Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-04-27
THE HOME DOCTOR.
DIPHTHERIA,

For diphtheria, gargle lemon juice
and swallow some of it. A few drops of
camphor on loaf sugar affords immediate
relief for sore throat.
COUGH REMEDY.
For cough, take suet. boiled in milk.
For burns, take tart apple and simmer
in lard till it forms a salve. 1t heals
quick and always without scar.
VEGETABLE DIET.
BY means of strictly vegetable diet,
DR.. Hureau de Villeneuve states that he
has succeeded of Kidding himself of at
tacks of equity rheumatism, with which
he had been afflicted for years, and of
which several of his ancestors had died.
DIET FOR CONsUMPTIvE.
The diet of consumptive, says a
writer in an English medical paper,
should be simple and nutritious Very
strict rules as to special articles are I'M
called for, unless the stomach should
have exhibited signs of imperfect power.
Meat should be taken once or twice a
day, with a good allowance of fat. Fish
is nutritious, especially oysters. Milk
is very nourishing, and two or three
pints may be taken i'll the course of the
day.
BORACIC ACID IN OPHTHALMIA.
The experiments made by DR.. Theo-
bald with boracic acid in certain oph-
thalmic diseases, having proved very
marked advantage in it's application, he
was led to try it in affections of the eye
attended with discharge, and has found
it most efficacious remedy. From it's
possessing only slight astringent power,
he disposed to attribute much of it's
good effects to its antiseptic properties,
with which is combineda certain amount
of sedative or anodyne power, as shown
in it's operation in cases of scrofulous
keratitis. He employs a solution of
from two to four or more grains to the
ounce, which are dropped into the eve
three or four times a day.
DRINKS FOR FEVER PATIENTS.
Drinks made from fresh or preserved
fruits are sometimes useful in fevers
Rhubarb tea is very refreshing spring
beverage. Slice about two pounds of
rhubarb, and boil for quarter of an
hour in quart of water; strain the
liquid into jug, adding small quanti-
ty of lemon peel, and some sugar to
taste; when cold it is fit for use. Apple
water may be made in the same manner.
The apples should be peeled and cored
Sugar should be added to either of the
above until the liquor is received from
the fire. In the absence of fresh fruit,
pleasant beverage may be prepared by
stirring sufficient raspberry jam or cur
rant jelly into the required quantity of
water, straining the liquor before giving
it to the patient.
DEBILITATED DIGESTION.
In the Memoirs of Count Segur''
there is the following anecdote: MY
mother, the Countess de Segur, being
asked by Voltaire respecting her health,
told him that the most painful feeling
she had arose from the decay of her
stomach and the difficulty of finding any
kind of ailment it could bear. Voltaire,
by way of consolation, assured her that
he was once, for nearly year, in the
same state, and believed to be incurable,
but that, nevertheless, a very simple
remedy had restored him. It consisted
In taken no other nourishment than
yolks of eggs beaten up with the flower
of potatoes and water" Though this
circumstance took place as far back as
fifty years ago, and respected so extra
ordinary a person as Voltaire, it is
astonishing how little is known, and
how rarely the remedy has been practiced.
Its efficacy, however, in cases of debility,
cannot be questioned, and the following
is the mode of preparing this valuable
article of food as recommended by Sir
John Sinclair: Beat up an egg in a
bowl, and then add six tablespoonfuls of
cold water, mixing the whole well
together, then add two tablespoonfuls of
farina of potatoes; let it be mixed
thoroughly with the liquor in the bowl.
Then pour in as much boiling water as
will convert the whole into a jelly and
mix it we'll It may be taken alone or
with the addition of a little milk, in case
of stomachic debility or consumptive
disorders. The dish is light and easily
digested, extremely nourishing and
wholesome. Bread or biscuit may be
taken with it as the stomach gets
stronger.