Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-05-03
grand total of the forests rof the world
cover space Of 7,734, 600 geographical III
The Home Doctor.
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he cures spinety-nine ont Of every 100
cases Of scarlet fever BY giving the pa
tient warm lemonade with gum arabic
dissolved ia il. 4 cloth Wrnng out u
hot water md llaaiia upon the stomach
should be removed as'rapidly as it be-
comes cool. ~ :sI 81 s.}s 81 III
PUMPKIN AS A PoULME. s4:s
A correspondent of the New York
Farmers Club gives an instance in which
q woman's arm was swelled to an enor-
nous size and painfully infamed. A
poultice was made of stewed pumpkin,
which was renewed every fifteen min
utes, and in 8 short time produced q
perfect cure. The fever drawn out by
The poultices made them extremely Of
fensive as they were taken off.
+ ,,at nRANrILR THUMB SUCKING. ~
The British Medicat Journal pub
fishes an article by DR.. Horace Dobells,
in which that sdisting guished physician
states that ne has observed that pecu-
liar and rather common deformity Of the
chest is caused by the habit of sucking
the thumb in infancy and early child
hood. III He says that the weight Of the
arm on the thbrax of the child, during
sleep, produces depression Of the ribs in
the line occupied by the arm when the
thumb is placed in the mouth. The doc
tor thinks this is q very important effect
Of the habit Of thumb-sucking one
which has never been pointed out and
he regards it Of sufficient consequence to
he put on record for the benefit OF other
observers. @s g' S'@.1h.'.S ...
b, E,-as AZ CONSTIPATION. ~
n. Many feeble, people and invalids who
are troubled By constipation Of the
bowels may be permanently benefited by
using very little Of the common tnct-
ure of n,az voDaicd. A druggist will
give you half an ounce for five cents !;
then put two drops into about . half an
ounce Of cold water, and keep it for use..
Each day when it is needed, put one
drop into part Of tumbler Of cold
water and drink it all, several times dur.
ing the day. Do not take any more
than this in one day but it may be con-
tinued each day until permanently cured.
Graham bread and . vegetable diet are q
great help for this trouble /; but they are
not agreeable to some peoples tastes,
and are not easily obtained bymany who
know that they might he bena6ted ~
them. s.5... i h sn.fs 1854, Fl zS.s. S5s.
HHOKT HINTS OONCKRN1NQ GkCxNE66.
Don't whisper in the sick room.
When the doctor comes to SEQ yuu, re-
member how many pairs of stairs be has
to climb every day., and 60 down to him
if you are well enough. ,,a q. Il .fit
When you are sitting up nights with .
patient, be sure to have something tc
eat, if you wish to save yourself unneces-
sary, exhaustion ,'sSfST ~ u = 'F7''si'
Remember that sick persons are not
necessarily idiohc or imbecile, and that
it is not always wise to try to persuade
them that their sufferings are imaginary.
They may even at times know best what
they may need. - -
II you have sick friend to whom you
wish to be Of use, do not content your
self with sending her flowers and jelly,
but lend her one of your pictures to hang
in place of hers, or bronze to replace
the one Of which she is SO tired.
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the doctor outside Of the sick room.
Nothing. will excite and irritate q nerv-
ous patient sooner. II. you do have such
conversations, don't tell the patient that
the doctor said "nothing. He won't
believe you, ard he will imagine the
worst possible. 'ef+
In lifting the sick, do not take them
by the shoulders and drag them up on
to the pillows, but get some one to help
You. Let one stand on one side of the
patient, the other opposite, then JOIN
hands under the shoulders aud hips, and
lift steadily and promptly together.
This method is easy for those who Lift
and does not disturb the one who is
lifted.
1 Do not imagine that your duty is over
when you have nursed your patient
through his illness, and he is about the
house, or, perhaps, going out again.
Strength does not come back in . mo.
ment, and the days when little things
worry and little efforts exhaust, when
the cares Of bnsiness begin to press, but
the feeble brain and hand refuse to
think and execute, are the most trying
to the sick one, and then comes the need
for your tenderest care, your most unob-
truGve watchful ulnesa SScribHer. r