Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-01-29
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SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF DIPHTHER1A.
In forty-ive cases of diphtheria, DR.. S. S.
Boyd, of Indiana, had but one death. He
thus describes the method he pursued Ameri-
can Practitioner, JULY: "When called to see a
patient, if found that his bowels were moved
daily, which was generally the case, l admin
stered no purgative. When I thought the
bowels should be evacuated, ordered sui
phate of magnesia or bitartrate Of potash in
small doses until mild catharsis was estab-
lished. Four grains of sulphate Of quinia and
sixty drops Of hydrochlorate of iron were CIV
en- after each meal. l prepared a large swab,
made of strip of muslin raveled on one edge,
and so wrapped around the end of stick or
whaebone that it made soft brush, but four
times as large as we usually find camel's hair
brushes. Dipping this brush in the tincture
of muriate of iron, it would absorb half
drachm of the fluid. Then depressing the
tongue, I gently pushed the swab back between
the tonsils until it touched the back wall of
the pharynX. This caused contraction of the
muscles of the faces, so as to drive the fluid
into every part of the pharynx. This simple
operation performed only morning and even
ing In those cases where there was much
fetor of breath, the patient was ordered to
gargle the throat frequently with whisky and
carbolic acid, ten drops Of the latter to an
ounce of the former. Ialso advised them to
swallow little of the same each time they
used the gargle. In two of the more serious
cases l ordered an ounce Of whisky with two
drops of carbolic acid, three times day. In
my own case, and out of respect for my medi-
cal friends who visited me, took four or five
tifteen-grain doses of chlorate of potassa."
A PLEASANT REMEDY FOR TooTHACHE.-
DR.. T. G. Osborn states that his cook came to
him with swollen cheek, asking for some
thing to relieve the toothache with which she
had been suffering all night. He was on the
point of sending her to dentist, when it oc-
Cured to him that there was in the house a
vial of compound tincture of benzoin. "Af-
ter cleansing the decayed tooth, he says, 81
saturated pledget of cotton lint with the
tincture, and packed it well into the cavity,
hoping this would suffice for the time, and
told her to come back in two or three hours if
she was not relieved. was turning away,
when she said it might not be necessary, per-
haps, as the pain was already gone. Suppos-
ing her faith had a large share in the relief, 1
would not allow myself to think the medicine
had anything to do with the cure any more
than so much hot water would have had. But
when arrived at my office two other patients
were awaiting me with the same afiiction, and
I determined, by way of experiment, to use
the same remedy. To my agreeable surprise,
both patients declared themselves immediate
ly relieved, and begged vial Of the tincture
for future use. During the winter number
of similar cases applied, and were instantly
relieved by the same treatment, all expressing
much satisfaction with the remedy. In De-
cember, told my druggist of the discovery,
and recommended him to sell it to any person
applying for 'toothache drops This, he re-
ports he has done, and that every one seems
delighted with the medicine"
A SECRET WORTH KNOWING TO. HOUSE
KEEPERs.-A sort of trade secret among up
holsters, it is said, is this recipe for ridding
furniture of moths A set of furniture that
seemed to be alive with the Larvae, from the
month it came new, and from which hundreds
of these pests had been picked and brushed,
was set in room by itself. Three gallons of
benzine were purchased at thirty cents gal
lon, retail. Using small watering pot, with
fine rose sprinkler, the whole upholstery
was saturated through and through with the
benzine Result: Every moth, Larvae and egg
was killed. The benzine dried out in few
hours and it's entire OdOr disappeared in three
or four dars. Not the slightest harm happen
ed to the vanish, or wood, or fabrics, or hair
stuHing That was months ago, and not a
sign of moth has since appeared. The car
pets were also well sprinkled all round the
sides of the room with equally good effect
For furs, fannels, indeed all woolen articles
containing moths, benzine is most valuable
Put them in box, sprinkle with benzine,
close tightly, and Ill day or two the pests
will be exterminated, and the benzine will all
evaporate on opening. In using benZine, great
care should be taken that no fire is near by, as
the stuff in fluid or vapor form is very in
tlammable.
KEEPING THE HEAD CLEAN-A distin-
guished physician, who had spent much time
at quarantine, said that person whose head
was thoroughly washed every day rarely took
contagious diseases, but where the hair was
allowed to become dirty and matted, it was
hardly possible to escape infection. Many
persons find speedy relief for nervous head
ache by washing the head thoroughly in weak
soda water. l have known severe cases al
most wholly cured in ten minutes, by this
simple remedy A friend finds it the greatest
relief in cases of "rose cold," the cold symp-
toms entirely leaving the eyes and nose after
one thorough washing of the hair. The head
should be thoroughly dried afterwards, and
avoid draughts of air for little while.
To DRIVE AWAY HEN LICE.-A cores
pondent of foreign exchange says that the
only reliable means of Kidding the hen-rOOst
and pigeon-loft of vermin is a preparation Of
sulphur and carbon. In France it has been
thoroughly tested, and we are assured that it
works like charm. 1t kills the insects which
prey upon pigeons and fowls, without injuring
the birds. A bottle containing the solution
will last several days, and the cost OF it is
small Put two ounces of the sulphuret Of
carbon in bottle open at the mouth and
hang it by string in hen house. At the
end of eight days the bottle should be re-filled.
The remedy is said to be infallble. If as good
as claimed to be, it should be known to every
farmers wife and poultry raiser in the land.
For PEACH TREEs.-No one thing can
we'll be done which is better for peach trees
than to spread four or five inches depth of coal
ashes, or leached wood ashes, for distance of
two or three feet round the trunks of them,
and sprinkling little salt on it to be washed
down slightly among the roots. The same
treatment will be equally beneficial for other
fruit trees, and for small fruit bushes and 9TH
er shrubs Leaf-mold and swamp-muck are
also good to put about the roots of fruit trees
and bushes, both to fertilize and protect them.
To MAKE CLOTH WATERPROoF.-Take of
powdered alum and sugar Of lead each one
ounce, and stir them into gallon of rain wa
ter and when the mixture is clear, pour off
the upper liquid. Choose Scotch tweed or any
light, closely woven cloth and put it in this
liquid for twenty-four hours; then dry and
press it. The cloth will be unhurt in color or
texture and will turn any amount OF rain to
which the wearer is likely to be exposed.
THE VALUE OF CHARCoAL.-Powdered
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