Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-10-03

The knees sre apt to be affected by
rheumatic pains, lameness and stiffness.
The reason ii is so often these Joints il
reference is due to their greater expos
ure. They are often put directly upon
the ground, II place of the feet, hnt
without the protection OF boots. We
use them III pushing gates and doors
and to hold things, as harness maker
uses his wise. The knees are often the
most exposed OF all the JOINTS; as iu rid
ing either IN a saddle or vehicle, thev
are the tirs, to get wet or cold. They
are above the boots and below the coat.
These JOINTS should be protected, and
when painful, should be rubbed vigor-
Ously with hot water containing soda,
then with a coarse towel, and lastly
with three parts of fresh lard to one CT
oil OF peppermint.
To avoid nightmare and dreams, sleep
on the III ht slde-never ON the back.
Let the supper come Just five hours after
dinner and tour hours before retiring,
and let it be simple and light. Eat no
vegetables or cured meats for supper
If you are still troubled with dreams,
take little salt in water on retiring
And let those children who are very
sleepy ID the morning do hkewise-take
supper at five o'clock and retire at eight;
they will wake early and feel rested.
With dinner at twelve o'clock child is
very hungry at five, and if he eats his
supper tLen, he will have it digested
enough by eight o'clock, SO that he can
sleep and set fully rested by morning.
But If he Is obliged to wait till SIX
O'Clock (Which often means that the good
housewife intends to have supper at SIX
and succeeds at SIX and a quarter, and
the ''mepfolks" get ready at SIX and a
half and finish at seyenl. he is very
hungry and eats a great supper that
makes him feel dull and heavy, he re
tires long before 1t can be digested, and
with sleep every activity of the body
Is slowed, and the stomach joins the
other muscular apparatus in taking a
rest. The poor enid Is wakened with
difficulty. and feels worse than before.
Very tieshy people may lay aside some
Of their burden by avoiding the use of
sugar, starch and fat, eating ever spar
lngly of these. Vegetables growing un-
dergroUrd increase ones weight. Re
member the fasts that have been un-
broken for days and weeks without harm.
Lean meat will lot increase obesity.
A Gropslcal swelling may occur almost
anywhere, and Is to be distinguished by
its smoothness, natural heat and color,
and by the tact that, If firmly pressed
upon by the thumb for ten seconds, il
leaves the imprint OF the t umb for a
little time, gradually becoming smooth
again. A bandage is useful, after gentle
friction for a lew minutes. Il, ,st and
quiet are useful. But tie cause should
be determined by competent person
Among the common causes are leaking
of the hearts valves, thinness of the
blood, which is sometimes watery, lin
which case the patient is pale and ema-
ciated), and disease of the kidneys. The
Gropsy itself Is not disease, but the
Jesuit of disease. The cases are nearly
always mechanical: either there is too
much pressure, or The circulating fluid
is thin enough to escape through Its
tubes. The pressure on the VEINS of the
ankle is Observation-Disclosures when one
stands, diminished when one lies down.
The heart pushes the blood IN Jets to
the extremities, its return is III a steady
stream. Veins have valves that hold
the blood above them from settling
back, away from the heart. Muscular
action passes the veins and relaxes them
by tmns, thus increasing the motion OF
the blood through the valves.