Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-09-29
HEALTH H1NTs.

Much of the money spent for saIyes.
washes and iniments is utterly thrown
away. A simple bruise or cut ID
healed by nature just as well without
the aid of any contrivance for bringing
money into the hands Of ingenious in
ventors- A cut requires generally
nothing but to have the edges drawn
together with small strips Of sticking
plaster, and simple linen cloth moist
ened with cold water to relieve infam-
nation. A burn is relieved by immedi-
ate exclusion Of the air. Unless il be
severe and widely spread enough to re-
quire medical attendance, this can be
done by covering it with -four, with
sweet-oil or cotton, or little scraped
raw potato.
1t is mistake to believe that good
complexion depends upon such and such
cosmetics. 1t really depends upon di-
gestion, which depends upon our mode
of life. Persons who rise early and go
to bed regularly at ten, who take plenty
OF air and exercise, eat with moderation
at regular hours, have their meals at in
tervals long enough for the digestion of
enc to be thoroughly accomplished be.
fore they begin the next-these persons
are sure to digest well, and, in conse-
quenee, have clear, healthy compilations,
which will require no other cosmetics
but plenty Of soft water and good toilet
soap.
To prevent diphtheria, and finally ex-
terminate it, every man, woman and
child throughout our land and the
world should be brought to obey the
laws of life and health. Parents should
regularly feed, properly clothe and duly
restrain all children before they come
to the years Of understanding and &C.
countability. This alone would do
much. A late prominent physician of
Paris estimated that 8, 600 children had
died in that city, during the thirty years
OF his practice there, from short sleeves,
short pants, and other kindred impru-
dence in the dressing of children. And
| am fully convinced that as large a
portion are sacrificed, in towns at least,
in this country, from the same cause
all for wicked fashion. And from
careful observation in this country and
abroad, / am confident that at least as
many more are carried off by improper
food and irregularity in taking it; to-
gether with poisonous candies and
other unwholesome and indigestible
trash, that no child or other person
should eat.-Sanitayian
Hats Journal IF Health says that
almost all bites and stings are destruc-
tive from their acid nature; consequent
ly the cure is an alkali. Spirits of
hartshorn is one of the strongest, and
in almost every house, and you have
only to pour out some into teacup and
dabble it on the wound with common
rag; relief is almost instantaneous.
But suppose you have no hartshorn;
we'll, then, saleratus is an alkali. Moist
en- it with water and use as the harts-
horn. II you have no saleratus or soda
pour teacup of boiling water on as
much wood ashes, stir it, and in few
moments you will have an alkali. The
lye of ashes will answer a good purpose
while the physician is coming. Re-
member the principle: The bite is an
acid, the cure is an alkaIi. Have we
not before now looked with wonder on
the old negro, who ran out when the
wasp's sting made us sholler,n caught
up three kinds of weed, rubbed the
part well, and in five minntes we were
happy in complete relief? But why
"three kinds of weed? Why, in the
first place, you know & three" and all
its multiples are mysterious numbers;
and then, again, you can scarcely
gather up three kinds of plants any
where, one of which will not have more
or less OF alkali in it. Ifmen were only
to gather up principles instead of spe-
cifcations how much easier it would be
to know great deal and to apply our
knowledge successfully to the practical
purposes of life.