Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-15
HEALTH HINTS.
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HEALTH HINTS.
REMEMBER that ice and snow eating is
not healthful
APPLES before breakfast, well masti-
Gated, are an aid to the digestive organs.
A VERY warm bed-quilt may he impro-
vised by pinning newspapers between
two sheets.
HE skin contains more than two mil
lion minute openings, the outlets of
sweat glands.
thick, broad soles for the shoes are
now In order. Dry, warm feet will save
many doctors BILL
In these days of Memberships, air
your rooms well once or twice day by
throwing open window.
Do not keep rubber-shoes or sandals
on the feet longer than necessary. They
should never be worn in the house.
A PERSON having twenty warts claims
to have removed them all by applying,
two OF three times day, the Juice of a
common Irish potato.
STATISTICS show that there has been
gradual and steady increase in the aver
age length of life since the sixteenth
century. Much of this increased long
evlty has been due to the improved con-
dltlons OF living among all classes-and
the influence of good living, home COM
forts, ETC., is shown at the present time
by the fact that the wealthy average
twelve more years of life than the poor.
DR.. Foote's Health Monthly.
ABOUT two months ago I arrived at
Milan from the Lake OF Como. | felt
the symptoms Of malaria, and instead of
sending for doctor, shut myself up in
my bedroom for two days and two nights,
during which time my only nourishment
was lemonade. This regime entirely
cured me. Where those who catch any
malaria fever in Italy to pursue the same
course they would find it worth all the
prescriptions that doctors ever wrote
Mr.. Labouchere IN Truth, Nor. Is.
TT sometimes happens that a child
gets, through accident, an overdose of
wine or brandy. We have known of
little girl made dangerously Ill from hav-
ing purlOined branded fruit. 1t was a
case of stupor The cure was made by
means of "What To Do First" advises,
hartshorn and water, teaspoonful of
the first in a teacupful of water. The
use of tainted food, such as of decayed
meat or vegetables, sometimes occurs.
The treatment is to excite vomiting, and
to follow this with dose of castor oil
and powdered charcoal.
A BOSTON doctor says: "Take off
your fannels. I am satisfied the best
results are accomplished by wearing cot
ton in preference to any other article
next to the person, because of it's being
vegetable product, fair non-conduc-
tor of heat to and from the body, and
also in a small degree an absorbent-in
fact, possessing every essentially good
feature, and none that are Objectionable.
This is, of course in conflict with the
theory of those who think they must add
to the external covering so long as under
the exposure they feel any degree of
cold; but facts and experience are more
weighty than theories. One of my pa
tents, an elderly gentleman, has paid
me yearly two hundred dollars to doctor
his ever-presentc cold. At last he yielded
to my persuasion and changed his thick
hannels for medium cotton, and other
wise cease to overburden himself with
clothing. The result was the same as
Ill dill Sllulldr CASES, Ills powers VI Ou-
durance are increased, and my yearly
charges diminished"
The health depends largely upon the
diet. Good food is in many instances
better than medicine. Howmany dishes
in common use ought to be discarded
from our tables, if we would not become
acquainted with that unwelcome visitor,
dyspepsia I am convinced by observa-
ton that many more might be restored
to health if nourishing food suitable to
their condition, and needful rest from
work OF care were given them, instead
of stimulating the system With powerful
drugs and exciting drinks. Give nature
chance, and she will do much toward
repairing the exhausted energies, If the
kind Of food is given that the case de-
mands. There is much choice in the
kinds of meat and the manner of prepar-
ing them, which we should always OBJ
serve when cooking for an invalid guest,
or member of the family. The fruits
and vegetables should also be selected
with great care, and often it is necessary
that some special dish be prepared for
them, as they are necessarily deprived OF
so much that others indulge. in. We
feel more than repaid for extra work
when we have succeeded in getting some
thing to tempt the appetite of the sick,
with no bad results to follow.
WE have received a story entitled GA
Dark Deed. :" which is respectfully de-