The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-17
THE FAMILY DOCTOR,

ALL stlmulants, even tea and coffee,
act upon tho system rs poison, and con-
sequently rre injurious.
For children, nearly infalGble pep.
tic corrective is n fast-day passed in
cheerful outdoor exercise.
DIGESTION requires leisure. Never
cat until you can he sure Of leisure for
digestion. After rest then "givo nm
hour exercise to every pound Of food.
Poison from bees, hornets, spider
bites etc, Is instantly arrested by the
application of equal parts Of common
salt and bi-carbonate of soda, well
rubbed in on the place bitten or stuug.
PERHAPS tho best and mt the same
time the easiest way to remove q wart
Is 10y rubbing the wart morning and
night, or as often as convenient, until n
sufficient degree of warmth is produced
We have never known n wart so obsti-
nate that it would not disappear with
the above treatment in n week or two at
the latest.
FoR neuralgia III the face and other
acute suffering elsewhere the following
remedy has been tried with good effect :
Gut thick slice of bread across tho
lOaf--frcsh bread is best. Soak one side
for minute in boiling water, and rap
IDLY sprinkle cayenne pepper over the
hot side. Apply, while still smoking
hot, to the painful surface. The bread
retains the heat long enough for the
cayenne to begin to act, and cayenne
does not affect delicate skins as mustard
does. 1t acts as n rubefacicnt, but not
blister. Another cxccllont remedy for
congestion from cold is to apply q roul-
ticc of tlaXseed meal and cayenne pep
per. BY keeping bit of oil silk or the
outside Of the poulticc- cloth it Will re-
tain both heat and moisture for q long
4ime.
INGRowING toc-nails nrc caused by the
improper manner of cutting the nail
(gcnorally of the great toc), and then
wearing n short, badly-mado shoe. The
nail, beginning to grow too long and
rather wide at the corners, is trimmed
around the corner, which gives tenn
porary relief. But it then bcoins to
grow wider in the side where it was emf
off, and, as the shoe presses the flesh
against tho cornor, the nail cuts moro
and more into the raw AeSh, which he
comes exceedingly tender and irritable.
Ii this state continues long the toe be-
comes more and more painful and
liberated, and proud flesh sprouts ND
from the sorcst points, Walking greatly
increases the suffering till positive rest
becomes Indispensable. 10 treat IN
growing toe-nails, proceed as follows ::
Begin the effort at cure by simple appli-
cation to the tender part of small
quantity of chloride of iron. 1t is
found in tho drug stores in IL liuuid
form, though sometimes in powder
There IS immediately moderato scnsa-
ton of pain or burning. In II few min
utes the tender surface is felt to be dried
up, tanned or mrmmiticd, and it ceases
to he painful. The patient who cnIld
not put his foot to the floor now :":,uis
that he can walk without pain. Byncr
mltting the hardened, wood.likc flesh
to remain two or three weeks, il can
easily be removed 10y soaking the foot in
warm water. III thereafter the nails he
cut no more around the corners or ;i.lcs.
but always cut III across the front end
they III future grow forward, and by
wearing shoes of rcasonahly-Guod ai2,,
and shape all future trouble viii I've
avoided.