The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-20
MEDICAL AND SANITARY.

WALTON. Tho whole nervous system be
Q comes blunted, 80 that the muscular ener
t gy Is enieebled, and the sensations, ant
moral and Intellectual manifestations ar
Obtunded. All the bad effects Of inactior
become developed; the functions are ex
, erted with less energy; the digestion Il
torpid, the excretions are diminished
whilst, In some instances, the secretion OIL
lat accumuIates 70 an inortlinate extent
The memory Is impaired, the powers o.
Imagination are dormant, and themind
falls into kind Of hebetude, chiefly be.
cause the functions Of the intellect are not
sufficiently exerted, when sleep Is too
prolonged or too often repeated. To sleep
much is not necessarily to be good
sleeper. Generally they are the poorest
sleepers who remain longest in bed; |. O.,
they awaken less refreshed than II 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 it should be the care Of
parents that over.dulgence be not permit
ted. Where the habit Is for children to lie
in bed until s or In the morning, the
last two hours, ut least, do not bring sound,
dreamless sleep, where the hour for 70.
tlring Is or . p. NJ, but are spent in
d0zing," and, in fact, such excess cannot
tail to ensure the harmful results described
by the authority quoted. What is called
"laziness" among children Il, in very many
cases, disease, and is largely due to this, as
well rs the other causes 5mentionedA that.
undermine the foundations OF health
Golden Rule.
HoTEL LIFE AND HEAnH.-"I was talk
ing with a gentleman, the other day, who
has spent nearly 80 years at a hotel in
New York, hale, hearty, vigorous, out
living by decade his associates in hotel
life. Yes, he said, l have ontIlved all my
companions. Most Of them were younger
than myself, and gave promise Of a much
longer fife. Their style Of living ruined
them. The bill of fare was large and GEN.
erous. They paid for what was in it; why
not eat II. They began with soup and
ended with nuts aud raisins. Their diet
palled on their palate. Vigorous condi-
ments were added to give their food relish.
Copious draughts Of liquor were enjoyed.
They lived fast life, and had fast life's
reward. My style Of living is entirely DIFF
ferent. Regarded the hotel as my home,
where ! was to live for years.
The spread was afluent, but my
living was simple. l changed my
soup daily. / confined myself to
one style OF meat, and changed it every
day. The desert was varied enough to give
me seven new cources a week. Some
times | had coffee, sometimes tea, some
times milk, and then occasionally water.
My associates were always ailing, always
in need oil the doctor. The hotels physi-
clan made me friendly call occasionally;
! have not sent for him in o5 years. i
have seen many a man eat himself out OF
house and home. | have followed many
an associate TO the grave who died from
over eating and bad digestion. am
here, hale and hearty, with a decade
longer to live. "-BuHeigh in Boston Journal.
CONCERNING TEA.-The addition Of few
drops Of lemon juice, or of any other veg.
etal acid, renders tea more exciting; and
this custom prevails among poor Chinese
and many Russians. The addition Of an
alkali, on the contrary, makes tea less
stimulating, and in some measure narcoti-
cal. In the East some drugs are put into
tea to give It aphrodisiacal qualities. Tea
excites the movements OF the heart less
than coffee, is less hostile to sleep, and Is
less ut to sustain intellectual labor; but
more than coffee 1t increases the elimina-
tive activity OF the skin and respiration.
In many persons tea produces an astrin.
gent effect on the intestines and trouble.
some constipation. The addition Of a few
drops OF generous wine can prevent the
wakelulness which tea causes. More than
everything, experience availeth TO inLi-
cate TO any one whether, from the state OF
his nerves, his brain, or his digestion, he
ought to prefer tea or coffee. In every
fashion 1t seems to be proved that, alter
dinner, the Chinese leaf ought to he pre-
ferred to the Abyssinian berry. In yery
cold countries, and on very cold DAYS and
consequently with supreme reason in the
Arctic zone-tea is tho best OF drinks, as
all travellers have demonstrated. DR.. Kane
did not hesitate to call tea the Hgreat pan.
acea Of Arctic travel" The excessive use
Of tea, especially Of green tea, produces
obstinate waketulnesS, nervous tremblings,
convulsiens, cramps OF the stomach, pal
pitations OF the heart, and so on.
CHLoRAL As AN ASrIDors ron SrRYcM.
SISE.-An instance OF tho prompt and sue
cessful use OF chloral as an .antidote in
case Of strychnine poisoning is circunistaa,
TALLY narrated in nature. 4 tayorlte Skye
terrier had accidentally obtained and
eaton the poison, which was intended for
mice. The amount taken by. the dog was
probably about the sixth OF grain.
When found, the animal was rigid and
apparently lifeless, except having an oc-
Casional spasm. The owner consulted
authorities and found that dose OF chic
ral hydrate was the antidote prescribed in
such cases. To kill rabbit, 81 grains Of
tho Chloral is sufficient; the dog was twice
tho weight OF the rabbit, and the owner OF
the terrier therefore proceeded to inject As
grains OF choral lin solution) under its
skin. About 10 minutes aiterwarl, sup.
| posing the dog was dead, the owner ap-
piled his boot toit, probably feeling little
disguised with the result OF his expert.
mCnt. To his great surprise the terrier
struggled. to his feet, Shortly afterward
1t took some milk, and Subsequently,
though not for while very lively, Il
seemed none the worse for It's experience.
The essential point in this treatment Is
, that the dose OF chloral should be strong
enough TO kill; otherwise 1t may not be
i sufficient to overcome the effects Of the
strychnine. 1J g. abul l!i
SAETIN INTERMITTENT FRvER.-The al.
rections are to take a handful Of powdered
white salt, such as is used in Kitchens, anc
b roast 1t in a clean stove (new, II possible
!. with moderate heat till It becomes Of q
brown color, like that OF roasted coffee
The dose for an adult is a soup-spoonfu
!. dissolved in glass Of warm water, taken
!. at once. Itshould be stated that when III,
! fever makes its appearance at intervals o
n two, three or four days, the remedy SHOULD
Be taken fasting, on the morninso Of the dS!
II thirst excited by tho salt, but small
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