Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-03
The FAMILY DOCTOR.

For toothache, where cavity exists
there are many remedies in common use
but, says an exchange, Zone seem to re
| lleve as equal parts of hydrate of chiorn
and gum camphor rubbed together
oaturate piece of cotton with the mkt
ure and put it into the cavity Of tht
tooth covering II with dry cotton. Cure
must be taken not to allow the reraea,
to come IN contact with the inside OF the
mouth, as 1t may produce severe Lurn.
ing.
AN exchenge says Let any ore who
hes IN attack Of locfj2w take a s5ia
quantity OF turpentine, warm it and pou,
II on the wound, I'D matter wiele TIA
wound IS, and relief viii follow IN l,>>
tLan minute. Nothing beGter ca4 j..
applied to a severe cut or btriise thay
cold turpentjDe il VIII give certain le-
LET almost insteativ. TGrpe,ltino is asc
q sovereign remedy for crolp. Satnru5
piece OF flannel with it aid place the
flannel on the throat and chest. and IL
every case three or four drops On 81 lumT
OF sugar may be taken iGwmlly."
DIR. GERARD, of Mines. states that Il,
has tor many gears treated al his cas.4s
OF sclatic and neuraicic pains with 81
lmprovised apparatus, consisting 1nc1el,
OF u 1iHt-iron and vinegar, two thing,
tilat will be found in every house. IL.
iron Is heated unul Sufficiently hos t;
9apor:za the vinegar, and is then GOV
ered With some Wo9ien fabric, which j.
moistened with vinegar, and the appar-
atI95 IS applied at once to tbs paItu
spot. The application may be repeated
two or tlree times Gay. DR.. Eorar.
states that, as arGle, the pain Disappear
IN twcnty-tour hours, and recovery en-
sues at once.
SALT N DPErEEEIA. In p rapa2
read TIT the Medical Society of Victoria.
Australia, Dr.. Day stated thar, hayix.4
for many Years regarded dphthelGa, IN
its earl " stage, as purely local aztec
ton, characterized by marked tendeu-
cy to take Oh putTefactive decompos-
ton, he has trusted most to the free ana
constant application of antisept;cs, ana
when their employment has been adept
ed from the first. and been combined
with judic;ous Authorization, he has SCI
dom seen blood-poisOning eDsue. IN
consequence Of the great power which
salt possesses in preventing the pretfe.
tactive decomposition o. meat and other
organic matter, DR.. Day has Often pre-
scribed for diphtheritic patients living
far away from medical aid the frequent
use OF gargle composed Of teaspoon
fui OF more OF salt dissolved in atumbler
Of water, giving children who cannos
gargle a teaspOonful OF two to drink
occasionally. Adults to use the gareie
as q prophylactic or preventive, three
or four times day.
How VoLrAlRE CURED TIE DECAY OF
HIS Sc0MAcH.-In the "Melnoirs Of
Count Segur" there is the following
anecdote " Ny mother, the Countess
'te Segrr, being asked by Voltaire re-
specting her health, told bin that tie
most painful feeling she had mose from
tie decay in her stomach and the diff
cuity OF finding any kind of aIlment that
1t could bear. Voitaire, By way Of con-
ISOLATION. assured her that he was once
for nearly year in tie same state, and
believed to be incurabie, but that
nevertheless, very staple remedy had
restored him. 1t consisted IN taking 10
otaer nourishment tiiau yelks OF eggs
.'oaEen uD with the holr Of potatoes and
waiver. :" Though this circumstance
concerned so extraordinary Il person as
FoItaire, Ii is astonishing how little it is
h-own and how rarely the remedy las
bcen practic7d. Its efficacy, however,
IN cases of debility, cannot be ques-
orel, and the following is the mode of
preparing this valuable article of food
as recommended by Sir John Sinclair A:
Beat up an egg i'll bowl, and then add
SIX table-spoonf'ls OF cold water mixing
the whole well together: then add two
table spoonfuls OF idlisa Of potatoes :;
let it DE mixed thoroughly with the
liquid il the bowl then pour in as
mach boiling water as will convert the
whole thing into Jelly, and mix it well.
1t may be taken alone or with the add
ton OF little milk i'll case OF stomachic
debility or consumptive disorders. -Sci-
e5StiIin Amc,'ir0n.