The Osceola times., 1881-03-26


manner as a new one, but will require a
longer time, and perhaps ii will be nee
essary TO repeat the boiling two or three
times.
THE second of these recipes, lately
published in the New York Tribune, ap-
pears to be new one: Place one or more
oyster-shells in the bottom Of the tea
kettle, having first removed all the rust
that will come off conveniently. When
after few months the shells become
coated with rust, remove and supply
fresh ones Since trying this remedy
have no trouble with rusty teakettle.
Az infallible remedy for rusty tea
kettle is to brown coffee in it. A thor
ough washing with soap and water will
remove all the odor and smoke of the
coffee, and leave the kettle smooth and
free from rust.
To protect from rust sheet iron stove
that is standing unused through the
summer, rub it over with rag moistened
with kerosene.
REMEDIES FOR HEADACHE.
in value 10 zinc. Dose, 5 drops of
Fowler's solution three times n day,
after meals.
The following recipes and suggestions
for the treatment of different forms of
headache are collected from variety of
trustworthy sources;
SOAKING the feet in very warm water.
in which spoonful Of mustard has been
stirred, is also beneficial in drawing the
blood from the head.
Two teaspoonfuls of powdered char
coal, well stirred in half a glass of water.
and drank at once, is valuable remedy
in sick headache from sour stomach,
flatulence, etc.
NuX vomica is preferable to strychnia.
The dose is | grain after meals. If the
patient be chlorotic, il is well to combine
a grain of reduced iron and half grain
of sulphate of 1uinne.
GALvANIsM is sometimes valuable, but
by no means specific. The constant
current should always be uscd d, being
careful to avoid too great intensity, lest
amaurosis be produced.
BIsMuTH, in the form of subcarbonate,
will often take the place of oxide of
zinc. Dose, two grains, after each meal.
Bismuth probably aids digestion more
than any mineral tonic, and is of use
when there is gastric disturbance.
IN nervous headache, DIR. W. A. Ham
mond states the value of various drugs
as follows: Oxide of zinc is of great
value. Ordinary dose, tUo grains three
times day, after meals: maximum dose,
five gIains. II is best given in form of
pills.
PHospHoRUs is very useful in most
forms of nervous headache. The best
results are obtained from dilute phos-
phoric acid, in doses of 80 drops, largely
diluted, three times day, after eating,
OF phosphide of zinc, one-tenth grain,
in pill, three times day.
TINCTURE of nux vomicai recommend
ed by Ringer as possessed Of real curative
powers when given in drop doses, repeat
ed every five or ten minutes for eight or
ten doses, and then continued at long in
tervals, Tor sick headache, accompanied
with acute gastric catarrh, whether due
TO error in diet. constipation or no APP
parent cause Boston Journal Of ChCm-
jsiry.
Is headache due to determination of
blDtd W iiit anu III ltNtf' Alif l't-
lowing simple treatment is to be com
mended; Put handful of salt into a
quart ofwater, add an ounce of spirits of
hartshorn and half an ounce of spirits of
camphor Cork the bottle tightly TO
prevent the escape of the spirit Soak Il
piece of soft cloth with the mixture and
apply it to the head wet the rag fresh as
soon as it gets heated.
DR.. T. LAUDER BRUsroN, editor of the
London Practitioner says; The admin
istration of brisk purgative, or small
doses of EPSON salts, three times day,
is most etlectual remedy for frontal
headache when associated with consti-
patton; but if the bowels be regular, the
morbid processes on which it depends
seem to be checked, and the headache
removed even more eflectually by nitro
muriatic acid, diluted, 10 drops in wine
glass of water, or bicarb. soda, 10 grains
in water. before meals. If the headache
be Immediately above the eye-brows,t the
acid is best: but if it be a little higher up,
Just where the hair begins, the soda ap-
pears TO be the most eflectual. At the
same time that the headache is removed
the feeling of sleepiness and weariness,
which frequently leads the patients to
complain that they rise up more tired
than they lie down, generally disap-
pears.