The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-06-22

Not little pain, disease, and
slecplesancss also, may bc saved by
the proper understanding and use
of counter-irritants. 4 pain III the
head, and often in other parts of the
body, can be removed OF modified
by putting the feet in hot water,
How? Why? When the feet are IL
ritated il causes a rush of blood to
them, tn, ir veins become full and
distendel. This draws off the blocd
that was before crowding into the
head or other affected part and pro-
ducing pain there. Even rubbing
the scalp briskly may attract out
wardly the blood previously press
ing the internal organs.
A rubber bag of hot water at the
feet, or other warm or gently-irrita-
ting application, will often so draw
down the blood from the excited
brain that one will soon fall into a
quiet sleep. Ten or twenty drops Of
aromatic spirits of anmonis swal-
lowed in half n tumbler of water on
going to bed, or when restless and
wakeful during the night, will very
often put one in an easy slumber.
1t is quickly absorbed into blood
and carried to every partof the body,
producing gentle stimulus. This
calls the blood TO every point, equal
izing the circulation, and thus re-
licying the before excited rain.
A cold generally means that there
is or has been unequal heat, dis
turbing the blood circulation and
causing congestion, pain and di-
sease. a gentle physic Of oil or
calcined magn"sia in passing
through the system produces 4 flow
to the intestines OF fluids drawn
from the blood. This reduces the
blood rs well as draws it from parts
affectedsby tthc cold. Almost any
cold taken before it becomes chror-
ic, or so seated as to produce disor-
ganization, may be relieved and u.s.
ually cured by such cathartic
dose-one not severe enough to dis
arrange the digestive apparatus.
Physic cold is more philosophical
than feeding a cold as the adage
has it. The latter only aggravates
the trouble.
A slightly sore or irritated throat
is usually relieved or cured by APP
plying an irritant to the outside.
Volatile liniment is good for this.
1t is made by shaking well together
any amount OF sweet oil with one
fourth to one-half its bulk of aqua
ammonia or hartshorn, the amount
depending upon the strength of
the ammonia. 1t is also useful TO
rub on the chest when there is sore
ness in the muscles. Alcohol or
strong whiskey rubbed on the
throat (outsidc) as q counter-irri-
tant often relieves sore throat, and
the same of Il sore chest. When
using alcohol cover the part well
and quickly, to prevent a chill from
the rapid evaporation. Liniment,
alcohol, hot water, or not wet cloths,
or mustard, on the outside of the
abdomen, tends to relieve irritation
of the bowels on the general prin-
ciple Of counter-irritation above
mentioned.
For an inflamed sore throat or
tonsils, a very good general remedy
is to gargle the throat every hour
or two with teaspoonful Of chic
rate of potasso solution. 1t is well
to keep in every house a good sized
vial of water wife more chlorate of
potassa in it than will dissolve. The
clear liquid is then always of un-
form strength, ready for use, a tea
spoonful at time, swallowing it af.
ter gurgling it against the inflamed
nsils,-1meican Ag'icultaralist.