Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-12-05
Valuable Hyglenic Remedies.

AS medicines are scarce, allow me TO make few sug-
gesiions, through your columns, of remedies that ex
perience has proven most valuable. One OF the best
antidOes 10 he world tor chill and fever is tea made
from the bark OF the waterwillow tree 1t will break
chils where quinne has failed and has OF the un
pleasant effects of that medicine If the patient Is an
invalid take cupful early in the morning, and cover
up in bed and have good sweat after that has dried
off, then wipe the whole body with cold water and
coarse CLOTH aud almost any chIanlieve patient
then get up and dress. Two three cups of this tea
will persplratiOn when nothing else will, and a
perfect deuge OF it at that. After all sweats from medl
cnes the body ought to be rubbed of with cold water
and coth-tor the open exposed state OF the skin will
make one liable colds than before and this is
the great cause OF the frequent return Of the chs-
The evers "sWeated Off, and the system being weak
and the pores open, the patient falls victim to the
first change In the temperature and an open door or de-
cline OF fire will bring on return OF the disease.
cold water bath is too great shock, and Will often
bring on chill while rubbing hard and quick with a
wet cloth every morning will of itself often prove
efectual of these agues Fodder tea is used by
many for these attacks.
A good cure for cold is to take much cold water
or sill better, molasses and wate after going to bed
as one Can swallow, wrap up warm aud rub off with a
wet cloth in the morning Another cures to drink about
pint quart OF tea made Ut roasted baked apples
or tea made of dried apples peaches will do
drink going to bed not forgetting the morning abu-
ton Another good cure for cough-viuegar and salt
mixed together, teaspoonfull several times day
We are not allopathist, but one of the common
people, who have found out that cold and friction
of the skin the best and surest way keep out
of the doctors and the undertaker's hands.
And while on this point Mr. Editor, will you suggest
to those in authority army that they study
manners and customs of the Russians, OF the hard
est and healthies nations in the world. We find the
Yankees, from their love of luxury have become
ervaed class OF people their stovewarmed houses and
excessive clothing have rendered them liable to consum
ton, colds aud all those diseases eDgendeed by decacy
of living while the Russians almost healthy and
hardy their mountain bears If travellers tC
be believed the Russian mothers dip their children n
ce-water or rub them with every morning unit
they twelve or fourteen years old This will teach
valuable lesson for our army, exposed as 1t will bt
to snow and ice. IT our soldiers would rub themselves
every morning with snow, cold, wet cloths, until
geU IS produced on the skin, we would not hear any
thing OF frozen limbs, COLDS such like complaints
that ncapacitate army for winter work. If we cout
do nothing more than this-to get soldiers to us
friction with ice, snow, or water, to warm hemsetve
up 10 the morning and brace themselves up for day
cold marching or waiting-then we would not env,
Barlow any of the heroes of Manassas their moDu
ments their noble deeds, but would be satisfied witt
the thrill Of joy which would throb in every maron'
BOSOM as size welcomed back some dearly beloved
whose lite and whose health had been saved by this sin
pie means.-Columbus Enquirer.