The Newtown bee., 1879-07-09

advised by him or by your family doc-.
 tor" Here is beautiful wee mixture,
 which you can compound for yourself,
 and the dose of which is a teaspoonful
 in a little water three times day; take
 two ounces of tincture of quinine, halt
 an ounce of tincture of ginger, and the
 same quantity of pure glycerine, and
 mix. The following is capital tonic
 to be taken after an attack of neuralgia,
 the mind to some extent suffers; the
 patient becomes timid and irritable,
 while at times even the muscles waste
 The sufferer. If the complaint continues
 long, seems positively to age under it.
 That he recovers strength and spirits
 when the enemy has been driven from his strong hold is only proof of the re- cuperative power of nature in our sys- tems so long as youth or middle age is on our side.
 Some ancient physician has said that no one thinks of taking care of his health until death stares him in the face. There is one exception, however-people very rarely die from neuralgia, unless it be that dreadful form of it called angina pectoris, or heart-cramp; but so great is the pain and torture from tic-doulou- reux or sciatica that the suffer CTS there from are glad and willing to doany thing that may present some hopes of relief.
 The patient, then, who wishes to re- cover from this disease must first try to find out the cause of it in his or her particular case. Is the digestion goodp are the teeth goodp is the health below par? are the spirits buoyant, or the re- seems to conduce to health and longev- ity?-these are questions which he had better put to himselfand think well over before commencing any treatment ex- pect the simple means of local relief which I shall presently mention; for, depend upon 1t, whatsoever tends to place the system below par opens the cruel foes entrance. And the converse is likewise true. If you, then, suffer from tic -douloureux, see, first and foremost, that 1t does not rise from cdrleS ot the teeth. Only dentist can find this out for you, for tooth may besound enough to appearance, and yet decayed within. Often the removal of one or two teeth will effect in an hour the complete cure of a case that has been going on for 
 The treatment for neuralgia may be fitly divided into the topical, or that which gives relief at once, without refer ence to premature cure, and the consti- tutional, or that which tends to remove the cause and prevent any recurrence. I shall mention the former of these first. Probably that which gives the greatest relief is the subcutaneous injection of but as this tiny but comfort some one with skill, l pass it by, and tell you of the great good that may be done by twice a day smearing the track of the nerve with the aconitine ointment; only, remember, it must not be applied to an abraded surface. When it can be borne, alternate douches of hot and cold water sometimes give relief, and rubbing or shampooing the parts for some length oftime may result in good.
 But if the pain is at its worst, and i'm mediate relief is needed, the inhalation of or smelling at vial of chloroform will act like charm. Take first a twenty to forty drops of the spirit of ether in it; then have, not one sniff, but two or three good sniffs, at the vial of chloroform It will not make you in- sensible, but it will scare away the pain. often do good by administering one large dose of quinine; l am rather chary Of advising you, however, to try it, because ten or fifteen grains of this invaluable medicine may work injury if either head or heart is easily affected.
 Peop.e often complain of what they all rheuma tism in the jaw, where probably the whole of the teeth in one Now the drug called sal am- moniac (chloride of ammonium is almost a specific for this kind of face ache. The dose is half drachm three or four times a day; but if it doesn't do good after the fourth or fifth dose it may be stopped. It is well worth trial, and is safe
 Neuralgia and rheumatism are at times mysteriously allied, and, did space permit, I could tell you of some very cures effected by the use of the dumb-bells-tirst, think, recommended by Dr. Arnott. When the pain comes on, the patient has recourse to these; and whether it is the indomitable power of will or the effect on the circulation I know not--all know is, it often scares the tic away. and that is something.
 Nothing probably gives more certain relief in cases of sciatica than small blister, not bigger than 3 penny piece, just over the spot where the nerve seems to come out-i. e.. where the pain be- gins-and afterward dusting not more than half 8 grain ofmorphia on the raw surface. And now for constitutional rem edies. l will not allow any patient of mine to cuddle and fondle himself and his neuralgia over the fire or iii bed one hour longer than is necessary. The mind has wonderful effect on nervous ailments, and by letting it dwell on them you assuredly increase them; besides, the body is under par, exercise is needed, and pure air and many things besides and therefore prescribe activity, to be- gin with, not senseless validating, but healthy exercise with purpose.
 Medicine must not be neglected but assure you, unless you not only take plenty ofexercise, regulate your diet, and in some way alter for the better your and continued some weeks: liquor arsen- icalis hydrochlorici, 100 drops quinine, 30 grains; elixir of vitriol, 3 drachms; ginger syrup, 3 ounces; mix. And the dose is q teaspoonful after every meal in a little water When mention ing sal ammoniac I ought to have said than in those cases where good is done and they are very many-w ferlevel tlte