The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-17

duly fond, and the use of which would not
acknowledge had anything TO do with my too
frequent restless sleepiess nighte.
But it certainly had power upon me, as IL
has upon inanimate objects tor / have since
discovered tea to be most powerful detergent
Tor cleaning polished furniture, vanished
pflnts, OIL paintings, and snoke-grimed win
dows. Now here the effect Is palpable even
with tea OF the weakest kind, and If it does
not act upon the stomach in a similar way II
certainly renders some of the nerves exceed
inely irritable. have often looked al Dot,
seen him quiver from the slightest noise, and
wondered #, in the days before he was born,
him.
i overcame the rritability of the stomach by
very moderate eating. 1 avoided taking any
meat after seven o'clock in the evening. L TOOK
constant put moderate exercise in the open air,
and avoided much running about in the house,
as this gave fatigue without my being able to
recover rapidly from It. ate meat and vege-
tables, but gave up pastry, even iarlnaceOus
puddings made with eggs; these gave me an ex-
cess OF bile cannot say this was no deprlya-
ton, Tor pastry was more tempting to me than
anything else, excepting tea; but | soon got
accustomed to IT, and, what is more, became
quite an expert in making milk puddIngs with
out eggs. Besides, the latter induced const pa
ton, 20 which the cooked milk sometimes added.
For this ! took every night teaspoonful OF
castor oil in little cold water, and after time,
as this nauseated on the stomach, took the not
unpleasant medicine OF sulphate of magnesia
and infusion of roses every morning early.
made II myself by procuring quarter ofan ounce
of damask rose leaves and two ounces Of loaf
sugar, and pouring on pint of boiling water;
after stirring and letting II stand for two hours
/ put into bottle one ounce OF sulphate OF
magnesia, and strained the infusion to this
After shaking 1t up well it was ready for use; a
wiueglass three parts full was dose.
mad a great dread of sore nipples, for had
seen two sad nstances but recently had met
with a charming Norwegian lady friend, who
got two large nutmees, and scooped them out
like thimbe, then put them into brandy for a
week, and afterwards dried them. The breasts
were rubbed every morning with glycerine and
the nipples washed over with brandy, and, when
dry, the nutmegs were placed one on each nip
pie. This drew tnem out, and sufficiently har-
deGed them till baby was born. Only L should
remark that all this was done by the fire, and
where the patient could not possibly take cold
When the period for my confinement arrived
to my surprise, my suiferings were much less
than at the birth OF Dot, and on asking nurse
the reason, she SAID, almost sharply, thought
because exercise in the fresh air. good iood,
and sci control have made you strong and
| happy.n .. o..
but, nurse" said "women do suffer in
| childbirth, and can't help it," ..'
Eyes, they do, vast numbers; but my grand
father, who was q doctor, used to say in one
half the Instances it was owing to an artificial
lie before marriaoe-lae hours, late rising,
taking no exercise, and piuchlng their waists;
and the other hall suffered through their own
! mothers conduct before they were born.n
/ | WINGED at this, for Dot was playing near me,
| ana never could satisfy myself that had NOT
| in ONE measure been the cause Of his delicacy
OF constitution.
When my precious little daughter, who was
| the picture of all lovelIness and health was
about eight months cid, she and Det caught the
Il eases. How, could not tell. Dr. Vaughan
said, when called in, '"rhe sooner chidren's
| diseases are over the better. l don't like them
coming on late in lie. Fancy big fellow with
the thrush, OF this little angel here falling i'll
| with the measles on her wedding g-day." Aud the
| goou doctor laughed long and heartily. l hated
| MIN TOR the moment, for there mad my children
| been shveTlng with the cold, and were now
crying out with heat thirst and laneuor, and
| Their eyes running With water, then sneezing
! thought was about to lose them, and SO ]
! said.
'Nonsense!" replied the doctor. "They will
| 90 very we'll. Tomorrow perhaps, you will
| observe, fist on the forehead and lace, and then
| over the whole body, a dusky red eruption
| which will gradually group itself INTO crescent
shaped spots, the skim appearing white between
| After three days these SpOt- will disappear, but
leave dsaereeable itching, which you may
| alGy by powderng with violet powder, or YOU
may sponge win little tepid vinegar and
| water, but don't like il SO well.
But you will give them some medicine
| doctor? ?n L asked.
''No do not think I shall. AS long as vor
keep the bowels open, and not give them theiI
| usual food, but plenty OF warm milk and water
| and as many roasted apples as you like, they
| will be all right. Only keep the room mode
| rately warm. Whatever you DO, don't let then
| ne Cnllleu tlIuer DH Il uIduBDl III JllS room, O
| by gong into another OF colder temperature
| or by contact with cold bed-clothes. Be SURE
that they have an eQuable warIHth-not one
| hour hot and the next cold. Remember tina
! children sick in the measles should be KEEP
| loleraOly warm while in the smallpox the an
| which surrounds them should be cold rather
| than Warmn
"But what medicine shall give them if they
need it? / asked.
sc astor-ol is t1e safest, or little Gregory
powder; but prefer the OIL Give baby tea
| spoonful, and the boy two. What is hls name
Tor have never heard him called other than
| Dot y
CHS name is John; he was ohristened afteI
my father.n
was not quite satisfied with the off hand
way DR.. Vaughan treated my children's malady
and, as he was going away, said:-
Would you tell me, doctor il the measles
are dangerous ~
Eyes, certainly, in some cases: but then tho
simple eruption you may expect to see to-mor
row, II dangerous, quickly assumes a livid hue
alternately reviVlng and Disappearing and TIN:
is what mothers call the measles gong in,' anC
which really is much to be dreaded, at the dis.
ease frequently merees into putrid fever when
this is the case. However, be under no alarm
Your children's blood is sweet and pure it ha,
not been poisoned by wine or beer. But one
thing would say: 90 not let them attach an,
Importance to this illness. You must laugh \
oil, and they Will soon be we'll. Otherwise
their spirits will get depressed and miscbie
VIII allse, notwithstanding every favorable
symptom. Be under no alarm: will come in
each Gay as pass, TIL they are we'll 1t is pro
bable that Master Dot may have q cough
think he ,will-but then it viii be more trouble
some TO him than of any consequence
| so saying, the good doctor took his leave. Al
the end OF the week the worst symptoms were
over. The measles came out and did not ''oC
10, and by this time the chlldren's skins were
moist, and they had evidently rallied.
Now said Dr. Vaughan, you must give