New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-18
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DIR. JOHN brown ON HEAITu

manner, the author of "Rab and his Friends"
here lays dowa the laws of health, pointing out
what should be done, and what should be avoided,
to insure good digestion, sound sleep, muscular
activity, and, as n consequence, cheerful state
OF mind. The little tractate can perhaps, lay 10
claim TO absolute noyelty-the subject having been
almost " done TO death" in the hands Of pbysiolo-
gsts, wise AID otherwise-but the plain, familiar,
lively way in which DR.. Brown holds forth the
conditions of health, and "days long in the land
10 popular audience is suited to attract the nj
tention of many readers whom more formal and
sedate treatment would fail TO reach.
The lively Doctor is no pedant or medical bigot
For example, he admits that not q little OF his
success depends on the faith of the patient. Tie
very sight of the Doctor will work wonderful
cures if the sick man believes in him. This is
half the battle. His very face is good rs a medi-
cine, sometimes better. aud always pleasanter.
An anecdote in point is given ac an illustration;
" One day a laboring man came TO me with iudi-
gestion. lie had Il sour and sore stomach. and
heartburn, and the water-brasb, and wind, and
collie, and wonderful misery of body and mind. |
found he was eating bad food, and TOO much of
it; and then, when its digestion gave him pain,
be took glass of raw whisky. ! made him
promise TO give up his bad food and his worse
whisky and live OIL pease-brose and sweet milk,
and wrote him prescription as we call 1t, for
some medicine, and said, Take that, and come
back in fortnight, and you will be we'll lie
did come back. hearty and hale; no collie. no
sinking at the heart, clean tongue and a cool
hand, and firm step, and clear eye and
happy face. was very proud of the wonders
my prescription had done; and having forgotten
what il was, said, Let me see what | gave
you oh, says he, / took it, Yes said L
but the prescription / took Il, as you babe
me. I swallowed it, He had actually eaten the
bill of paper, and been all that the better of it;
but il would have done him little. at least less
good had be not trusted me when / said he would
be better, and attended 10 my rules" The prac-
tice of medicine, according 10 our Jolly author,
means something. The Doctor must act, and that
right away. He cannot afford to wait, like the
army OF the Potomac, for death VIII be too quick
for him. The Doctor must 40 in for cure, or
he is a hunbug. No matter how fine he talks, or
how delightful his manners, if he does NJ cure, b.
is ike o rat catcher who can't catch rats, or q
MATCHMAKER who can DO everything but make
your watch co. "Old DIR. Prnge Of Perth, when
mending aud be asked the brother whom he was
assisting 10 tell hin OF good cobbler, or, as be
called him, Il sndb. He friend mentioned
Tammas Rattray, cody man, and M elder.
But said DIR. Pringls, in his snell way, can be
mend my shoon that's what / want; want O
shoemaker; I'm not wanting al elder 1t turned
out that Tammas was better elder than shoe
maker. A Gocter was once attending poor
woman in labor; it va desperate case, requir-
inc cool head and Grm will; the good man
for he tcas good--had neither Of these and losing
bis presence of mind, gave up the poor woman as
lost, aud retired into the next room 10 pray for
her. Another doctor, who perhaps wanted what
the frat one had, and certainly had whht be
wanted, brains and courage, meanwhile arrived,
and called out Where is DR.. - oh,
he has gone into the next room to pray! Pray
tell him TO come here this moment and help me;
be can work and pray too; and with his assistance
the smell doctor saved that woman's liie." One Of
the medical preachers ny-sermons is on "Chidren
aud How 10 Guide Them" lie says thing or
two OH this point which it will do no harm to bear
in mind, even in the best regulated families:
To begin with their heads. You know the boad
contains the brain, which is the king OF the body,
and commands all under him; and i, depends on bis
being good or bad whether lis subjecis-tbe lees,
and arms and body and stomach, and our old friends
the bOwes are In good order and happy, or not.
given i, night-cap OF her in the hair and it is
Inc best And keep tie head clean. Give 1t q good
securing every Saturday nigh, at the least and If
get sore and scabbit, the best thing know for Il il
70 wash II with soft soap lbloek sonp and put big
cabbage blade on it every night Then for the lungs,
or hckts-the bellows that Keep the fire OF life burn
ing-tbey very busy in children, because child
10 Dos like grown.up folk merely keeping itsef up.
II 10 doing this and growing too and 20 II eats more
and sleeps more, and breathes moro in proportion
than big folk. And TO carry on all this business II
must have fresh air aud lots Of IL. SO, whenever IL.
can be managed, a child should have q good while
every day in the open air. and should have wolaired
places 70 sleep in. Then for their ncht-gopn., the
best long flannel gowns; and children should te
always more warmly clad than grown-up people
cold Kills them easily. Then there is tho st0m
acA and ~ this is the kitchen and great mandatory
il ia almost always the fret thing that goss wrong
children and generally much from too much bong
put ill., as from its food being OF sD injurious kind
baby for nine months after il Ia born, should have
almost nothing but it's mothers milk. This is God
food and 1t is the best and the cheapest too II the
baby be healthy II shonld be weaned or spaned at
nine or ten months; and this should be done gradu
ally, giving tho baby little Cruel, or new milk, and
water and sugar, thin bread day for
some time gradually TO wean it. This makes