Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-08-19
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

' DRINKS FOR FEVER F ATIENTs. Drinks made from fresh or preserved fruits are sometimes useful in levers. Rhubarb tea is very refreshing spring beverage. Slice about two pounds of rhubarb and boil for quarter of an hour in quart of water strain the liquor in jug, add ing a small quantity of lemon peel and some sugar to taste when cold it is fit for use. Apple water may be made in the same manner. The apples should be peeled and cored. Sugar should not be added to either of the above until after the liquor is removed from the fire. In the absence of fresh fruit, pleasant beverage may be prepared by stirring sufficient raspberry jam or currant jelly into the required quantity of water, straining the liquor before giving it to the patient.
 BEDS Our beds are our night-clothes and ought to be kept as clean as our shirts and coats. Woolen blankets are healthier than quilts; put a heavy United Stat army blanket over kettle full of hot water and see how fast the steam makes its way through the weft !; a quilt would stop it like an on lid, and thus tend to check the exhalation of the human body. In order to disin- feet quilt you have first to loosen the pressed cotton: woolen blanket can be steamed and dried in a couple of hours. For similar reasons straw tick IS better than horsehair mattress, though wover-wire mattress is per- haps preferable to both. Feather beds are a recognized nuisance. Children over 10 years should sleep alone, or al least under separate blankets, if the bedsteads do not reach around.
 GLYcERINE IN FBATULENCY AND ACID TY.-An old gentleman, who for many years suffered from distressing acidity read ill daily paper that glycerine add ed to milk prevents its souring, and ht reasoned thus eff glycerine prevents milk turning sour, why should it no prevent me turning sour?" and he re solved to try the efficacy of glycerine fo his acidity. The success of his expert ment was complete, and whenever tor mented by his old malady he cures him self by recourse to glycerine. In deed, he can now take articles of foot from which he was previously compelle' to abstain, provided always that he take dram of glycerine immediately before WILLY or ulfeClll hsUGF Ills IOOu. Olnc this vns made public several physician hnYe prescrihed glycerine in acidity an, lAtnleuce with tae most happy results
 Mrpfc1Srs. We are amedicine-takin peopIc--at least to far too great an ez fent "WiiAf sball take 2" is aske far more often tEan "What shall
 do?" The aged and experienced anon medical men, as q rule, recommend bu httle-and that only when indicated b common sense. But the people will tak it--buying it from peddlers, horse jockeys, grocers, etc, all as ignorant ( the nature of the remedies and of di eases as themselves. In most instances when feverish, if one would bath sweat, fast, breathe more of the pure a of heaven, bask in the sun, drink freel of pure water, keep calm and quiet, gil up tobacco and whisky, the fever woal btarve. Pure air renov0tes the bloc - far more than sarsaparilla; the light
 the sun is ono of the best anodynei good food is one of the best tonics fas ing and exercise are among the best al petizers. If we will but take care of ou selves, eat only plain food and only wh nature demands, cease to ovorwork al fret, bo regular in all our habits al sleep all we eau fairly, we shall take le medicine.-Dr. J IT. HanaJord.