The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-05-24
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

THE FAMILY OUClOHs
ONIONS is an excellent food for colds
settled upon the lungs.
CoRN CUHE. Buy a bottle Of creosote
and, before uncorking, tip the bottle up
side down, then rub the cork on the
corn, repeating this two or three times
every other day for q week or two the
top Of the corn will become dry, and
should be cut off as soon as can be with
out making it bleed; continue the creo-
sote until It is cured.
WHAT TO EAT.-An ordinary meal il
generally composed Of five ingredients
animal or nitrogenous food, starchy or
sweet food, watery vegetables. bever-
ages and condiments. This food, when
digested, is taken into the system by
blood-vessels. For persons, and espe-
cially for workingmen, in this climate,
meats are the most easily digested, and,
at the same time, are most nourishing
food. Tripe is-the easiest and pork is
the hardest to digest. Among vegeta-
bles, rice and boiled cabbage are the
extremes. Any thing that is fried in
fat is extremely indigeshble. Milk con-
tains the five Ingredients referred to
above, and 80 is really call sufficient"
Mothers make great mistake in trying
to induce infants under two years Of
age to eat starchy food, for there is no
alkaline fluid in the stomach Of an In
FAINT, by which the starch can be
changed into sugar, and so infused into
the system. II has been estimated that
q man working in the open air daily
needs fifteen ounces Of meat, eighteen
Of bread, three and one-half Of butter, or
fat, and fifty.one Of water. An ex-
cess Of starchy food is to be carefully
avoided. Men who handle lead ought
to abstain from alcohol, for, il too much
is taken, the kidneys, which throw of
the poison Of the lead, are likely to be-
come diseased.
To AyoD CoLD.-There is but one
way to keep the body healthfully warm,
and that is to wear sufficient clothing,
dressing differently as the weather
changes. On cold, rainy days one re-
quires thicker clothing than when the
sun pours down, hot and sultry. II is
popular idea in this country that II We
wear specially warm clothing in the
house, our ulsters and great coats will
afford us no extra protection when we
go out. But this is disproved by every
ones experience, IL people will only
think of the facts which have come
within their own observation. Most per-
sons must have noticed that, after sitting
in theater which is insuficiently heat
ed, and getting chilled to greater OF
less degree, the putting on Of coats and
cloaks when going out seems to have no
effect, and the chill which remains ID
apt to result in severe cold. On the
other hand, II an overcoat is kept on in
cold theater, 80 that the wearer feels
comfortable, his warmth continues aftel
he goes out, and the change Of tempera-
ture does not bring the expected effect,
Notwithstanding that no addition is made
to clothing. Such an experience as this
should convince us that the wearing Of
clothing made especially for warmth
should not be confined to the open air,
but that the indoor draughts and occa-
sional chilliness, to which every one ID
more or less subject, should be provided
against by always wearing warm cloth.
ing, in the form either Of an extra sui,
Of fannels, or Of an outer coat or dress
ing gown.
TooTHsoME HINTS. 1t is natural fol
some people to have better teeth than 9th
ers, but all must give attention to theil
cleansing and other treatment il they
would have good teeth in old age. A
moderately stiff brush should be usei
thoroughly at least twice day-morn
ing and night. Scft water (blood-warm
and mere taste Of the best soap-whiti
CASTLE, for instance--are the only re.
quisites beside the brush. Powder
are generally injurious to the enamel
and so are the much advertised liqui(
mixtures. Strong acids, like lemon
Juice, are destructive, and the minglin(
Of hot and cold food or drink at meals Il
very harmful. Use, however, on hard
nutritious food, like well l-baked Graham
bread and crackers, promotes tooth
growth; while soft, watery food tend
to woaken the teeth. 1t Is now tn
opinion Of leading dentists in Europ'
and this country that the reason Their
is 30 much tooth decay in early life i
! in large degree owing to the soft ma
l terials given to children as food, whicl
! are swallowed with scarcely any chew
} ing. On the appearance Of decay den
| tist should be employed. Much tooth
0 ache is due to indigestion and constitu
tional debility, and much so-calle,
| neuralgia may be traced to decayed
I carious teeth. Care in the matter o
diet, and watchfulness with regard Il
the condition Of the teeth, would say
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