Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-11-25
The fatm and fireside,
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.


CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA. Thinking that you
would like to hear anything which would
benefit the public, send you recipe for dys-
pepsia, which has proved beneficial to me.
1t is merely this: The juice of half lemon
after each meal, or, if the case is very severe,
a whole one should be used.
DR.. Shady, Of New York city, recommends
that burns be treated by applying paste COM
posed of three ounces of gumarabic, one ounce
of gum tragacanth, one pint Of carbolized
water Gone part to sixty), and two ounces OF
molasses. The paste is to be applied with a
brush, renewed at intervals, and is stated to
be successful method. Four applications
are sufficient, the granulating surfaces being
treated with simple cerate, or the oxide Of
zinc ointment, as indicated.
Nervous persons who are troubled with
wakefulness and excitability, usually have a
strong tendency of blood to the brain, with
cold extremities. The pressure of blood on
the brain keeps it in stimulated or waketul
state, and the pnlsations of the head are often
painful. Let such rise and chafe the body
and extremities with brush or towel, or rub
smartly with the hands to promote circula-
ton and withdraw the excessive quantity of
blood from the brain and they will fall asleep
in few moments.
SALT IN INTERMITTENT FEvER.-Take a
handful of table salt and roast in clean
oven with moderate heat till it is brown-the
color of roasted coffee Dose for an adult
soupspoonful dissolved in glass Of warm
water; ; take at once. When the fever ap.
pears at intervals of two, three, or four days,
the remedy should be taken fasting on the
morning of the day following the fever. To
overcome the thirst very little water should
be taken through straw. During the forty
eight hours which follow the taking of the
salt, the appetite should be satisfied with
chicken and beef broth only it is especially
necessary to observe severe diet and avoid
taking cold. The remedy is very simple and
harmless, and has never been known to fail,
where it has been given trial.
Observation, not chemistry, must decide
sick diet. The reason why jelly should be
innutritious, and beef tea nutritious, to the
sick is secret yet undiscovered, but it clear.
ly shows that careful observation Of the sick
is the only clew to the best dietary. Chemis
try has, as yet, afforded little insight into the
dieting of the sick. All that chemistry can
tell US is the amount of "carboniferous" OF
"nitrogenous" elements discoverable in differ
ent dietetic articles In the great majority Of
cases, the stomach of the patient is guided
by other principles of selection than merely
the amount of carbon or nitrogen in the diet
No doubt, in this, as in other things, nature
has very definite rules for her guidance, but
these rules can only be ascertained by the
most careful observation at the bedside.
A very simple and expeditions way Of cook
ing little bit Of chicken or fish for sick
person, is to butter paper thickly, and place
the food to be cooked within the paper, and
place it on grid iron over clear fire. A
very short time suffices to cook it thoroughly
I have often found that to be eaten when all
other modes of invalid cookery have been
tried in vain.
Teeth are destroyed either by the action Of
acids, or the development of vegetable para
sites. The former is the much more frequent
cause of decay 1t has been demonstrated by
actual experiment that even very weak acids
may suffice to decompose the teeth substances
In forty.eight hours the juice Of grapes will
render the enamel of chalky consistence
Most vegetable substances are inert until fer
mentation takes place and acetic acid is
formed. Animal substances exert no delete
rious influences until putrefaction is far ad'
vanced.
When cold affects the head and eyes and
impedes breathing through the nose, great re-
lief is gained by wet napkin spread over
the upper part of the face, covering the nose
except an opening for breath. This is to be
covered by folds of flannel fastened over the
napkin with handkerchief So also wet
towel over the napkin with handkerchief
So also wet towel over the throat and whole
chest, covered with folds of flannel, often re-
lieves oppressed lungs. So says Miss Bucher,
and truly. In addition, use hot lemonade on
retiring at night. This is the best time also
for the bot foot bath, which should be followed
by the lemonade.
Invalds should keep the refreshments COW
cred in their sick room. The jellies, blanc
manages, and various liquids used as cooling
drinks, are, more or less, absorbent, and easi-
ly take up the impurities which float about a
sick room. A glass Of milk left uncovered
will soon become tainted with any prevailing
odor, as can eproven by leaving it in room
freshly painted How important, then, that
the poisons of sickness should be carefully
kept from all that is to be eaten.
If a person swallows any poison whatever,
or has fallen into convulsions from having
overloaded the stomach, an instantaneous
remedy, most efficient and applicable in a
large number Of cases, is heaping teaspoon
full of common salt, and as much ground mus
tard, stirred rapidly into teacupful of water,
warm or cold, and swallowed instantly. tits
scarcely down before it begins to come up,
bringing with it the remaining contents of the
stomach and lest there be any remnant of
the poison, however small, let the white Of an
egg or teaspoonful of strong coffee be swal-
lowed as soon as the stomach is quiet, as these
articles nullify large number Of virulent
poisons.
BoRAx.-Lady readers who have not test
ed the magic properties of borax have been
losing a great help and comfort. If once
used you will never be without bottle on
your toilet table. 1t removes stains and dirt
from the hands better than soap, and at the
same time softens and smooths the skin. tits
splendid for washing the hair, and will, with
out injury, cleanse brushes and combs in a