Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-07-13
THE HOME DOCTOR.
SORE THROAT.

SORE THROAT.
Nothing is more efficacious for the re-
lief of sore threats than hyssop. Make
strong stepping of the plant, sweeten
with loaf sugar and add a little milk.
Sip spoonful OR two every few minutes,
and relief will follow in a surprisingly
short time.
Sprains are always promptly relieved
by allowing the coolest water to fall
upon the part steadily, until no discom-
fort is experienced. Repeat as often as
necessary; keep the sprained joint ele-
waited, if about the hands, and horizontal
it about the feet, so as to promote the
flow of blood from the parts by gravity;
and live for a few days on fruits and
coarse bread mainly.
LET THE BABY SLEEP.
Musings should therefore be per-
mitted to sleep to their full satisfaction;
weakly babies especially, need sleep
never to disturb child's slumber while
the regularity of it's breathing indicates
the healthfulness of its repose; there is
little danger of his 4" oversleeping him
self in moderately warmed, well venti-
lated room. Never mind about meal
time; hunger will waken him at the right
moment or teach him to make up for lost
time.
TAKE A NAP.
DR.. Felix L. Oswald SAYS a man ought
to follow nature and initiate his brother
animals in taking a monday nap, as
summer weather comes on. Under
burning sun all vegetation seems to take
a rest, and mammalian animals, with no
exception, unless it be so insignificant
one as the squirrel, always become semi
nocturnal in the summer. Only man,
stupid man, tries to make no variation
III his regular hours. DIR. Oswald says
the noon recess in schools ought to be
| heightened to at least three hours, in hot
weather, and children given chance to
take nap. It certainly is the experience
of pupils and teachers, that they are
| drowsy on summer afternoons, especial
| ly after they have eaten hearty dinner.
If you must go to work at Or o'clock,
DIR. Oswald says to postpone the hearty
meal till night.
REGIMEN IN HEART DISEASE.
At meeting of the Association Fran
caise, at Rheims, Professor Potain pre-
sented his views on the diet to be fol-
lowed in certain diseases, and pronounced
| the milk regimen as one especially eff
cacious in secondary disease of the heart
simple hvpertrophy or dilation having
renal of stomachal origin. This regi-
men, he finds, modifes in the one case
the condition of the kidneys, and in the
| other that of the stomach, in this sense,
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organs more complete repose; but In
absolute and prolonged-intervening
tons, when this reflex disturbance origi-
ton may prove of utility in cases of
dropsy, especially and exclusively, when
the dropsy is the consequence of second
gosis of the serious membrane.
SIMPLE REMEDIES FOR EMERGENCIES.
Very few young mothers are able to
control their nerves so completely as to
keep from being startled when con-
fron1ed with cut finger with dripping
blood, and the loud cries which announce
catastrophe. Sometimes she cannot
collect her thoughts sufficiently to recall
any of the good remedies with which
she is acquainted. One way to avoid
this is to write out a list of help in
trouble, and tack it upon the door of
your room, after the manner of hotel
regulations. There is nothing better for
cut than powdered rosin. Get few
cents worth of rosin, pound it until it is
fine, and put it in an empty, clean pep
| per or spice box, with perforated top;
then you can easily sift it out on the cut;
put soft cloth around the injured mem
Der and wet it with cold water once in
while. It will prevent Inflammation and
soreness. In doing up burn, the main
point is to keep the air from it. IF
sweet oil and cotton are not at hand, take
a cloth and spread dry -four over it, and
wrap the burned part in it. 1t is always
we'll to have some simple remedies in the
house where you can get them without
moments loss of time; little bottle of
peppermint, in case of collie, chIorate of
potash for sore throat, pepsin for indi-
| gestion, and bottle of brandy. Have
them arranged so that you could go to
them in the dark, and reach the right
remedy, out be sure you never do it,
even if you know they have not been
disturbed; always light lamp or the
gas, and make sure you have what you
are after. Remember that pistols are
always loaded, and that poison may be
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