Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-11-08
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

IR We add pint OF pure water to .
pint OF impure water. we dilute the inn
pure water, and it is made that much
the more pure. II we add dozen pints
Of pure water to it, we dilute it still
more, and bring It nearer purity yet;
but if we add o certain number more,
instead Of the impurity becoming di-
luted, it is absolutely destroyed, and DR..
Letherby, Of London, Gays that the
water is perfectly pure. 1t is the same
way with impure air. A certain quantity
OF pure air added to il, diiutes the bad
air and makes it less noxious, while if
certain quantity more is added, the inn
case with impure water. ANY person
can Judge Of this from the good effect OF
much pure All upon bad air.
THE following hints concerning the uso
OF tea may piove useful: /. Whosoeyer
uses tea should 10 SO in great modera.
ton. 2. Ii should form part of the
meal, but never be taken before eating,
he.Wsen meals, or On IN empty stomach,
rs it is too frequently done. 5. The
best time to take tea is after hearty
meal. 4. Those who suffer with weak
nerves should never take ii at all. 5.
Those who are troubled with inability TO
sleep nights should not use tea, or, if the,
do, take it in the morning. G. Drain.
workers should never goad on .heir
brains to overwolk On the stimulus of
tea. Z. Children and the young should
never use tea. s. Tho overworhcd and
underfed should never uee tea. .. Tea
should never be drunk very strong. 10.
1t is better with considerable milk and
sugar. Ii. Its use should at once be
| abandoned when harm comes from it.
| II. MuiAtudes Of diseases come from
the excessive use Of tea, and for this
reason those who cannot use it without
] going to excess should nos use it at all.
DIR. DAY says in late lecture What
ever be the plan OF treatment decided
upon rest is the first principle to incul-
cate in very severe headache. Rest,
which the busy man and anxious mother
cannot obtain so long Us they can mail
age to keep about, is one Of the first
remedies for every headache, and VIC
should never cease to enforce it. The
brain, when excited, as much needs
quiet and repose as . fractured limb or
an infamed eye it is obvious that the
chances Of shortening the seizure and
arresting the pain will depend on our
| power to have this carried out actually.
II is practical lesson to keep steadily
in view i'll that there may lurk behind a
simple headache some lesion of unknown
magnitude, which may remain stationa-
ry II guietude can be maintained There
is point worth attending to iii the
treatment of all headaches. 1t lis that
the head be elevated at night, and the
pillow hard; for if it be soft the head
sinks into it and becomes hot, which,
With some people, is enough to provoke
an attack in the morning If sleep has
been long and heavy.
EXCEPT q Turkish bath, nothing is
more eificacious in the sore throat oi
children or adults than n wet compress
90 the throat. Double a towel two OF
three times, so rs to make pad that
will fit snngly under the chin and owe,
the throat, and let it extend around
from ear to ear. Then bind thickly-
folded towel over the wet pad, having
etfgcs III 'unt.dass. AZ h rtesynevtlg ,tlas
outer covering r3ver the head, and nnl
around the neck after tho styla eH
vat, the object being to exclude the all
SD as to keep up porspiratiol over the
diseased parts. But ii the soreness ].
low down ON the throat, the outsid,
towel may be passed around the neck
yet, when this is done, it is much NOR,
difficult to exclude the air. The we
compress may be put on cold or warm
but, wien cold, it soon becomes warn
from the heat OF the skin, and is reall.
n warm vapor bath. When the pad i
taken of, the throat should be washed il
cold water to close the pores, and tllei
well dried with towel. This is appii
cable to Group and to all kinds OF sos'
throats, and viii be- found more eleanl,
and equally as efficient as grandmother
stocking filed with ashes.