Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-03

dearly SO years at q hotel In New York, hale,
aess q @ veg by decfds ns
lived all my companions. Most OF them were
younger than myself, and gave promise OF q
Tge bill fare large and
They paid for what was In 1t; why not eat IT.
They began with soup and ended with nuts
aleI on tneE n
food relish. Copious draughts OF liquor were
enjoyed. They lived a fast life and mad fast
e my style sna hnI Is Sc en1r r No d
where was to live for years. The spread was
af1luent, but my living was simple. changed
my soup daily; confined myself TO one style
sert was varied enough to given me seven nes
courses a week. Sometimes had coffee, some
times tea, sometimes milk, and then occasion
ally water. My associates were always ailin !,
always in need Of the doctor. The hotels PM
sician made me a friendly call occasionally; l
have not sent for him In 25 years. have seen
many man eat himself out OF house and
home. l have followed many an associate TO
to the grave who died from Overel ting and
bad digestion: l am here, hale and hearty,
with decade longer TO tve."--[Buricigh in B,s
ton, Journal.
SALT IN INTERMITTENT FEvER.-The direc
lions are to take handful OF powdered white
a clean stove new, If p2ssibe) with moderate
heat till iJ becomes OF a brown color, like that
of roasted coffee. The dose for Al adult is a
IN gnnss Of
Wien the fever makes its appearance at intes-
49, "a. =, ., OF lays, nc remedy should be
taken, fasting on the morning Of the day fol-
lowing the fever. To overcome the thirst
water should be taken through straw. During
the As hours which follow the taking Of the salt,
the appetite should be satisfied with chicken OF
ct broth only; 1t Is especially necessary at the
time TO obst rye, severe diet and to avoid taking
cold. The author asserts that during the Is
years that he has used this method OF treat
ment, he has never been unsuccessful. The
remedy is certainly harmless, and perhaps
worthy OF trial. French Medical Journal.
CHLoRAL AS AN ANr1poTE FOR STRYcHNINE
An Instance OF the prompt and successful use of
choral as an antidote In case OF strychnine
poisoning is circumstantially narrated In nature
A favorite Skye terrier had accidentally oo-
tanned and eaten the poison, which was intend
ed for mice. The amount taken by the dog was
probably about sixth OF grain. When found,
the animal was rigid and apparently lifeless.
except having an occasional Spasn. The owner
consulted authorities and found that dose OF
choral hydrate was the antidote prescribed In
such cases. To kill a rabbit, 81 grains OF the
choral is sufficient; the dog was twice the
weight Of the rabbit, >and the owner Of the ter
rier therefore proceeded to inject As grains Of
Choral tn Solut1Oh) under It's skin. About Is
minutes afterward, supposing the dog was
dead, the owner applied his boot to it, probably
feeling little disguised with the result of his
experiment. To his great surprise the terrier
struggled 10 lis feet. Shortly afterward took
some milk, and subsequently, though not for a
While very lively, it seemed none the worse for
IT'S experience. The essential point III this
treatment Is that the dose OF choral should be
strong enough to KILL otherwise it may not be
sufficient to overcome the effects of the strych-
nine.
TIC DoULOUREUX.-A patient, who for several
years had suffered fcom an intense facial neu-
ralg1a, came under the treatment OF Prof Peters
OF Paris, who put him upon. course OF six
grains OF bromide Of potassium, the dose re.
pea1ed thrice daily for the first month, four
n fhn
grains thrice daily In the third month The re-
suit is reported as being astonishing. Great
success is claimed by Prof. Guoler in the use OF
FACIAL neuralgia, particularly when congestion
is present. Prof. Lee Of the Hotel Dieu, Paris,
relates case where patient OF his, after 90
quickly rid Of his pain after few daily admin
istrations of eight grain doses OF salicylate OF
soda.
CHINESE MEDIcNEs.-The larvae of beetles
strength to feeble children; dried toads are
taken to give tone to the system; caterpillar
syrup Is specific for bronchitis; and for small
and powdered, are considered ei1icient rene
dies. The horns OF the rhinocerOS the bones of
tigers, the paws of bears, and the wings or
bats all have place IN the Chinese ph&rma-
copRfa. The body OF the bat eaten is said to
prolong life; to partake Of the white bat is be-
neved to be to protract ones existence beyond
that OF the aged MethuseIah. A simple remedy
:" -,
thought of by patient, and the doctors seen
to be quite OF the same mind.-tFrons Letter in
N. Y. Euening Post
DIZZINESS CAUSED BY ILL-HEALrH-WIthout
doubt, great deal OF dullness owes its origin
to 1Il-health. People with languid circulattons
are seldom vtVaciOus or amusing, and it Is hard
TO ne bright and lively when suffering pain; bat
Indigestion, on the other hand, often makes Its
victims amusingly ill-natured and uncharitaps e.
VI the vices, sel1shneSS Is productive OF dull
ness; put malice, slander. and false witness,
with an their Nervousness often afford entertal1-
ment 10 listeners. Those who invariably snun
dull people make great mistake, for dullaris
are often very trustworthy and true friends
Wh1le they are not unusually well Informed on
ceftaln topics IL amusing people are the most
llar, the dull ones are often the best be.
yeo. Meph1stopheles was an entertaining
companion, and amusing men are too fond OF
associates Of either have had cause before this
for regretting that they had made dulIness the
great Dugbear OF their lveS.-[ Eag!tsA Magazine.
WARTS TREATED BY CHRONIC ACID-Three or
four applications suffice to cause the disappear
ance OF warts, however hard or thick, and Of
whatever size. The application causes neither
pain, suppuration nor ctcatrices, the only incon-
fsh. brown color.
OXIDE OF ZINC IN DrARRHEA.-Dr. Jacauter
Q! Nantes, recommends the employment OF OK
lde OF zinc In diarrhpa. The formula which he
has employed Is the following: Oxide of zinc, "a
packets, one to be taken every Six hours. In ali
I he cases which he observed, oxide of zinc pro
duced rapid cure OF diarrhRa. In fourteen cases
observed by Puy gautier, the cure was even more
rapid, since In only one case were three doses OF
the medicine required. The results are cOnsii-
cred to have been more satisfactory, tnasmuch
as In several cases the malady had endured from
one TO many mOrths, and other methods Of
treatment had not produced any Improvement.
Inus ne concludes that, although by no means
10 De held as exclusive treatment, the employ
menC OF oxide OF zinc deserves to be mere gener-
ally known as useful In diarrhoea.
THE EFFECTS OF Too MUCH SLEEP are not less
signal than those arising from its privation,
The whole nervous system becomes bluntef -,
that the muscular energy Is enfeaS.,ai. and me
sensations, AID moral and intellectual mantle J.
tat1Ons are obtunded. All the bad effects Of
fnactiOn become developed: the functions are
exerted with less energy; the digestion Is torpid,
the excretions are diminished, whilst, In so nc
Instances, the secretion Of fat accumulates to IN
1noTdlnale extent. The memory Is impaired, the
powers of imagination are dormant, and the
mind falls into kind OF hebetude, chiefly be
cause the functions OF the intellect are not sut-
hciently exerted, when sleep is too prolonged or
TOO OFTEN repeated. To sleep much Is not neces-
sarily to be good sleeper. Generally they are
the poorest sleeperS who remain longest in bod
.: g., they awaken less refreshed than IL the
time OF arising were earlier by an hour or two.
While 1t is true that children and young people
require more sleep than their elders, yet IL
should be the care OF parents that Over-induI-
not Enl VlNNHo l. re.lAI