The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-03-28
A Chapter of Precasttens.

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Never sleep room where thers
| is any green paper on the walls, as
this color is made of arsenic or lead;
the former is by far the most danger
Gus, being scheel green, and is known
positively by a drop of muriatlc acid
on the green turning it white.
! White glazed visiting cards con-
tain sugar of lead, and will poison
child who is tempted to use them
! from the slight sweetish taste.
Green glazed cards used for con-
cert tickets, are still more dangerous
and poisonous; single one Of them
contains grain and half of ar
senic, enough to kill child.
Never put pin in the mouth or
between the teeth for a single mo-
ment, because a sudden effort to talk
or laugh may convey it into the
throat or lungs, or into the stomach,
causing death in a very few minutes,
or causing the windpipe to be cut
open to get it out; if it has passed
into the stomach, it may, as it has
done before, cause years of suffering,
ceasing only when it has made its
way out of the body through the
walls of the abdomen or other por-
tions Of the system.
1t is best to have no button or
or string about any garment worn
during the night. A long loose night
gown is the best thing to sleep in
Many man has facilitated an attack
of apoplexy by buttoning his shirt
collar.
If you wake up Of a cold night
and find yourself very restless, get
out of bed, and standing on a piece
of carpet or cloth Of any kind, spend
five or ten minutes in rubbing the
body vigorously and rapidly with the
hands, having previously thrown the
bed clothes toward the foot Of the bed
so as to air both bed and body.
II you find that you have mad
vertently eaten too much, instead of
taking something to settle the sto-
mach, thus adding to the load under
which it already labors, take con-
tinuous walk with just enough actlv-
ity to keep up a very slight moisture
or perspiration of the skin, and do
not stop until entirely relieved, but
end your exercise in warm room so
as to cool off slowly.
Never put on pair of new boots
or shoes on journey, especially on
visit to the city, rather wear your
easiest, oldest pair, otherwise you
will soon be painfully disabled.
A loosely 6tting boot or shoe,
when travelling in the winter, will
keep the feet warmer without any
stockings at all, than a tight pair
over the thickest, warmest hose.
Riding against cold wind, imme-
diately after singing or speaking in
public is suicidal.
Many public speakers have been
disabled for life, by speaking under
a hoarseness of voice.
If you happen to get wet in cold
weather, keep moving on foot with
rapidity sufficient to keep off feel
ing of chillness until you get into
the house, and not waiting to dress,
drink instantly and pleDtifully of hot
tee of some sort, then undress, wipe
dry quickly and put on warm cloth
ing. :,
Never 60 to bed with cold feet if
you want to sleep soundly.
If person faints, place him in
stantly fiat, on bed, or floor, or
earth, on his back, and let him alone
at least ten minutes +; if it is a sim
pie fainting fit, the blood flowing on
a level will more speedily equalize
itself through the system; cold water
dashed in the face, or sitting posi-
tien are unnecessary and very pernl-
cious.
Never blow your nose, nor spit the
product Of a cough, ner throw a
fruit peel on the side walk.-Dr.
! Hail.