Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-07-22
Milk as a Remedy.

An interesting article on this subject lately
appeared in the London Aizls Journal, in
which it is stated, on the authority of Dir.
BENZ. Clarke, that in the East Indies warm
milk is used to great extent as specific for
diarrhea. A pint every four honrs will check
the most violent diarrhoea, stomach ache, in
cipient cholera and dysehtery. The milk
should never be boiled, but only heated suffi>
ciently to be agreeably warm, not too hot to
drink. Milk which has been boiled is unfit
for use. This writer gives several instances
to show the value of this simple substance in
arresting this disease, among which is the
following: The writor says, 'tit has never
failed in curing in six or twelve hours, aud i
have tried it, should think, fifty times.
have also given 1t to dying man who had
been subject to dysentery eight months; lat
terly accompanied by one continual darrhoea.
and it acted upon him like charm. In two
days his diarrhoea was gone, in three weeks
he became hale, fat maD, and now nothing
that may hereafter occur will ever shake his
faith in hot milk" ...-5,.
A writer also communicates to the Medical
Times and Gazette a statement of the value
of milk in twenty six cases of typhoid fever
in every one of which its great value was ap-
parent. 1t checks diarrhoea, and nourishes
and cools the body. People suffering from
disease require food quite rs much as those Id
health, and much more so In certain diseases
where there is rapid waste of the system:-
Frequently all ordinary food in certain dis
eases is rejected by the stomach, and even
loathed by the patient, but nature, ever be-
ne6cent, has furnished food that in all dis:
eases is beneicial-in some directly curative!
Such food is milk. The writer in the Jour.
Dal last quoted, DIR. Alexandra Yale, after
giving particular observations upon the points
above mentioned, viz: its action in checking
disfrhes, its nourishiug, properties, and its
action in cooling the body, says eve be-
lieve that milk nourishcs in fever, promotes
sleep, wards off deliridm, soothes the intes-
tines. and. in fine; is the sine qua nan in ~.
phoid fever"
OB1ruAnY.-The Des sioines RepaJ1iedH,
of the 1st inst, contains the following pathet.
ic and sorrowful obituary notice j:
"Mr. Frapking Privilege expired at IL
o'clock last night, at bis residence in the
United States. he leaves large circle of
Congressman to mourn his departure. His
death was brought about by being shamefu1Iy
abused in his old age by those who should
have been his best friends. He was familiarIy
known in every post Office in the land, trav-
eled on every railroad, and over stage routes,
IN hacks and on horseback, throughout the
country. He was the last mail member of
his family. No more shall his familiar form
bring us thrilling Patent Office reports, iu-
teresting continued stories of the census,
charming statistics, and other engaging public
documents. He is succeeded by u. 8. p.
Stamps, with whom we have but limited
acquaintance.
SWALLOWED HousE-Johu HAYNES,
while on a bender, recently, made mistake
very natural to one in his condition.
He imagined that he was indulging in co.
pious libations of benziue, when, In fact be
was drinking genuine linseed oil.
Shortly after John felt queer taste COM
! ing into his mouth.
The first idea that occurred to him was
that he was poisoned.
A physician was cent for, and he applied
stomach pump. -
..1s there arsenic IN it, doctor7" family In
quired the patient. -
"No."" replied the EscuIapius, .'it smells
like newly ly-painted house" )"
| ssWhat J" screamed John.
sIt smells like pewlyspainted house,"
repeated the physician.
sDoctor," cried the now excited patient
styou don't mean 70 tell me that I've swallowed
house !"
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