and other organs
where calomsl is indicated ii is probably one
of the most effective and the least harmful re-
medal agents known to the profession. 2.
That chemical extract will be obtained from
it that will supersede the use of calomel in the
cure of disease. 3. That he has successfully
treated diarfhGa with this article alone. 4th.
That when used as an article of diet it is al
most sovereign for dyspepsia and indigestion
9th. That it should be constantly used for
daily food either cooked raw or in the form
of catsup, it is the most healthy article now
in usa.
GENTLEMEN IL saw in your yesterdays |
Journal that citizen of Lewis county, Ky, /
had died of the bite of 4 rattlesnake after all
the usual remedies had been tried. Now 1t
would b. well to know that alcoholic spirits is ,
a certain specific for the bites OF all reptiles
nov, =, IN, n ted Question. We were all |
astonisbaa in tbe West few wears ago, when |
I d;stingnisbed CLERGYMAN died in New York
o;t,, fror, tba bite ~ . balftorpid rattlesnake,
l., ,ba ,n;dst Of Tho ,ilearned faculty p But
,rri,a tbis now becanse Of A recent oceur-
rarca in nv, o,vp family Of n noisonous bite,
a., T.iSo,1 las. nv son aoed nearly twelve
90. tool, Of HI: shoes and went GINNING
80, I'd ,bo ,rbite clover. He saws he was biz.
on an tbs FOO bv something and was afraid
~ return 10 look after it, This was about
five p. m; at seven his toe was badly swollen,
as was his foot, throat, and the jaw on the
same side, and the lip and eye which began to
be quite painful. We Immediately gave him
apple brandy (very high proof) and in the
course of an hour he had taken near pint
before he began to show the effects of it i'll
disposition to sleep. AT nine he was asleep |
the swelling had ceased to increase his pulse
was FULL a little quick and irregular; and in |
the morning the swelling was everywhere
somewhat reduced, and although he complain
ed of little nausea at the stomach, he ate
MS several meals curing the uay, anu eAPtir
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