Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-20
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

THE FAMILY DOCTOR.
A GILL of strong tea, taken at bed
time, will relieve night sweat.
For rheumatism A large piece Of
flannel well sprinkled with saltpeter.
For hacking cough, sore throat OF
mouth, take teaspoonful Of salt in a
half-cup Of water, and gargle three times
a day before each meal.
In these days Of neuralgia and sudden
colds, says an exchange, it is sensible to
have some means of relief close at hand.
Make two or three little bags of cotton
cloth and ELL them with hops. Then
when you need them heat just as hot as
possible even to the extent of browning
the cloth, and apply to the aching mem
Der. People who cannot endure the
odor Of the old-time remedy Of hops and
vinegar do not object to the hops alone.
The dry hop-bag is great improvement
upon wet cloths Of any kind.
ALCOHOL AS ST1MULANT.-Dr. John
Wilson, in his "Health and Health Re
sorts,'' remarks of alcoholic drinks as
stimulants: "They are, as a rule, the
most palatable ; they impart gentle slim
ulation, arouse the aesthetic nature as 10
other carbonaceous matter does. con-
TESS they are open to the objection of
endangering the formation Of habits Of
intemperance, but in advanced cases OF
phthisis I have rarely known this to DO
the case, and am convinced that I have
seen at least many days added to the
lives Of such invalids by the use Of these
beverages without this evil consequence.
By wise law Of nature, that which sub
serves a needful purpose rarely demon
Allies if INDUCED in under the stress CT
necessity, and in cases Of rapid aisinte-
grafton it would seem that the toxic
effect of the alcohol is more or less lost
in the process of combustion, in which
its carbonaceous principle plays so i'm
portant part"
SICK HEADACHE.-This complaint IS
the result OF eating too much and exer-
cising too little. Nine times in ten the
cause is in the fact that the stomach was
not able to digest the food last intro
duced into it, either from having been
unsuitable OF excessive in quantity. 4
diet of bread and butter, with ripe fruit
or berries, with moderate and continu-
Gus exercise in the open air sufficient to
keep up a gentle perspiration, would
cure almost every case OF sick headache
in a short time. Two teaspoonfuls OF
powdered charcoal in half glass OF Wa
ter, and drank, often gives instant re-
lief. Sick headache with some persons
comes on at regular intervals, and is the
signal Of distress which the stomach
puts out to inform us that there is an
over-alkaline condition of the fluids
that it needs natural acid to restore
the battery to its former normal work
ing condition. When the first symptoms
Of headache appear take tablespoonful
of lemon juice clear, fifteen minutes be-
fore each meal, and the same dose at
bedtime. Follow this up until all symp-
toms are passed, taking no other rene
dies, and you soon will be able to go
free from this unwelcome nuisance
Many people will object to this because
the remedy is too simple, but many
cures have been effected In this way.
To CURE SNEEztNe. correspondent
of the British Medical Journal says
During therecentrapid changes of tenn
perature, I caught cold in my head,
accompanied by almost incessant sneez-
ing. My unfortunate nose gave me no
rest. The slightest impact of cold air,
or passing from the outside air into
warm room, equally brought on fit of
sneezing. In vain I snufed camphor
and pulsatilla /; the light catarrh still tri-
umphed over me. At length L resolved
to see what the maintenance of uni
form temperature would do toward di-
minishing the irritability of my Schnei-
derian membrane, and accordingly I
plugged my nose with cotton wool. The
effect was instantaneous I sneezed no
more. Again and again tested the eff
fcacy of this simple remedy, always
with the same result. However near 1
was to sneeze, the introduction of the
pledgets stopped it at once. Nor was
there any inconvenience from their pres
ence, making them sufficiently firm not
to tickle, and yet leaving them suffi-
GENTLY loose to easily breathe through. "
This is really worth knowing, for inces-
SAINT sneezing is among the greatest of
smaller ills, and it seems only rational
conclusion to hope that this simple plan
may furnish the most efficient remedy
against one Of the most distressing symp-
toms of hay fever.