Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-08-13

highly recommended; diarrh9a is only
the consequence or result of the disorder,
and not the disorder itself. One of the
greatest mistakes which is committed by
physicians, as well as laymen, is the pre-
mature arresting or removal of symptoms,
without comprehending their cause and
nature. Thousands die annually of this
foolish mistake. In case no physician that
is worthy the confidence of the afflicted
can be obtained the following is allowa-
BILE: Take peppermint-water, and dissolve
moderate quantity of gum-arabic in 1t,
and take a spoonful of it every half hour.
For pain in the abdomen, use hot water
applications ONLY. The region of the
stomach, in such cases, will almost always
feel cold to the hand. Eat and drink moth
ing until decided craving for certain
article manifests itself. If this craving is
for acids, lemon juice, or strong sour LEM
onade, with gum-arabic (hot or cold, as
indicated), is the proper thing if for salt,
Saratoga star spring. or any similar saline
spring water, is the correct thing. Salt is
one of the most necessary ingredients for
the blood, especially in the hot season.
Next comes vegetable acids. All acid
fruit is healthy, while swedish and PUPPY
ones are more difficult of digestion, and
sometimes somewhat risky, especially in
combination with other food or water. 1t
is hardly necessary to remark that people
should eat less heating food in summer
than in winter. Children should live in
summer principally on milk, good coarse
bread, and fruit. To drink excessive guam
titles of water, especially lake-water, with
ice, is not only foolish, but dangerous.
Small children should be lightly dress
ed, and should wear flannel bandase
around the abdomen, instead of the chest.
When a child shows the slightest symp-
toms of disorder, it should be brought to
bed Immediately. 1t should next be prop
erly examined by competent medical
man. 1t requires nothing but common
sense to distinguish between physician
and quack The first examines like a
surgeon, very carefully, according to the
anatomy of the body, and when he has
finished. can arrays gice an anatomical ca
PLANTATION of the matter, comprehensive,
even, to child. The quack is exceed
ingly accommodating, knows all about it
in a minute. has had hundreds of cases,
very difficult, but always successful, tells
YOU the name of the disease AT once, gives
or prescrbes medicines of which neither
YOU nor he himself knows any more than
that his great experience has made 1t un-
failing, is always ready to call in coun-
sci of half dozen more like himself. thai
he NAV be able to shift the responsibility
and blame in case of any trouble. SO anX-
ious is he on this last point, that when all
other subterfuges fail he will as last re-
sort shift the responsibility by talking
about the infallible will of God, against
which all human wisdom is as nothing.
Believe nothing but what your common
sense can comprehend, and you need have
no fear of being fooled by any medical
quack, whatever his standing in society.
If an adult experiences difficulty in his alb
domen, he should call in a physician if
momentarily prevented from doing so,
and must keep on his feet, he should put
flannel bandage around the abdomen: LIST,
to keep the intestines warm I'd, to pre-
vent any unnecessary motions of them
brought about by exercise. If possible,
take to your bed at once, and before 1t is
too late; and unless you have knowledge
of dietetics, stop eating and drinking, I'M
til you have informed yourself of what is
best or most suitable under the circum-
stances. Simple water may be as danger
Gus in some particular cases as poison. Is
there an inclination to vomit Put your
fingers in your mouth and encourage it
while lying on your stomach. Take no
medicine whatever until you know what it
is, and what it is for-because by so doing
you may, through foolish confidence in
medicine, neglect to do what should be
done; and besides, if it is any very etfec-
tive medicine, and one which is not indi-
Gated by the disorder, it will do very great
injury. Any medicine that can be etfec-
tive for good, is equally powerful for mis-
chief if injudiciously used. In eating, con-
suit your instructive taste in preference to
anything else. 1t should not, however,
be forgotten that correct knowledge of
how to eat, to drink, and to use the bodily
machine, with corresponding action, is an
antailing remedy against all sickness.
As the machinist knows that his boiler
cannot explode if properly managed, SO
the physician knows that your body can
not be sick without just cause for it.
There has been great deal written on
this subject; and scientific men, the world
over, are always willing to assist any
effort on your part for information, but it
will not enter your head by chance
neither will the cholera, typhus, or any
other disorder. 1t should be borne in
mind, that the length of the natural life is
at least 20 years; and, therefore, that
erery death precious TO that age is the result
Of ignorance, toolishness or Dad practice.
The moment we come fully to compre-
bend this truth, and also that all of us,
without exception, have in some way our
share of foolishness, in connection with
fixed purpose to be rid of it. that moment
that we may lay aside all fears in prefer
ence to summer complaint. This is no
patent medicine; but we guarantee its
effectiveness when administered.
In conclusion, we would again remind
our readers, that Il disease as such, has
no existence whatever, in the air, water,
clothing, on anywhere else, except in the
Imagination Of those who are not prop
erly and thoroughly educated. Every
phenomenon in nature has Il certain cause
for it. This cause may be known, or, if
unknown, is not therefore supernatural or
incomprehensibe. Ii we should speak of
a disease of the clouds, everybody would
laugh at our ignorance, but if we tell a
patient that he has the cholera morbus, he
will believe us in good earnest Every
ailment we have is simple, when once we
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