Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13
HYGIENIC HINTS.


A HOT lemonade is one of the best
remedies in the world for cold. Itacts
promptly and effectually, and has no I'M
pleasant after effects. One lemon prop
erly squeezed, cut in slices, put in sugar
and cover with o half pint of boiling
water. Drink just before going to bed
do not expose yourself ON the following
day. This remedy will ward off an at
tack of the chills and fever if used
promptly.
PURE soft water is the best of all blood
purifiers. 1t dissolves most every i'm
purity that may find its way to the blood
and passes it off through the skin, lungs
and kidneys, thus washing out the blood
without any irritation in the system, and
without those chemical changes and de-
posts which are likely to arise from the
action of drugs. Why then use doubt
full, dangerous, and often injurious drugs
for purifying the blood, when pure, sim
pie, safe, and pleasant and far more eff
fectual water may be had without money
and without pricel
SPIRITS of turpentine is n sovereign
remedy for Group. Saturate q piece of
flannel with it and place it on the throat
and chest, and send for your family ply
stefan. If the case be very urgent, and
the distance to the doctors residence be
very great, drop three drops of the tur-
pentlne on lump of sugar and give in
ternally. Or good emetic of tinctur
OF blood-root, or lobelia, or both COM
bined, should be given. Every family
should keep bottle of spirits of turpen-
tine In the house.
Zone who has tried it communicates
the following item about curing sore
throat: Let each one of your half
million readers buy at any drugstore
one ounce of camphorated oil and five
cents worth of chloride of potash.
Whenever any soreness appears in the
throat, put the potash in a tumbler of
water, and with it gurgle the throat thor
oughly +; then rub the neck thoroughly
with the camphorated oil at night before
going to bed, and also pin around the
throat small strip of wooden flannel.
This is simple, cheap and sure remedy.
The following is simple method for
ventilating ordinary sleeping and dwell
ing rooms: A piece of wood, three
inches high and exactly as long as the
breadth OF the window, is prepared.
Let the sash now be raised, the slip of
wood placed on the sill, and the sash
drawn closely upon it. If the slip has
been well fitted, there will be no draft in
consequence of this displacement of the
sash at its lower part but the top of the
lower sash will overlap the bottom of the
upper one, and between the two bars
perpendicular currents of air, not felt as
draft, will enter and leave the room con-
stantly.
EXTREMES generally follow each other
In weather, as they do in matters of opin-
ion or fashion hence we may expect an
unusually cheated term" during the
summer months. To mitigate spring
maladies and Obviate all possible summer
complaints, the hygienic rule is as simple
as the Golden Rule in relation to human
conduct In both cases do right. But
what is right hygienically may be diff
cult for the wayfarer to understand amid
the interminable din and discord of
prevalent teachings. There are, no ~ev-
er, few common sense axioms, that are
always In order, and few prudential
considerations always available in emer-
gencies: Be temperate in all things be
regular in habits of eating battle fre-
quently keep the bowels free by proper
diet, but never take drug purgations
avoid all excuses in sensuous gratifica-
tons and all stimulants especially be
moderate In the use of, or entirely es-
chew, all hydro-carbonaceous dishes or
articles-as starch, grease, sugar. They
thicken the blood, cause bilious humors,
clog the liver, obstruct the skin, longest
the head and lungs, and predispose to
numerous ailments.