The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-10-19

Much Of the money spent for calves,
washes aud liniments is utterly thrown
away. A simple bluise or q cut is
healed by nature Just as we'll 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 inflam-
nation. A burn is relieved by immedi-
ate exclusion of the air. Unless it be
severe and widely spread enough to re.
quire medical attendance, this can be
done by covering it with flour, with
sweet-oil or cotton, or little scraped
raw potato.
It is a mistake to believe that good
complexion depends upon such and such
cosmetics. It really depends upon di-
gestion, which depends upon our mode
of life. Persons who rise early and 60
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
one to be thoroughly accomplished be-
fore they begin the next-these persons
are sure to digest we'll, and, in conse-
quence, have clear, healthy complexions,
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 ac-
countability. This alone would do
much. A late prominent physician of
Paris estimated that 5000 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
portion are sacrificed, in towns at least
In this country, from the same cause
all for a wicked fashion. And from
careful observation in this country and
abroad, l 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.-Sdnitdr:a
Halls Journal Of Health says that
almost all bites and stings are destruc-
i've from their acid nature; consequent. |
y the cure is an alkali. Spirits of
1artshom is one of the strongest, and |
n almost every house, and you have
1nly to pour out some into teacup and
tabble 1T on the wound with q common
'ag; relief is almost instantaneous.
But suppose you have no hartshorn;
we'll, then, saleratus is an alkali. Moist.
IN 1t with water and use as the harts-
lorn. If you have no saleratus or soda
,our teacup of boiling water on as
much wood ashes, stir it, and in a few
moments you will have an alkali. The
ye OF ashes Will answer good purpose
ghile the physician is coming. Re-
member the principles: The bite is an
cid, the cure is an alkali. Have we
lot before now looked with wonder on
he old negro, who ran out when the
yasp's sting made us "holler," caught
lp three kinds" " of weed, rubbed the
'art well, and in five minutes we were
lappy In complete relief? But whv
three" kinds of weed? Why, in the
Irst place, you know three" and all
is multiples are mysterious numbers;
nd then, again, you can scarcely
ather up three kinds of plants any
here, one of which will not have more
+ less of alkali in it. Ifmen were only
gather up principles instead of spe-
ltications how much easier it would be
know q great deal and TO apply our
nowledge successfully to the practical