Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-26
How to Cure Sick Headache.

Among the many ills that human
de b IS heir to, there is none perhaps,
more common than headache. Headache
may arise from variety of causes, and
there is no one remedy that is specific
for all. If the pain is of throbbing and
beating character it indicates fever; if
sharp and shooting there is congestion
of the arteries; if dull and heavy the
veins are congested. In either case the
first thing to do is to try to draw the
blood from the head to the extremities.
Put the feet into pail of hot water. 1
say psil, not basin or wash bowl. as it
is necessary that the water should not
only cover the feet. but come up as
high on the calves of the legs as posi-.
BILE. Add hot water from time to time
Keeping the temperature as hot as can
be borne
Apply cold to the head. This may
be done by taking small bowl full OF
ice pounded fine, to which add two
table sDoonfuls of fine salt; wrap in a
cloth and apply half q minute at time;
or take one Dance of chloroform and
dissolve In it ali the camphor gum it
will take up; rub little of this on the
forehead and temples; then wet cloth
lone thlckness) with it, apply to the
painful spot and cover with a dry cloth.
Ihls Will cause smarting sensation.
When 1t becomes too hard to bear, the
cloth may be removed and reapplied.
IT the headache has not disappeared.
A remedy have found particularly
valuable in certain forms of headache
is the bi-sulphide of carbon. Put q
! nj .Io. II,
such one as tooth powder usually
comes in; pour on it ten or fifteen
drops of the liquid and place the mouth
OF the bottle over the painful part. In
about three minutes tingling sensa-
tion will be felt. Let it remain until it
begins to smart, then move it to another
spot. have relieved many cases with
this remedy in ten minutes that had
been suffering for hours The mouth
OF the bottle should be closely applied
to the skin, excluding all air, as it is
the vapor of the carbon aching upon the
cutaneous nerves that produces the re.
suit. After using the bottle should be
/ tightly corked, az the odor il not q
pleasant one.
Sick headache is common disease
among women. 1t arises from various
causes, and is apt to occur at regular
intervals. 1t is in most cases curable
disease. bu. as it is caused by different
circumstances no specific treatment can
be given without knowing the history
of each case. When headache is the
result of cold or catarrh in the head,
the following remedy, used when it first
makes its appearance, will generally ar
rest it: Take of pure Car bolic acid, four
scruples; ammonia water, one and q
half drachms; water, two drachms; al
cohol, one drachm; mix; make q small
cone of blotting paper and pour some
OF the mixture upon it and inhale
through the nose.
In some forms of nervs Us headache.
massage or gentle manipulation of the
head viii soothe lfko magic. Z have
often seen patients who were suffering
extreme pain relieved in few minutes
and fall asleep under the operation.
The operator sheuld stand, the patient
sitting III chair in front of him. The
clothing should be loosened about the
waist and neck and the eyes closed.
The operator dipping the hands in cool
water places them on the forehead, the
fingers of one hand pointing toward
those Of the other. Now separate the
hands with slow motion and moder-
ately firm pressure, carrying them
across the forehead down behind the
ears. Repeat this motion about five
times O minute for five minutes, then
with each hand pick up the skin of the
forehead, commencing over each eye,
and give it little twisting or rolling
motion between the fingers; this mo-
tion should be repeated until the sur.
face of tn, forehead and temples has
been worked upon. In the case of del
icately wrought nervous organizations
you will scarcely fail to obtain the re-
suit.
There is another form of the disease
classed as headache, which is not really
an ache. but dizziness or giddiness.
1t may be only momeptsry, or it nay
last for a long time. 1t generally
comes on suddenly and without warn
ing.
This is sometimes due to errors in
diet. but oftener to more serious
trouble. and should never be neglected.
The advice of a physician should be
sought in all cases. Household.
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