Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-01
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.
ONIONS is an excellent food for colds
settled upon the lungs.


settled upon the lungs.
Com CURE.-Buy 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 con be with
out making it bleed; continue the creo-
sote until it is cured.
WHAT TO EAT.-An ordinary meal is
generally composed of five ingredients
animal or heterogeneous food, starchy or
sweet food, watery vegetables. bever-
ages and condiments. This food, when
dlgested, 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 indigestible. Milk con-
tains the five ingredients referred to
above, and so 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. It has been estimated that
a 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, if too much
is taken, the kidneys, which throw off
the poison of the lead, are likely to be-
come diseased.
To AVOID CoLD.-There is but one
way to keep the body BEAUTIFULLY 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. It is
popular idea in this country that if we
wear specially warm clothing in the
house, our listers and great coats will
afford us no extra protection when we
go OUT. But this is disproved by every
ones experience, if 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 or
less degree, the putting on Of coats and
cioaks when going out seems to have no
effect, and the chill which remains is
apt to result in severe cold. On the
other hand, if an overcoat is kept on in
o. cold theater, so that the wearer feels
comfortable, his warmth continues after
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 is
more or less subject, should be provided
against by always wearing warm cloth
ing, in the form either OF an extra suit
of fannels, or of an outer coat or dress
ing gown.
TooTHsoME HINTS 1t is natural for
some people to have better teeth than 9TH
ers, but all must give attention to their
cleansing and other treatment if they
would have good teeth in old age. A
moderately stiff brush should be used
thoroughly at least twice o day-morn-
ing and night. Soft water (blood-warm)
and mere taste of the best soap-white
CASTLE, for instance-are the only re-
quisites beside the brush. Powders
are generally injurious to the enamel,
and so are the much-advertised liquid
mixtures. Strong acids, like lemon
juice, are destructive, and the mingling
of hot and cold food or drink at meals is
very harmful. Use, however, on hard,
nutritious food, like well-baked Graham
bread and crackers, promotes tooth
growth; while soft, watery food tends
to weaken the teeth. 1t Is now the
opinion of leading dentists in Europe
and this country that the reason there
is so much tooth decay in early life is
in large degree owing to the soft ma
terials given to children as food, which
are swallowed with scarcely any chew
ing. On the appearance of decay dem
fist should be employed. Much tooth
ache is due to indigestion and constitu-
tional debility, and much so-called
"neuralgia" may be traced to decayed,
carious teeth. Care in the matter of
diet, and watchfulness with regard to
the condition of the teeth, would save
people q vast deal Of suffering and ex-
pense.