The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-04-14
MEDICINAL REMEDIES.

fects are perceptible much earlier than
it it 10 applied while cold.
In case ofa bad cut tho first thing to
be done is to notice the color Of the
blood that flows from the wound. II it
be OF a scarlet color and spnrts ont IT.
regularly an artery has been cut. II
there is little bleeding you can tend to
1t yourself by tying q large handker..
CHIEF above the wound. cover the parts
with lint and adhesive plaster and tie
firmly with a bandage. If the bleeding
is severe tie on the handkerchief as
tightly as possible and send for a phys;
clan at once.
For a cut an excellent remedy Is
pipe'clay or dry earth. with some dry
lint over it, the whole secured by a
bandage.
1t powdered starch Is rubbed on the
hands after taking them from water it
will prevent their chapping. Apply at
ter they have been wiped on a soft tow
81 and while they are yet damp.
A feverish thirst that cannot be ouen
ched by water may bo thus allsyed :
Throw a slice of bread upon burning
Goals. and when it is all afame throw
1t into a tumbler of water and drink of
tho water. This remedy has been tes
ted and proven good.
A good digestive candy for children
and dyspeptics is made from the roots
of the sweet-fag by washing and sllcing
them fine, then placing them in a pan
with enough cold water to cover them,
and slowly heating it over a stove or
fire until the watet boiis. If the candy
is to be used rather as q sweetmeat
than a medicine, the roots should be
4reated four or five times in this way,
each time pouring off the water. To
each two cupfuls Of the boiled roots add
alcupfal and a half of white sugar,
then water sufficient to cover them,
and allow the whole to simmer slowly
on the stove till the water has quite
boiled away. The candy is to be emp
tied out on buttered plates, and stirred
frequently till dry.
A little warm water, with nothing 10
it. will auiet the baby's collie, quite as
effectively as peppermint or anise, and
with no danger of injury to the stomach
of the smallest.
A mixture which is said to be a sure
cure for undue perspiration of the
hands. is made of q quarter of an ounce
of powdered alnm, the white of one egg.
and enough bran to make a thick paste
after washing your hands, apply this !;
let it remain on your hands two or
three minutes, and then wipe off with
a soft. dry towel.
To cure Group. saturate a piece Of
flannel with spirits of ~turpentine and
place it on to the throat and chest. In
severe cases, three to five drops on a
lump of sugar may he taken internally.
A good cough mixture is made by
taking two ounce of balm of gilead
buds, the freshest you can procure, and
boil them very slowly in q quart Of IVA
ter. Let it simmer down to one pint,
then strain it. and then add one pound
OF honey comb. with the Juice Of three
lemons. Let them all boil together un
til the wax in the honey is dissolved.
This has been known to cure a cough of
long standing.
For burns and scalds soak a piece of
linen rag in linseed oil, suspend it
with the topgs over a saucer, and ig-l
mite the lower end ; the oil which drops
from it, whilst consuming. should be
applied, when cold, with a feather, to
the burn or scald.
Never sleep in a close room with al
the doors and windows closed ; even in
the coolest weather, one window
should be partly raised, or (which is
best) let down from the top, SO as to ad
fresh air, without allowing a draft
or current on the sleeper. The window
curtains may always be down. as the
air strained through the muslin loses
Its dampness, and is more healrlfol.
DYING FOR LOVE.
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