Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-28
HEALTH HINTS.
HEMORRHAGE.


It does not necessarily follow, because
a person raises blood from the mouth.
that the bleeding comes from the lungs.
The blood may come from the nose, the
mouth or gums, or from the stomach.
but there is not, as rule, any difficulty
In determining whether it come from the
lungs or not. If from the lungs, it is
distinctly brought up with cough, and
some Of it, at least, is frothy-i. e.,
mixed with bubbles of air-and is gen
orally light red in color. Blood-spitting
is a grave symptom, though of by no
means such fearful import as most
people think. I know many persons
who are to-day leading active, laborious
and useful lives, in the enjoyment of
good health, and yet who have bled re-
peatedly from the lungs years ago. But
let not this fact lead anyone who splits
blood to neglect seeing the best medical
adviser attainable in regard to himself
can justly estimate the gravity of the.
symptoms in any given Youths
Companion.
COLD FEET AND SLEEPLESSNESS.
The association between cold feet and.
sleepiessness is much closer than is COM
monty imagined. Persons with cold
feet rarely sleep well, esdecially women:
yet the number of persons troubled is
very considerable. This is the plan to.
adopt with cold feet: They should be
dipped in cold water for brief period.
Often just to immerse them and no more
is sufficient; and then they should be
rubbed with pair of hair-fesh gloves.
or rough Turkish towel, till they
glow, Immediately after getting into
bed. After this hot water bottle will
be successful enough in maintaining the
temperature of the feet, though without.
this preliminary it is important to at
tempt to do SO. Disagreeable as the
plan at first sight may appear, it is eff
cient; and those who have once fairly
tried it continue it, and find that they
have put an end to bad nights and cold
feet. Pills, potions, lozenges, "night-
caps" and all narcotics fail to enable
the sufferer to WOO sleep successfully:
get rid of the cold feet and the sleep
will come of itsef.-Boston Medical
Journal.
SOMETHING NEW ABOUT DYSPEPSIA.
By means of the stomach-pump M.
See has satisfied himself that in some
cases of dyspepsia the gastric juice is
lacking In hydrochloric acid; in other
cases the pepsine, or gastric ferment,
fails in the power of converting nitro
genous food into peptone;' in others the
gastric juice is altered by mixture with
a large quantity Of mucus. Excess of
peptones, too, after an excessive meal.
may hinder the gastric juice from acting:
while IN starving state dyspepsia may
arise from failure of protaplasm in
peptic glands. These various altera-
lions of the gastric juice constitute true
gastric dyspepsia. M. See has con-
formed his treatment to these data. Es-
pecially he has given attention to clear
ing out of the stomach, removal of
liquids adverse to digestion by means of
the pump, and SO help to restore the
healthy secretory or digestive functions.
The operation is harmless, and may be
very beneficial.
MEDICAL USE OF SALT.
In many CAGES of disordered stomach
a teaspoonful of salt is a certain cure.
In the violent internal aching, termed
collie, add teaspoonful of salt to pint
of water, drink it and go to bed. It is
one of the speediest remedies known.
Lie SdIHe WILL IoVIVo ID person VINO seems
almost dead from receiving heavy fall.
In an apoplectic fit no time should be
lost In pouring down salt and water If
sufficient sensibility remain to admit of
swallowing it; if not the head must be
sponged with cold water until the senses
return, when salt will completely restore
the patient from his lethargy. In fit
the feet should be placed in warm water,
with mustard added, and the legs briskly
rubbed. all bandages removed from the
neck and a cool apartment procured if
possible. In many cases of severe
bleeding at the lungs, and when other
remedies failed, DIR. Rush found that
two teaspoonfuls of salt completely
stayed the blood. In case of bite from
a mad dog wash the part with brine for
an hour, and then bind on some salt
with a rag. In toothache, warm salt and
water held to the part and renewed two
or three times, will relieve it in most
cases. Ii the gums are affected wash
the mouth with brine. IF the teeth be
covered with tartar wash them twice a
day with salt and water.-MedicaI
Journal,