West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-05-08

worms 'hc is always eating-he IL never
satisfied Ii the boy is strong aud well
nourished, let HIM cat by all means. and do
not be stupid enough 10 give him anything
10 spoil his appetite. We do not suppose
he has any worms, and even il he has II
does not matter very much. They will
not do any harm, and II rs only fair that
they should have feast once in "A while.
AT all events, If they do give any trouble.
there Is never much difficulty In getting rid
ot them, and We will speak of the different
modes adopted for their expulsion bv and
oy. In diabetes melitus, or sugary dia-
betcs, there is often "a most inordinate an
petite. IL is no joke in the case of a poor
man. sometimes they seem AS IL they
would cat almost any quantity. and we
certainly should not like TO contract for
them. Hystcrical young ladies often cN-
hibit the most depravcd appc ties; they
will eat almost anything, from slate pencils
TO egg shells. Few people like cindcrs as
an article of diet, but they really seem To
enjoy them. IL is to be feared that these
iancies are often fosorcd by encourage
ment at all events, they are less frequent
~ hehrd oi among The poor, who have not
.ne means OF gratifying them, than in the
higher ranks of society. What il To be
done for loss OF appctitey In the first place
II Is essential 10 avoid, as far as possible
any ot the circumstances we have mention
ed as causes of this complaint BE rcgu-
lar in your habits, get up early; do not
stay out late at night, take plenty of out
door exercise; have your bowels well omen
every morning; do not drink much tea be
quite sure that you are not smoking too
much, and are no, taking more than you
ought To In the way of stimulint IL Ia n
great thing II you can dine i'm cheerful.
pleasant socicty-the example of eating
seems to he almost contagious IL Is as
lonlsling what great deaf of bad cookery
mas TO answer for In the way of exciting a
dlstastc for food. The practice of taxing
bitters before meals with the view of IN
crcasing the appetite is a common one. IL
is undoubtedly bad habit, but in certain
functional arrangements of the stomach an
occasional gin aud bitters or sherry and bit
ters may have its advantages
Probably the drug most frequently en-
ployed with the view of stimulating the
Jaded appetite is quininc. Two table
spoonsfui OF the tonic qu!nnc mixture
should bo taken about half an hour before
meals, or two tablespoonful of quininc wine
viii do equally well. The infusion of
quassla may also be used for this purpose,
ana It's efficacy is greatly enhanced by the
auultlon oil three or four drops OF tincture
oil nuX vOmiCa. Nux vomica is one of the
pleasantest bittcrs we know, aud will often
succeed admirably, even when given in
plain water. Other tincturcs and infusiops
employed for similar purpose are those of
Columbia, gentian, chirette and cusparia.
The infusions should be given in two table
spoonful doses, while the dose of tinctures
is teaspoolful in water. The tincturc OF
nux vomica, IL will be remembered, is a
much more powerful drug, and the dose of
tins should not exceed eight drops. The
different preparations of hop are useful, but
are, we think, best taken in the form of
bitter beer. Absinthe, or wurmwood, is
largely employed. With many people, es-
peclally those who are predsposed to con
stipaton, two or three tablespoonful of
compound decootion of alocs will succeed
better than anything. For elderly people.
pepsn taken in five-gran doses half an
hour before meals is useful. We need
hardly say that for patients who are ang-
me, or suffering from what is usually call
ed ''poorness of blood, b" iron is the remedy.