Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1883-10-27
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.

ann A1HDh H0hNkANe
To protect the lungs when riding in
the cold, place folded newspaper over
the chest undtr the outer wrap.
WHEN recovering from facilitating
sickness, such rs dipth, ria, clam broth
often relishes when nothing else will.
IF the noble army of dyspeptic
martyrs would lie entirely reconstructed
they must adopt the chopped beef
steaks for dit. They are made OF beef
from the most tender and juicy part of
the round, put in machine, called the
American chopper, in such way as to
separate the nutrit.o us part from the
tough, cellular or fibrous structure that
contains it which forms more than one
third of the substance. This pulp is
carefully removed With q sp, on and
tightly formed into cake OF the thick
ness of ordinary Lee;steak, broiled and
seasoned with salt, pepper, or other
condiments. This Is perfectly digestibls
and far more delicious than q iillet-
steak. Two glasses Of water taken an
hour and half before eating. and
Diet of this beef, will give the most
incorrigiLle dyspeptic new views Of
life.
A pIsIyFEcTANr introduced to the
medical profession by the late DR.. Cor
don has been used in London eight
years. Half drachm Of nitrate Of lead
should lie dissolved in one pint or more
of boiling water, and two dracbms Of
common salt in bucket of wat r.
Pour the two solutions together, and
let the sedim mt subs:de. A cloth
DIPPED in this and hung up in room
will sweeten fetid atmosphere instant
ly, or the solution thrown down drain
or over heap of rubbish will produce
q like result. Clothing worn by Q
patient with infectious disease, or bed
linen, can be put at once into this soiu-
ton without injury to the material,
thus destroying the risk of infection for
those persons who wash the clothing.
Although it is q strong poison taken in
ternally, it does not injure the skin. A
room could be scrubbed with the solu-
ton, and would be sweetened at once
by the process.
CoLD-WArER CURE FOR BURNS
A correspondent Of An English paper
writes: Many years ago l scalded one
hand very badly with boiling water,
and found the pain stopped on keep.
ing the hand in cold running water. I
repeatedly took the hand from the
water to let it be dressed with the
usual remedies, but every attempt SIM
ply ended in the bandages being pLl cd
of and fresh application Of the cold
water. Under every other remedy the
pain was unbearable. In this instance
blistersdid not form. but Q small open
sore came on the wrist and kept open
several weeks. used the water con.
tinuously for four or five hours until
the PAIN was greatly reduced on re-
moving the hand from the cold water.
i treasured this experience, and gave
the remedy another trial in Q far more
unequivocal case. was boiling gly-
cerine and gelstine for photograph,
and the composition was about free
from water when the bottom of the
vessel blew out and the composition
went over my hands. There was no
mi take about the temperature, as
the skin was destroyed specifically.
The shock produced intense nausea,
and made up my mind to expect very
bad hands and the loss Of several nails.
i applied cold water at once. The
water not being very cool, / added
pieces Of ice to it. After five or six
hours treatment the pain did not recur
on stopping the treatment. Neither
hand was disabled, aud the only incon-
venience / suffered was from q few
trihing blisters. I have no hesitation
whatever in condcmning the usual
remedies and in recommending the
prolonged application of cold water. I
think it probable many lives have been
sacrificed by an adhesion to the old
remedies, for the pain of large burn
or scald is so severe rs to do serious
mischief if prolonged for hours. The
use Of cold water il recommended in q
little medical book by DIR. Russell.
He recommends the addition of soda in
the water. A plentiful supply Of cold
water, sgitated and changed as neces.
sary, SO as TO stop the pain, will, am
convinced, prevent the mischief OF
which the pain is symptom.