The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-10-06
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

For FEnoN.-Take equal parts OF
gum camphor, gum opium, CASTLE soap
and brown sugar wet to paste WIN
spirits Of turpentine. Prepare 1t, ana
apply thick plaster Of it.
FoRSpRAIv. Battle with arnica diluted
with water, and bandage with soft nan,
mel moistened with the same. A sprainedi
wrist thus treated will grow well and
strong in few days. ,...
Assure CuRE FOR CHILBLAISs Three
applications Of vaseline will cure the
worst case Of chilblains. For ordinary
cases one or two applications will be
sufficient Although vaseline is made
from petroleum, it is far more rapid in
Its work Of healing than kerosene.
TApRwoRM. ASalicylic acid, given q
intervals Of IN hour for four hours, and
followed by castor oil in full dose, sue
ceeded ir expelling tapia which had re-
sisted all other remedies. Ono case
reported had resisted all other nledica.
ton for nine years.-Louispiiie Medical
Herald. Do .oglti1uH 81 w
For CANcRR.--Gather wood-sorrd
when in blossom chat bearing blus
flower is better than the yellow-Aowered),
pound and press out the juice, put II in
y plate and cover the whole plate with
glass set il in the sun until paste Is
formed, then cork il tightly in vial.
When applied, it should be spread on
cloth or wash-leather, and placed over
the cancer only in the daytime, so that
the patient mny sleep. II properly
gathered, prepared and applied, il will
draw out the cancer in about four days.
Meantime the patient should drink much
yellow-dock tea The newspaper core.
spondent who furnishes the recipe adds
that it is youched for by Mr.. Samuel
Baker, Of New Hampshire, and Mrs
Warren James, Of Deerheld Center, N.
APPLRs "A more extensive use Of
apples as food at our meals, remarks
DR.. ]. Fl. Hanaiord, will do much 10
diminish dyspepsia and biliousness.
They are "loosening," and the et,ae
tend 10 remove constipation--a prumi-
nent cause Of digestive derangements.
The acid Of this fruit-one Of the very
best known in aid OF digestion-acts IA
vorably on the liver, causing II TO Sc
crete the bile, which ia natures cathar-
tic, thus preventing this constipation.
While eating them between meals must
derange the stomach.--like the use Of ali
food at that time-they are really ycry
valuable food, demanded especially in
warm weather. They msy be too cool.
ing in the coolest weather, while the
more.acid berries are better in the spring
and summer. l4s'f .u
QUANTITY OF FooD.-u children arc
very hearty eaters their food should be
Of the simplest kind, and thus prevent
eating moro than the system really
needs. The first reason for consuming
food should DO necessity, and the second
may be the qualification Of the appetite.
Usually children have appctites 80 strong
that they need no stimulants, no condi.
ments, as spices, pepper or mustard.
These articles should DO reserved for the
failing appetites OF debility and age.
They are useful only by way Of increas.
ing the appetite and promoting the dull
digestion Of what is eaten. They NAV
stimulate the nervous system, and should
be avoided in all infammatory tenden-
cies Of the system. The excessive use
d sirups, sugar and molAsses may In
duce fermentation in the stomach and
long canal In moderate quantities they
are useful, and sometimes are strongly
needed. Articles preserved in irup