Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-22
NUMBER 4.
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

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lr We add pint of pure water to
l'nt oi impure water, We dilute the i'm
rurc water, and il is made that much
/ the more pure. Ii We add a dozen pints
Il pure water to it, We dilute it still
more, and bring it nearer purity vet;
nut II we add certain number more.
instead of the impurlty becoming iii
Iuird, II Is absolutely destroyed, and DIR.
Lctherly, of London, says that the
water Is perfectly pure. 1t is the same
way with linl alr. \ certain quantity
"i pur" AR au "a - II, dilutes the bad
ar and LIakcN !, l"Ss noXiouS while if n
certain quantity more is added, the i'm
pulliy oi the air - destroyed, rs is tho
ease with impure water. Any person
can nudge OF this from the good effect of
much pure ar upon bad air.
THE following hints concerning the use
OF tea may prove useful: l. Whosoever
uses tea should do so in great modcra-
uoil: =. 1t should form II part of tho
meal, but never bc taken before eating.
httWceh meals, or on an empty stomach.
as 1t Is too frequently done. 3. The
best time to take tea is after hearty
meal. I. Those who suffer with weak
nerves should never take it at all. ).
hose who are troubled with inability to
>leep nights should not use tea, or, if they
40, take II III the morning. 6. Brain
workers should never goad on their
brtlns 10 overwork on the stimulus of
tea. l. Children and the young should
never use tea. s. The overworked and
underfed should never Use tea. 8. Tea
should never be drunk very strong. 10.
Ii is better with considerable milk and
sugar. ii. Its use should mt once he
abandoned when harm comes from it.
~. Multltudes of diseases come from
the excessive use Of tea, and for this
reason those who cannot use it without
%oing to excess should not Use it ut all.
DR.. Day says in late lecture What
ever be the plan of treatment decided
upon rest is the first principle to incul-
cate III very severe headache. Rest,
which the busy man and anxious mother
cannot obtain SO long as they can man-
age to keep about, is one Of the first
remedies for every headache, and We
should never cease to enforce it. Tho
brain, when excited, as much needs
quiet and repOse as fractured limb or
an inilamed eye it is obvious that the
chances of shortening the seizure and
arresting the pain will depend on our
power to have this carried out actually.
1t is Il practical lesson to keep steadily
i'll view i'll that there may lurk behind a
simple headache some lesion of unknown
which may remain stationa-
~ if quietude can be maintained There
Is point worth attending to in tho
treatment of all headaches. II is that
the head be elevated at night, and the
pillow hard; for if it he soft the head
sinks into it and becomes hot, which,
with some people, is enough to provoke
M attack in the morning if sleep has
been long and heavy.
EXCEPT Turkish bath, nothing is
more eilicacious in the sore throat of
children or adults than wet compress
to the throat. Double a towel two or
three times, so as TO make pad that
Will fit snugly under the chin and over
he throat, and let it extend around
rom ear to ear. Then bind thickly-
oldod towel over the wet pad, having
he towel wide enough to overlap the
'dges of the pad. 1t is best to pass this
inter covering over the head, and not
,round the neck after the style of cra-s
'at, the object being to exclude the air
% as to keep up a perspiration over the
diseased parts. But if the soreness is
ow down on the throat, the outside
owel may be passed around the neck;
ct, when this is done, it is much more
iiiicult to exclude the air. The wet
may be put on cold or warm;
ut, when cold, it soon becomes warm
rom the heat of the skin, and is really
warm vapor bath. When the pad is
,.scn of, the throat should bc washed i1
old water 70 close the pores, and then
veil dried with towel. This is appli-
able to Group and to all kinds Of sore
lroats, and will be found more cleanly
nd equally as eiiicien. as grandmother's
tocking filed with ashes.