La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-05-05
Items on Health.

Cure for Sore 1xroat.-Mix a quarter oi
an ounce of saltpetre, finely pulverized,
with three ounces of pure honey. Dilute
it with vinegar. and used it as a gargle.
Or take a small spoonful of it into the
slowly.
. Gargk for Sore 1hroat.-The insredi-
| ents consist of one t%easpoonful of cayenne
pepper, one tablespoonful of salt, one
pint of water and two tablespoonfuls Of
vinegar; mix together and bottle. :
Patrid Sore Wroat.-Two tablespoon
fuls Of small red pepper, or three Of the
best common cayenne pepper. and two
ta~blespoenfnls of fine salt, are to be beat
into q paste, on which half u pint Of boil
ing water is to be poured, and strained off
when cold; an equal quantity of very
sharp vinegar being added to this infu-
sion. A tablespoonful of the mixture
every half hour, is a proper dose for an
adult. and two teaspoonfuls for Il child.
Cure for In Grooming Nails.-It is stated
that cauterization by hot tallow is an i'm
mediate cure for ~in-growing nails. Put a
small piece of tallow in Il spoon, and heat
it over a lamp until it becomes very hot,
and drop two or three drops between nail
and granulations. The effect IS almost
magical. pain and tenderness are at once
relieved. and in a few days the granula-
tons all go, leaving the diseased parts
dry, aud destitute OF all feeling, and the
edge. of the nail exposed, so as to admit of
being pared away without any %imconye-
nienee. The operation causes little. if
any pain, if the tallos is~,ropery heated.
Anohsr.-A writer in the Ohio Caltiva-
tor gives the following remedy. Cut ii
notch in the middle of the nail every time
the nail is pared. The disposition to
close the notch draws the nail from the
side.
Whooping CougA.-Oii of pale amber
and spirits Of hartsnorn, equal parts to
be applied along the soles Of the feet and
along the spine Especially the upper
part, night and morning. An excellent
remedy.
crump.-When attacked by cramp, i'm
mediate relief is afforded by holding III
the hand some birthstone.
Cure for. Nose Bleed.-An exchange a
that a piece of brown paper folded and
placed between the upper lip and gum. is |
a sure cure for tho, bleeding of the nose.
. Re- Vaccination.-The Medical Times
that NJ. Vleminckx has e%ndeavored
to show the value of thisY,roceeding. His
were drawn frofa observations
made on 1860 Individuals, and they are
l. REORGANIZATION of subjects
Well yaccinated is generally of very little
2. Those who have suffered from
small pox have greater reason to be vac-
,'hated than those who have been already
8 Re-vaccination succeeds
better in proportion, us it is practiced ut
distant period from the Insertion of the
irst vaccination or attach Of smallpox.
l. Upto the age of Is it is generally USE
ess. !. Between the ages of % md. IS
t produces useful results in a very small
of individuals without, therefore.
prescribing it, we need not ur-
gently press its use. 6. After the age Of
IS 1t becomes really preservatiye, and
Consequently is necessary. 2. The re-
'~accinaticn OF boys at school, Sc, is
s. The re-vaccination If sol. |.
hers il, armies. constituted as tire Belgian
Is also unnecessary.