Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-05-20
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CURE FOR TYPHOID FEVER.

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CURE FOR TYPHOID FEVER.
Mr. John R. Cox, citizen of Baltimore,
publishes the following communication in the
Baltimore american, of that city:
"Some time since a gentleman Informed me
that he knew of several persons who had been
cured of typhoid fever, by the application of
were 50 i'll that they were not expected to live
over q few hours. Six large onions were
pounded to pulp and applied to the feet of the
first patient. He was relieved in short time
and got well. The second case was afeW weeks
later and the result equally satisfactory. The
first opportunity had tried it upona colored
boy during one of my visits to the house OF
reformation for colored children. Hewas very
ill with typhoid fever. named the matter to
General Horn, who Immediately ordered the
application In a few hours he got to sleep;
rested well and recovered. The next Opportu-
nifty was that Of a son of friend OF mine in
the treasury department of the custom house
in our city. I called to see him on business,
when he informed me his son was very i'll. He
said it was typhoid pneumonia. He had been
deliriOus for week or more, and required con-
stant watching, for fear he might do himself
harm. l advised him to try the onions He
did so and thus speaks of it; "Immediately
on its application he began to improve and
continued until he finally recovered" Per-
haps they might be eficacious in other forms.
The remedy is simple and safe, and trial in
any case can do no harm. They have cured
dropsy. Mr.. Ralph Brunt, a very respectable
reliable gentleman, informed me that his wife
had suffered for a long time with dropsy. She
was swelled from her head to her feet. She
was attended by different physicians, who
finally said: Mr.. Brunt we can do no more;
your wife cannot live. We can give Temporal
ry relief by tapping her. His wife declined
the operation, as it would but prOlOng her suf-
ferings. At this time his attention was called
to a paragraph in a newspaper, in which gen.
tleman made the statement Chat he had been
cured of dropsy by eating onions. His physi-
clans had told him that he could not live.
One day he wanted to eat some raw onions and
did so. After eating them he felt better, and
tried some more. He then made it rule to
eat six day, and in few weeks he was well.
He felt it his duty to publish it for the benefit
of others. Thus Mr.. Brunt knew Of it. He
called the attention of his wife to it. She was
willing to try it; did so, and at the end of one
week discharged her nurse, attended to her
household duties, and was so reduced in size
that her friends could scarcely recognize her
at first sight. She lived for more than thirty
years afterward, and died some two years ago
over eighty years of age. If the foregoing
prove the means of benefiting any one, the
only regret will feel, will be the fact that l
did not attend to the promptings of duty
| sooner.
CURING KICKING Cows.-A Suffield farmer
says that when any of his heifers show fond
ness for kicking, he ''breaks'' them as he would
a colt. Tying the animal tightly in the sta
bic, he takes a stick about five feet long, and,
keeping at a safe distance himself, pOkes her
with it on the hind legs just hard enough to
hurt little. Naturally enough, she kicks,
way to teach her to kick; but he keeps up the
| treatment for half an hour if need be, and af-
| ter awhile the animal is tired out; "gives it
| up." and is then subdued. Usually one siege
is enough, but if she forgets it, treat her the
same way again, and the recollection will last
her lifetime. Our friend says that he has
even known of old and confirmed kickers be-
| ing brought to terms and completely cured OF
their vicious practice by these means No
temper or violence should be shown by the op-
orator; the dose should be given quietly, but
very persistently, until perfect cure is effect
ed.
EDUCATION boy should have his
head, his heart and his hand educated. Let
this truth never he forgotten. BY the proper
education of the head, he will be taught what
is good and what is evil, what is wise and
what is foolish, what is right and what is
wrong. BY the proper education Of the heart,
he will be taught to love what is good, wise
and right, and to hate what is evil, foolish and
wrong And by the proper education OF the
hand will be enabled t0Supply his wants, to
add to his comforts and to assist those around
him. The highest objects of a good education
are, to reverence and obey God, and to love
and serve mankind. Everything that helps us
in attaining these objects is Of great value,
and everything that hinders is comparatively
worthless. When wisdom reigns in the head,
and love in the heart, the man is ever ready to
do good; order and peace reign around, and
sin and sorrow are almost unknown.
HAY FOR HoGs.-Few men are aware of
the fact that hay is very beneficial to hogs,
but it is true, nevertheless. Hogs need rough
food as well as horses cattle or the human
race. To prepare it you should have cutting
box or hay cutter, and the greener the hay
the better. Cut the hay as short as oats, or
shorter, and mix with bran, shorts or mid
dlings, and feed as other food. Hogs soon
learn to like it, and if soaked in swill as other
slop food, is highly relished by them. In win
ter, use for hogs the same hay you feed to
your horses; and you will find that, while it
saves bran, shorts or other food, it puts on
flesh as rapidly as any thing that can be given
them. The use of hay can be commenced as
early as the grass will do to cut, and when
run through the cutting-box can be used to
advantage by simply soaking in fresh water
until it sours.
To REMOVE OLD PAINT-A writer to the
English Mechanic says: "The cheapest and
best solution that know of 1 accidentally dis
covered, and it may he worth while to tell how,
though very likely some may know of it. In
trying experiments for press copying some old
letters, among others I used successfully a
solution of one tablespoonful of vinegar and
one ounce Of washing soda to half pint OF
water. A little of this was split on the paint
ed window SILL and in wiping it up the paint
came entirely off, leaving the bare board ell
tirely clean. Try it; gallon will not cost
fifty cents.
DON'T SCALE BEFORE You COOK.-The
following is an English method of cooking fish.
1t will apply to all fresh water species: "Wlth-
out scaling, throw some flour over them and
lay them on gridiron over slow fire; as
they grow brown cut is to be made on the
back, not more than skin deep, from the head
to the tail, and the fish is then replaced on the
fire; when sufficiently br0iled the skin and
scales will peel off and leave the fish clean and
firm. The belly is then to be opened and the
inside will come away clean,y. Scraping and
water washes away all the flavor and frmness
of the fish,
WHAT A LAMP DoEs.-A kerosene lamp is
not suitable light for sick-roOm, for it
should never be turned low, on account OF the