American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-08-02
CARE OF THE HEALTH.

CARE OF THE HEALTH.
| WHOOPING- COUGH, in its latter stage
when it ceases to be inflammatory, is
much relieved by the use of strong gin.
ger tea as drink, well sweetened.
| BAsILICON SALvE.-One part lard,
one part beeswax, one part turpentine
from the tree, or resin, as either will do
melt together and strain. 1t is well to
keep some of this always ready.
MIXTURE FOR CHILDREN WITH DIS
ORDERED BOwELs.-Two drains of pre-
pared chalk, twenty-five grains of
toasted rhubarb, one tablespoonful of
burnt brandy, four tablespoonful of
water, and a teaspoonful of paregoric
CUTs.-A cut should be drawn togeth.
er and strapped across with sticking
plaster. This should not be removed for
three or four days, and when withdrawn
it should be by both ends at once, so as
to pull the cut together instead of open
ing it. When no sticking-plaster is at
hand, a pretty good substitute can be
made by beating comfrey and sugar to-
gether, and spreading the juice, not the
substance, on a bit of strong linen; use
it as above directed.
A PLEA FOR THE CHILDREN.-We
make again our summer plea for chill
dren. We beg our brethren to do what
they can by examples in their own fam
lilies, and by their counsels without, to
protect these little ones during July and
August days from being smothered by
the pomps and vanities and misdirected
kindnesses of the good mothers in this
wicked world. Comfort them at both
ends-take off their hats and take away
their shoes, if not in public, at least at
home. 1t will improve the growth of
their locks and the shape of their feet.
Preach the abomination of pique dresses
and flannel bands and wooden jackets.
Thin muslins for girls, with underskirts
and bodies reduced to the minimum of
the Augustin era. Straw hats Ga little
torn the better), brown linen jackets,
cottonade breeches, unplaited shirts, and
hazy underwear, if any at all, for boys.
Medical Ncscs.
MILK FOR INvALIDs.-Milk may be
given in almost all cases of disease.
When it occasions nausea add table,
spoonfuls of ime-water to a pint of
milk and give in small quantities.
Mtlk Punch.-Beat up an egg with
tablespoonful of sugar; add sufficient
milk to fill a goblet; CRATE on top lit
lie nutmeg; to this may be added, if a
is desired, a tablespoonful of
St. Croix rum, or a teaspoonful or more
If brandy. Serve hot or cold.
Milt and Wine.-Put in a pan over
he fire a tumbler of milk, and as it
zones to boil add glass of sherry
vine; stir it around once; remove from
he fire and strain; sweeten and ice it.
Mtlk and Rice GrueI.-Take heaping
of ground rice; make a
taste with cold milk; add l quart of
'oiling milk and boil 10 minutes, stir
ing constantly; season with salt, sugar
nd nutmeg; serve warm with cream.
Sage Milk.-Three tablespoonful of
ago soaked in 1 pint of cold water for
n hour; 8 cups of boiling milk; sweet
n and flavor to taste With vanilla; SIM
ner slowly 4 hour.
Hot WEATHER HINTS.-The fatality
I the hot season, especially to children,
J well known, and this gives high i'm
ortance to the question how we can
est manage the hot weather. The :
roper management should be both pre-
entive and curative. As a curative
,easure I advise my friends to take
ON five to ten drops of dilute phos- !.
horic acid (Which can be cheaply OBJ !;
lined at any druggist's) in glass of
water. This can be repeated
often as necessary, but would not
scommend any one to use more than
xty drops, or a teaspoonful, in twenty
'ur hours. This is a cooling tonic and
,storative to the system. Under its
Sc the hot weather soon ceases to be
ltolerable, and its exhausting effects
isappear. This is real "brain food"
ut it would restore many dropping
valid to health by a pleasant phos-
horic lemonade. For the children who
70 passing away by the summer COM
laint there has never been devised any
ling better than the old neutralizing
,rdial," which has been in use for fifty
ears, but which is not as well known in
ew York as in other cities. 1t is q
separation of equal parts of pepper
int plant, rhubarb, and saleratus
of potassa, not soda), l
ade into a cordial with loaf sugar and
andy Cor alcohoD, and sometimes i'm
owed by an addition of cinnamon. 1t
the most harmless and perfect agent
r the treatment of diarrhea ever in
nted, and may be given to the young
infant with impunity. Twenty drops
r an infant and two to four teaspoon
Is for the adult may be repeated at in 4
rvals of four or five hours until relief Z
obtained N. Y. Sun. =
NEGLECT OF THE EYE.-Whatever an =
nee of prevention may be to other =
embers of the body, it certainly is =
,rth many pounds of cure to the eye. %
ke chronometer watch, this delicate ~
gan will stand any amount of use, not n
say abuse, but when once thrown off sn