Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-15
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

CURE FOR E-STINes.-A writer in
the Bee-Keepe,'s Magazine gives the
following as cure for blessings.
lake pinch in the fingers of common
salt; put on the place stung and dissolve
with water; rub with the finger. II not
relieved In one minute wet the place
with aqua ammonia. Care should be
taken not to get the ammonia into the
eye. [ have used this remedy for sew
eral years and it has never failed With
me. It has always arrested the poison
and prevented the swelling"
AN AUSTRALIAN CURE FOR DrPa-
THERA.-A correspondent of the Cleve-
land Leader offers the following to the
medical profession: As diphtheria, that
dread disease, is very prevalent as we'll
as fatal, it may do some good. and per-
haps save life or two by publishing
the fact that a few years ago, in view Of
the fatal scourges of diphtheria IN Aus
tralia, the government offered a reward
of $4,000 for any certain method of
cure. Among other responses was that
of DR.. Greathead, which, it is asserted,
when the case has not advanced to q
nearly fatal termination, cures the pa
tient in almost every instance. It is
simply four drops of sulphuric acid in
three-quarters of tumbler Of water.
for an adult, taken at intervals not
stated. Less for child The result is
said to be coagulation of the diphtheric
membrane and its ready removal by
vomiting and coughing. This remedy
is simple enough and certainly worth a
trial where other remedies fail.
VINEGAR FOR THE CK-RooM.-There
is French legend that during the
plague in Marseilles band of robbers
plundered the dying and the dead with
out injury to themselves. They were
imprisoned, tried, and condemned to
die, but were pardoned on condition
of disclosing the secret whereby they
could ransack houses infected with the
terrible scourage. They gave the fol-
lowing recipe, which makes delicious
and refreshing wash for the sick-room.
lake of rosemary, NORWOOD, laven-
der, rue, sage, and mint, large hand
full of each. Place in stone jar, and
turn over it one gallon of strong, clear
vinegar; cover closely, and keep near
the fire for four days, then strain, and
add one ounce of powdered camphor
gum. Bottle and keep tightly corked.
1t is very aromatic, cooling. and refresh
ing in the sick-room, and is of great
value to nurses.
FRUIT JUICEs.-In addition to the
fact that the acid juices of most of our
fruits always palatable-are favorable
IN the early spring and in hot weather
as a means of purifying the blood and
of cooling the body, they are exceed
ingly useful to the sick, especially those
who are suffering from acute forms of
disease, in which little or no solid food
can be safely taken. Their cooling eff
fects must be apparentin these forms of
digestion is demanded when the pure
juices are taken, is an important one in
the successful treatment of ordinary
diseases. nourishing and yet not taxing
the organs of digestion. This is made
specially important by the fact that in
these forms of disease the gastric Juice
is wanting and the digestive organs are
particularly inactive, demanding rest.
When these juices, as those OF the
strawberry, raspberry, bluebeIry, etc,
with those of the pear, apple, peach
and the like, freshly expressed and not
fermented, are taken, reished by the
sick, they sustain the sinking powers in
the best possible way, and do no4 de-
press the digestive apparatus. II is
manifest that they contain ritaI iso.;r-
ishment not detected by the c.c-;.<t,
and that they are exceedingly Eeef { to
the sick, especially when there II u
Grazing for them, evidence that they
are demanded as medicine. It is ,l5-
eirable to press them through i cloth
that solid substance shall not he ned,
since this taxes the stomach far .aore
than does the simple juice.