Morris tribune., 1883-03-17
Health and Home Topics.


fever by putting the patient into a bath
warmed to the temperature of his body,
and then gradually cooling it down to go,
or 40 degrees The effect of this appli-
cation is said to be magical in the i'm
mediate amelioration of the fever. This
treatment Is applied successfullysin the
German army.
In the current number of the Medical
and Surgical Reporter. DR., c. L. Dana
gives record of experiments which dis.
prove the current notions that raw oys-
ters digest themselves, that they are al
ways more digestible than the c1oked,
and that fermented liquors dissolve or
digest them. He found that the oysters
large liver cannot even digest itself, much
less the rest of the oyster; that half a
dozen oysters roasted in a shell, or sim.
ply boiled, will be digested nearly if not
quite, as rapidly as the same number
raw, although larger stew. with butter,
milk, etc. Of course takes longer time ;
and that oysters grow hard in ale or beer
instead of dissolving.
A medical journal cites instances
where milk that has stood a short time
in the presence OF persons sick wit h
typhoid fever, or been handled by par
ties before fully recovering from the
small pox, spread these diseases as eff
fectually as if the persons themselves
had been present. Scarlatina, measles
and other contagious diseases have been
spread III the same way.
The Scientific American, very relia-
BILE paper, gives the following recipe as
a sure cure for corns. As the remedy il
very simple, if any of our readers are
afflicted with corns it would probably be
well for them to give it a trial: Take
one forth cup of strong vinegar: crulnble
into it some bread Let it stand half an
hour, or until it softens into good ponl
tice. Then apply on retiring at night.
In the morning the soreness will be
gone, and the corn can be picked out.
If the corn Is a very obstinate one, il
may require two or more applications to
effect cure.
A gentleman of West Newton is con
fident that he knows certain cure
for rheumatism. A few years age
he was severely afflicted by the di eas e +,
which affected his whole system, and f.
nally settled in the sciatlc nerve. He
suffere ed intensely, often being deprived
of sleep. He tried many remedies with
out avail, till finally physician pre-
scribed gum guiaccum and sulphur
mixed in equal parts, to be taken in
small doses three times day. He found
that one dose was all that he could
bear, and took it at night. At the end
of ten days he was entirely relieved of
his rheumatism. He has since had
touches Of the complaint, but the above
remedy always proves eticaclOus. tie
thinks he has recommended it to at
least two hundred sufferers from rheum.
atism, and in every case 1t fected a
cure except one, and i'll that instance
the. person continued the use of intox
icating drinks; yet he was benefited. A
plenty of exercise in the open air should
accompany the use of the prescription.
You need no medicine for an ordinary
case of chilblains. Simply heat it as a
blacksmith heats a burned finger to take
the fire out. Let the sufferer take off his
boot and hold his foot, with the sock on,
as near the fire as he can stand the heat ):
if it gets too hot, withdraw it and put il
near the fire again as soon as he can
Heat it in this way for five or ten min
utes, keeping it as hot as the pain will
permit, without blistering. He can then
90 to work and will have no more trouble
that day. A second application may be
necessary the next day, but one or two
applications will complete the cure.
In place of any known preparation sold
under the name of "baby powder" use
some fine starch Put few humps in 2
cup and pour over it enough cold water &c
dissolve it. After You are sure it is dis,
solved let it stand until the starch has ali
settled and the water is clear; then turn
the water off. Let the starch dry. anG
then powder it and put it in soft muslin
bag, through which it will sift out. This
is very healing and answers admirably
any purpose the powder is supposed tc
do.-New York Post.