Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-12
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

II child has bad earache, dip
plug of cotton wool in oil, warm il and
place it in the ear. Wrap up the head
and keep out of draughts.
Sick-headache can often he greatly
relieved, and sometimes entirely cured,
by the application of mustard plaster
ut the base of the neck. The plaster
should not be kept on more than n
quarter of an hour.
Bleeding at the nose can be stopped
by vigorous action of the jaws, as if in
progress of mastication. In the case of
child wad of paper should be placed
in the mouth and the child instructed
to chew hard. 1t is the motion of the
jaws that stops the flow OF blood.
To cure corns, take one measure of
coal or gas tar, one of saltpctcr and one
of brown sugar mix well. Take n
piece of an old kid glove and spread n
plaster on it the size of the corn and
apply to the part affected bind on and
leave two or three days and then re-
move, and the corn will come with it.
The following is said to be n cure for
hoarseness A piece of flannel, dipped
in brandy and applied to the chest, and
covered with dry flannel, is to be worn
at night. -Four or six small onions
boiled and put on buttered toast and
eaten for supper are likewise good for
a cold in the chest.
| Each inhalation of pure air is returned
loaded with poison $50 grains of it
added to the atmosphere of bedroom
every hour, or 1900 grains during the
night. Unless the poison-ladcn atmos-
phere is diluted or removed by a con-
slant current of air passing through the
rooms, the blood becomes impure, then
circulates sluggishly, accommodating and
pressing on the brain, causing frightful
! dreams
To cure ingrowing toe nails, one au-
thority says: Put small piece of tallow
| in n spoon, heat ii until it becomes very
hot, and pour on the gnnulations. Pain
and tenderness are relieved at once,
and in few days the granulations are
all gone, the diseased parts DRY and
grow destitute Of all feeling, and the
edge OF the nail exposed so as to admit
of being pared away without any in
| convenience.
An exchange says: That painful af-
Fiction, felon, can readily be prevent
ed 10y moistening the finger with the
tincturc of lobelia in the early stages
OF the attack. If allowed to progress
too far before the remedy is applied il
will have no effect. II it cannot bc
| conveniently obtained, rock salt pull
verizcd, after being dried in an oven
and mixed with an equal part Of turpen-
tine and applied frequently, will destroy
felon in twenty-four hours.
The following is said to be a cure for
hydrophobia: Take two tablcspoonfnls
Of fresh chloride Of lime, mix it with
onc-half pint OF water, and with this
wash keep the wound constantly bathed
and frequently renewed. The chloride
gas possesses the power Of dccomposing
the tremendous poison, and renders mild
and harmless that venom against whose
resistless attack the artillery Of medical
science has been so long directed in
vain. 1t is necessary to add that this
wash must be applied as soon "a pos
sible after the inAiction of the bite.
Forneunlgia in the face or other acute
Suffering elsewhere, the following
remedy has been tried with good effect:
Cut thick slice of bread all across the
loaf-fresh bread is best. Soak one
side tor a minute in boiling water, and
rapidly sprinkle cayenne pepper over
the hot side. Apply while still smoking
hot to the painful surface. The bread
retains the heat long enough for the
cayenne to begin to act, and cayenne
does not affect delicate skins as mustard
does. It acts as a rubefacient, but not
a blister. Another excellent remedy
for congestion from cold is to apply a
poulticc of faxseed meal and CAYENNE
pepper. By keeping bit Of oil silk on
the outside of the poultice cloth il will
retain both heat aul moisture for a
long time.