Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-15
From yesterdays Evening Edition..

A HORSES head Is as long a. hour barrel
II You max not believe it, but try It. Try IL with
string. You viii mud that a horses head Is fully
as long as "a -four barrel and longer than any other
ordinary head except the head Of mule or the
head of a man who has tue var blues. Now, long
head especially if it be deep head, is an honor u
a man, but a long face is another matter A face
- long as -four barrel may do very well for horse
and still better for an ass but Tor ii is very
bad very inconyenisnt and very disasreeabe thing.
IL very bad thing 10 have the hour-barrel face
at home dsyla ed night and morang, IN season and
ont of season az the foot Of the table aud at the bot
tam of the staircase the first thing 10 be by
,bs children when they descend % their breakfast
II il bad we saw 20 have the -four barrel face in the
,,red privscv oil the family circle but 10 carry 1t
uubIicly about the streets, dangling aud Tapping be-
low vour vaistcOat, disheartening every behoider
and speeding dismay among the |eak-kneed aud
rbe s.n-headed-this is very much worse lntOle-
rsbe. and not at all 70 be endured. For. tAe hour
bsr-el face IS catching In fact it is as contagious
as tue Itch TIC rage for speculation ami pecuiation,
CT the prop eusty keep on, Oft army BY getting
into C asrsss or being appointed Justice of the
Peace; AID IL is almost as dangerous to the public
veal as the late gas OF the City Gas WORKS OF the
present cold weather.
The Treatment Of the -four barrel face depends on
circumstances. In the early and acute stages Of
the disease, few g'asses OF good old wine is SOW
erei1r and certain remedy. By expanding the
cheek, and iisteudns the mouth from ear to ear,
coed old wine cures the elougation of face in the
haTpies, and speediest manner. But beware Of the
existing whiskey and ''new dip apple brandy,
which ouIy makes matters infinitely worse. Three
tf.a t,DisD az he
6a~ never fail to produce the most alarming symp-
tons. A rapid acccleration aud OGtension of the
four-barrel face takes place Immediately that in
the course OF a few hour IL Ia no uncommon thing
q see the patients chin resting upon his instep. If
the wLiykcy treatmOt be persisted in, the face,
after a few days meaHiers Wildly over the floor and
out Of the front door into the street, like gourd
vine, and death cnsues in consequence Of what the
doctors would call diffusion or something else. The
best remedy r-r acute barrel-tace is not whiskcy
but government contract Tor ice. Gctthe ice your
self taking care 20 tail into the cepond once day
unit. the c9utragt Is hlcd and the cold water has
contracted your face 10 it, original dmGnAons.-
The longer YOU have 70 wait for your money the
more certain your cure.
In very bai old cases OF chronic barrel face,
somewhat typhoid in character, very intractable
a,.i malignant, different course must be pursued.
Tho mos, powerful ostriugeuts must DC called into
play The face must be stepped during at least
exit hours on, Of the twen,y-'our in stump-water,
g. s.r1ug dccoc,ion @; rgd-oak bark. Al the same
t.alc. the law, tyou, the temples downward must DC
S-ud-pl.creI and halt pound OF tIunin rubbed
ia with rliiins-Iln. Large Jumps OF alum must be
kep. constantly ia the mouth. and from pint TO
PINT and d halt of AZ infusion Of equal parts OF
s. rraauy and catechu must he sruuk every halt hour
The head mus. be shaved and Amounted before each
meal with Grar, jtron ointment. Rig and frequent
nils OF opium and acetate of lead must be taken.
Bl,,crs o. lalrr 1gides behind the 49, viii lie Vi
service and stick OF nitrate Of silver used as
Ser.a is hi.t s. recommended. Ii Is essential 70
have tie ouG clys carefully plugged ny with
y.sIzets o. linz saturated with the muFiatsd tine
turc Of non U,her Supplies may be freely but ju-
dc.cusiy used. The patient viii do well to live in
,su yri aud 81 end %; his time in va;, wrap.
ped mp tightly ia a green calt-skin. Care must be
taken MOTTO breathe Tor some hours.
Ii these remedies faII the case may be considered
serious, aud the patient put to bed and kept there
until tub OF two OF fresh editorials can be pre-
p7-eI. As soon as they are ready, Ehe patient
should be placed without delay ia the tub, aud the
editorials Sc. ON ire. The effect is'the finest imas
au, lyr the consolation OF the editorials Is taken
j-iafait.o1. pcrmea,es the whole system with in,
credible rep.ity aud the patient either dies or
gets nearly wei in comparatively short time.
Ia conclusion, it is O.. the last degree Of impor-
lance tina, chronic cases Of b1rre-tace should be
Eert in doors. Contact with friends aud acquain-
tuc,s On tLe street,, is always fatal Tor the Conta-
gou spreads, face acts upon face, reaction follows
action, ne s,ugiyiue symptoms come on rapidly,
and lie case terminates ia all the agouieS OF facial
aculCcsceuce. Keep ths patient, AeretOre, strictly
~ h,m- suI cOudue HIN much as possible 10
lis own room. A. a last resort, when everything
else Las failed the barreliace may be inserted in
VINEGAR cask, and the casS headed mp, hole cling
Let .lr lie uecs 10 come through. The patient may
no.. be gently stimulated with thick hickory club
% lance tie double-shufle aud the haul-bick tor
-ao day. Eaud-ruuaius Precipitation breaks out,
-aitlc pat.eut is relieved II not, the bastinedO
so;I 4, re,yr;ea to, aud the sole, OF the patients
fy. shosd &c pummeled until be expresses him
self convinced Of the fact that real pain is worse
-,,7g imaginary evils and promises solemnly that,
tstte emf o. ,Li, struggle what It may, he Will
hereafter neither make himself nor his neigh6or
r--rstrrely, AMI perhaps unnecessarily, miserable
&re-j &c.
I, 9 believed that this baStnado method OF coun-
ter-irr';at,oa, If adopted generally aud Persevered
e. automatically, will soon drive the barreI-iacs
MALAY rem our midst.