The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-05-13
FOR THE FARMERS HOUSEHOLD.


Health Hints.
REMEDY FOR BRUISES Apply castor
oil Immediately, it will remove sore
ness.
CURE FOR SLEEFLEs5r-"' The fol.
lowing is recommended as a cure foI
sleeplessness: Wet half atowel, apply
it to the back of the neck, pressing il
upward toward tie base of the brain.
and fasten the dry half of the towel over
sc as to prevent the too rapid exEalation,
The effect is prompt and chorming,
cooling the brain and inducing calmer,
sweeter sleep than any narcotic. Warm
water may be used, though most persons
prefer cold. To those who suffer from
er-excitement of the brain, whether
the result of brain work or pressing
anxiety, this simple remedy has proved
an especial boon.
CHEW Your FoOD.-All food should
be chewed finely before being swallowed.
Nearly all diseases may be traced to a
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partially masticated when sent to the
stomach, hence the digestive organs are
burdened with more work than they
can possibly do. The result is dyspep.
STA, indigestion and all the evils which
follow in their wake. One of the lead,
ing physicians of this city, in treating
his patients urges upon them, one and
all, the necessity of reducing food to the
consistency of milk before swallowing
He has always enforced the rule in his
own family, and the result is thSt sick.
ness is unknown in his household. Its
a simple rule, and one which all car
follow.
Arrangement OF Flowers.
OF all the various mistakes made by
parties in arranging flowers, the com,
monest is that of putting too many into
a vase; and next to that is tie mistake
of putting too great a variety OF colors
into n bouquet. Every flower in 8
group should be clearly distinguishablt
and determinable without pulling the
nosegay to pieces; the calyx of a Glove
pink should never be hid by being
plunged into the head of white phlox,
however well the colors may look
Sweet peas never look so well in the
hands as they do on the boughs over
which they climb, because they cannot
be carried without crowding them; but
put them lightly into a vase with an
equal number of mignonette, or rather,
ornament a vase half full of mignonette
with a few blooms of sweet peas, and
you get a charming eff ct, because you
follow the natural arrangement by
avoiding crowding of the blooms, and
putting them with the green foliage
which they want to set them of. Few
people are aware until they try it how
easy it is to spoil such a pleasing com
bination as this. A piece of calceolaria,
scarlet geranium, or blue SALIVA would
ruin it eflectually. Such decided colors
as these require TO be grouped in an
other vase, and should not even he
placed on the same table, with tsweet
peas. They also require u much larger
preponderance of foliage than is wanted
by flowers of more delicate colors. II
is unquestionably difficult to resist the
temptation of just putting in this OIL
that flower, because sit is such a
beauty" A beauty it may be-and so
may be an apricot, but it would be out
of place in a basin of green pea soup!
There is at least one proper place for
every flower; then let, every flower be
in its proper place.--LOndon Gardener.
Fistula on shoulder.
l have q valuable mare with q swell
ing on the shoulder, said to be a hstula.
Gan you or any of your correspondents
tell me what will cure itP nvrrtr
The only way Of treating is to make
an incision in such a form that the mat
ter will run out by gravitation as it is
II the bone is found to be di-
which will be ascertained by
probing, the diseased parts should be
removed by foroeps. After the fistula
is cut it should be syringed daily with a
lotion composed Of chloride Of zinc, !
drachm to one quart Of water. If mat
ter forms again after the wound closes,
-
Il must be cut open again. 1t is not safe
Tor an Unparalleled hand to attempt an
operation OF this sort.
Heayes. "a Fe
Mr.. Editor:-Will you please inform
me il there is an permanent cure for the
i have a horse that has had a
,ough for about a month or more, and /
have every reason to believe he is get
ing heaves. B. A.
There is no cure for a we'll developed
case of heaves, but in O recent case like
the above there is q good chance. The
treatment should be to give concentra-
ed food, and q little at q time. Only
rive hay at night, and then very little OF
I, and that of the very best quality
Food or water should never be given
ess than an hour before working. See
hat the bowels are kept open by an
occasional dose of two or three ounces
4 Glauber salte. Then give daily for a
Month FIVE grains OF arsenic. At the
nd OF o month reduce the dose to three
for another month; then cease
living. A Of this treatment ought
o relieve, il not permanently cure, an
loipient case OF heaves, '