The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-28
simple Remedies.

simple Remedies.
In country neighboIhoods it is Otter
necessary to send miles for a doctor
while even in the city the family phvsi
clan is not always to be had upon tn,
instant. Therefore it is well to h,
familiar with the many simple remedie.
always at hand ID every household-tbe
prompt use of which may frequently saw,
pain, and sometimes life itself. OF these
hot water probably deserves-the first
sNnk, since the facility with Which it i.
10 be had is not pnfrequently matter
of life or death e convuisions from
teething,or IN viOIenp attacks of Group,
the physician when he comes will proba-
bly, at once order the hot bath The
N,ter for this should re just lAt enough
to bear the hand in for a few minutes,
and the patient should be immersed for
only moment or two, taken out,
wrapped in a blanket, and the operation
/ repeated as often as necessary. For a
/ sprain, however severe, water as hot as
can possibly be endured is among the
best of applications and should be re-
sorted to at once. Hot lye and water is
even better than water alone, and
plaster of lye and red mud is in great
favor with old-faslioned nurses after the
hot lye and water has been used. salt
is another efficient remedy in many
cases. Salt water, used As a lotion, is
excellent in cases of poison oak or ivy,
a1a for the bites Of wood or ssed ticks.
For this it should be strong, while weak
salt water is good for weak or infiamed
eyes We know of an old French lady
who at sixty was able to read and sew
without the aid of glasses, and who
attributed the preservation of her
eyesight to the regular application of
French brandy and salt, night and
morning, just before going to bed, and
Immediately on rising. The proportions
were a gill OF brandy to a teaspoonful of F.
salt-the application TO be made with .
the tip of the finger on the lid of the /
closed eye, along the lashes, keeping the
eyes shut until the brandy dried. In
households where bodily infrmitv or dis
ease calls for hot rocks or hot bottles, a
bag of hot salt will be found useful in
their stead. The salt should be heated
in the oven, ami poured into the bag.
which IS then seved up. 1t retains its
heat longer than either water or stone,
does not scorch and Of course cannot
break or wet the bedding. In addition,
the fact is that besides the heat which
it affords, the salt is itself of value as
an outward application in cases of neu-
ralgia or rheumatism. A roasted onion
wrapped in brow paper or in newspa-
per, and laid lie ;ear as hot as
tense tenn E. earas-1 Roy6gA II from 55Ha- cold;
and we have X : successful where
the pain came frm a rising inside the ]
head and other emedies had failed
Slices of raw oniollaid on plate in the
chamber of the peIon i'll with infectious
disease acts as q disinfectant-and we
have seen it statd that, when the disease
was small pox, hey turned black and &
iecayed in the curse of two or three
hours, thus proing how much atmos-
pheric poison the absorb Anexchange
is responsible fr the statement that
sliced raw onionsplaced under the arm
pits will relieve 7ncope; act as an anti
dote to poison vhich has been taken
internally, whilebo one needs to be told
Of their virtues a, an antiscorbutic. Wet
soda will instantlT relieve the pain caused
by the sting of bolnet or bee--the ex-
planation being that the sting poison
is an acid and the soda an alkali. OF
course hartshorn Is for the same reason
even better in such cases, but the soda Is
often at hand when the hartshorn is not.
And when the sting is received out Of
doors, away from the house, fresh earth
will be found to mitigate the pain until
other application can be used. Mustard
and warm water stirred together are an
excellent emetic, and when ipecac or tar
ar emetic is not at hand it should be
given atonce. Warm soapsuds will serve
he same purpose in an emergency
when nothing else IS to be had--and
ife may often depend upon the prompt
Iction ofan emetic Most country house
wives are familiar with the virtues OF
'oneset, horehound, vild-eherry bark,
mi the like, Many acountry beauty
lutifully drinks sarsamrilla tea every
pring for the sake of Ter complexion.
The success of many patent medicine
5 due to the healing Propensities OF
hese old-fashioned roots and herbs, and
where such are needed it Is surely better f
o use them in their purity at home than
ombined with We know not what nos
ruins when brought from the druggists. !