The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-02-14
THE HOME DOCTOR.

Respiration bv the mouth is easier
than by the nose, but not SO safe. The
nose, to a certain extent, fits tie air for
entering the lungs. The sense Of smell
prevents our breathing an air loaded
with poisonous vapors. The moisture
Of the nasal cavities, to some extent,
saturates the air and makes it less lrfl-
tating to the throat and larynx. The
inequality CT The nasal passage and the
hairs catch the dust before it goes far
enough to harm. On the other hand,
breathing through the mouth dries the
throat, and III children may cause false
Group, catarrh, aud it may SO affect the
EustacLlan tube as to cause injury to
the ear and deafness. So important, III
the eyes CT DIR. GUye, is the process
Of breathing through the nose, that he
has invented = little instrument to ap-
ply to the mouth in sleep, which holds
it shut and compels nasal breathing
Herald Of Health.
ABOUT the year 1852 DIR. Weisse, Di-
rector of the Hospital for Foundlings at
! St. Petersburg, Russia, called the at
tention of the medical world to the nse
| Of raw meat in the treatment OF chronic
tiialrhea His method, to which was
applied the title Of the MuscCylte
method was adopted in England, Ger
many. italy and France. II the last
named country Drs. T1osseau and Bou-
ehut was the first to test It, and reported
it to haze good results IN cases Of cllll-
dren severely afflicted 4 little later
Dr. Labadie, OF Bordeaux, communi-
Gated - tie profession some facts II
regard To three children afflicted with
tuhercles, whom he treated and cured
according t. tie Russian method. We
! give below DR. Trosseau's formula for
preparing the meat Take 100 grammes
Of iillet Of beef, from which the grlstle
and fat should be carefully removed !;
mince it fine and bray it IL q wooden
mortar; 90 grammes Of powdered su-
gar, | ! grammes Of chloride of sodium,
gramme of chloride of potassium, l-5
gramme Of powdered black pepper.
Take by the tablespoonful during the
day
TIE pain caused by the sting Of q
plant or insect is the result Of certain
amount Of acid poison injected into
the blood. The first thing to be done
is to press the tube Of small key
from side to side, to facilitate the ex-
pulsion Of the sting and its accompany
ing poison. The sting, if left IL the
wound, should be carefully extracted
otherwise it will greatly increase the
local irritation. The poison Of stlngs
being acid, common sense points to the
alAalles as the proper means OF cure.
Among the most easily procured, RENE
dies may be mentioned soft soap,
liquor Of ammonia spirits ct harts-
hornH. smelling salts, washing soda,
qTicklime made into q paste with
water, the juice Of an onion, tobacco
nice, chewed tobacco, bruised docf
leaves, tomato JUICE, Wooa-ashes, topac.
co.ashas, and carbonate of soda. Ii tbs
sting be severe, rest and GOODNESS should
~ added to the other remedies, mort
especially III the case Of nervous sub
iects Nothing is SO apt to make the
poison active as heat, and nothing
tavors its activity less thaa cold. lie
the body be kept cool and at rest, ane
tie activity Of tie poison will be re
duced to a minimum. Any active OK
ertion whereby the circulation is quick
ened will increase both pain and swell
ing. II the swelling be severe, the par
NAV he rubbed with sweet OIL or a dro]
or two oI landanum. Stings III tn
eve, ear, mouth or throat sometime
lead to serious consequences; III sucl
cases medical advice should always b
sought as soon as possible.