The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-03-13
Simple Cures.
s, Is. PECK.

An advertisement in New York paper
lately brought to my mind many cases
that had been related to me of remarkable |
cures by very simple remedies, some of
which were taken stealthily without the
knowledge, or against the protest of the
attendent OR nurse, but always gratifying
to the palate Of the patient. The first l
shall relate occurred long ago when cold
water was not allowed in fevers: The
patient had a person "to watch with
him." who was directed to put hot stones
to his feet to promote Precipitation, but
was not to allow him water to drink,
for that would counteract the good
effect of the heating process" These
stones were heated in the fire and parti.
ally cooled in pail Of water kpet under
the bed. r..- ..-~--..--.-- =
!. The watcher went to-, sleep, and the
| willful patent re gardless Of consequences,
manageable era wi out OF bed and without
goblet or cup, drank slyly his fill from
| the pail, got back to bed and quietly
slept himself into profuse sweat, after
which he rapidly recovered. A man sick
unto death and nearly given up by his
| physician, was called on by the latter in
the morning, who expressed himself
highly pleased with the good effect of
the medicine he had leftIand congratulate
ed him on his appearing much better.
"Yes'' said the patient II have been
much better sinle drank that stuff in
the CUPBOARD" The stuff he had covert
" drank turned out to be vinegar from a
pickle jar IA little girl whose disease baff1-
ed the skill Of the family physician, and
who grew worse in spite of all his skill was
called on by him as the family were sit
ting down to breakfast, and as the moth
er was coming to the table with plate
of picked cucumbers, the child lying in
a crib near by, uttered a shrek which
called the mother to her side with the
plate Of pickles in her hand, from which
the child snatched a pickle and ate it be-
fore the mother could take it from her
sequel, the child recovered rapidly.
Now do not think much of cucumb-
ers any way, and never eat them either as
medicine, food or condiment, but l do
believe in acids when the appetite Graves
them. / ought not to SANDER this vege-
table for used to eat them and they
never hurt me, but set gratefully in my
stomach. /: They were fresh from the gard
en-. Now I prefer as a matter Of taste the
more luscious fruits. sad
4 I will relate but one more singular
! cure. though there are others on my
mind. This was related to me by, DR..
Strong, an old physician Of Hartford,
Conn, some fifty years ago, as an occur
renee in his practice. A, little girl was
pining, moaning and shrinking away in
flesh, without any other symptoms of dis
ease, when he was sent for. The case
| perplexed him and he asked the mother
} if the child had been denied any food OF
other thing that she seemed to long for
! She reluctantly admitted that the child
had asked for Tobacco. za #
A small quantity was given her which
, she ate greedily, from which date her re
} covery was rapid. For the rationale 81
the case can only surmise that she ha6
Z tasted the weed before, and if it then pro
Z duced nausea and now satisfied her crav
d ling, it was not the first case Of the kind
b Physicians owe much to accidental dis
: coveries, and it is wise and humane ii
! them to note these peculiar cases, no
presuming that in all, or even majority
, Of subjects, the same treatment Of appar
t emily similar ailments will produce SINH
o lar effects. The stomach and all the viscer
being beyond our sight, and much 0
them effected by all that is introduced I,
4 them, the cause of many internal ailments
and the effect of food and medicine upo1
Q them, will doubtless ever remain myster
Il ious.