Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-11-01
fermentation Note.-Writen Between the
Wriueinrs OF the Cloths.

Warm and hot lamentations servo many
useful purposes, and answer to a great
variety of sickly indications. Where
there is soreness of throat from taking
cold, q wet linen compress placed upon
the throat md kept in place BY flannel
wrappiugs, is a good substitute for the
ol~d-fashioned remedy-a wooden stock
ing which hns been worn until it Is
dirty, worn around the throat at night,
the bottom of the foot put directly over
the soreness On going to bed, take q
soft linen towel of moderate size, folded
upon itself until it is about eight inches
long and FIVE wide. Wiring 1t out Of
cold water, and place it snug up under
the chin, so that the corners will come
nm close to the ears. Have O double
strip Of flannel as wide as the compress,
and so long that it will pass round the
neck and lap over in front and cover the
towel with four thicknesses, and then
go to bed. Upon removing the bandage
on rising in the morning, wash the part
fomented briskly with cold water and
rub dry with a towel, and afterwards
rub q minute or two with the dry hand.
Be careful during the day not to be ex-
posed to the cold or to a strong wind,
without covering the throat. This APP
plication is ofttimes very eficacious.
Hot lamentations are a capital substi-
tute for the old fashioned remedy
bag Of hops We. in hot vinegar-used
in acute internal COMPOSITIONS or lntiam-
nations whore there is extreme pain.
Have pieces of flannel q foot wide and
four or five feet long, so that when fold
ed a foot square there will be four or
five thicknesses. Have two Of these to
use wet, and a large flannel cloth to be
placed outside dry wiring one OF the
wet cloths out of hot water, place it
upon the throat, chest, stomach, side
or abdomen, or whatever region is to DO
f~omeuted, and cover with the dry fan
mel. It is we'll to have an oil-cloth
spread under the patient so as to protect
the bed from any dripping of tho water.
In from five to twenty minutes, or when
ever the cloth gets cool, wiring the other
from the hot water, so that Immediately
the covers are lifted the fresh cloths
may be placed upon the body IN this
way avoiding exposure to the cold air,
which cannot be done If but one wet
cloth is used and has to be removed to
be re-wet. The attendant should have
a bowl of cold water standing by the
vessel Of hot water (if this is closely
| covered IL will keep hota long time)
and, before wringing the cloths, immense
the hands q minute in the cold water,
and, during the wringing, dip them
in it once in a while; and Immediately
on adjusting the cloths upon the
body, hold the hands again for
q short time in the cold water. By
taking this precaution, one car endure
very hot water upon the hands, without
harm or danger Of taking cold after
ward. Where the wringing-machine
cau be had, it is just the thing for hot
lamentations. Warm lamentations may
be of great service applied one, or two,
or three times a week over the organs
affected, in relieving chronic or passive
COMPOSITIONS or inflammations ofthe liver
stomach, spleen, bowels, uterus, blad-
der or kidneys. Begin each application
with the cloths only pleasantly warm ;
have the water a little warmer at each
renewal, until it reaches quite a high
temperature. Warm or hot fomeuta-
tions may be continued from half an
hour to two hours OF longer, according
to the indications. Upon removing the
flannels, cool or cold washing of the
parts fomented must be had, or else cool
linen congresses applied for a time, ex-
cept in rare instances where neither "a
we'll be borne ; in all such cases the pa
tient must remain covered up in bed, so
that there shall not DO liability to take
cold from exposure to the air.-Laws Of
Life.