Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

SICK HEADACHE Sick headache is
sickness at stomach, II tendency to vomit
combined with pam in some part of the
head, generally the left side 1t is caused
by there being 90 much bile in the system
from the fact that this bile is manufac ur
ed too rapidly or is not worked out the
system fast enough by steady, active
exercise. Hence. seden'ary persons
those who do not walk about Il great deal,
but are seated in the house nearly all the
time-are most exclusively the victims OF
this distressing malady. 1t usually begins
soon after waking up in the morning, and
lasts day or two or more. There are
many causes; the most frequent is derang
ment of the stomach by late and hearty
suppers; by eating too soon after regu.
lar meal, Give hours should at least in er
vene) eating without an appetite; forcing
food; eating after one is conscious OF
having had enough; eating too much OF
any ftvOrite dish; eating something which
the stomach cannot digest. or sour stom.
ach. Any of these may induce sick
headache: all of them can De avoided.
Over fatigue or any mental emotion of
any kind, IL severe mental application,
have brought on sick headache of the
most distressing character in an hour; it
is caused by indulgence in spirituous
liquors. Decayed teeth are Il frequent
cause of the severest form of sick lead
ache through irritation to the nerves
and blood poisoning from the liberated
teeth.
When the person has the sick headache
there is no appetite; the very sight Of
food is hateful; the tongue is furred, the
feet and hands are cold. and there is a
feeling of general discomfort. with an
utter disposition to do anything whatever
A glass of warm water into which has
been rapidly stirred Il heaping easpoonful
each of salt and mustard, by causing
instantaneous vomiting, empties the stom
ach of the bile or undigested sour food,
aud grateful relief is often experienced
at once; and rest. with few hours of
sound, refreshing sleep, completes the
cure, especially if the principal part of
the next day or two is spent in mental
diversion and out door activities, not
eating an atom of food-but drinking
freely of cold water and hot teas-untll
you feel us if piece of plain, cold bread
and butter would t'taste really good"
nine times in ten the cause of sick head
ache is in the fact that the stomach was
not able TO digest the food last introduced
into it, either from its having been insult.
able or excessive in quantity.
When the stomach IS weak, spoonful
of the mildest. blankest food would cause
m attack of sick headache, when ten
times the amount might be taken in health
not only win IMMUNITY but with positive
advantage.
Those who are subject to "sick head.
ache" eat too much and exercise too little,
and have cold feet and constipation.
There is also, in majority of cases, neu.
ralgia of the face caused by decayed teeth
Or liberation ut the roots of the teeth
that appear to be sound. When this is
he case there will be no permanent
relief, while life lasts, without the assist
lnce of competent dentist. But where
he teeth are not at fault Il diet OF cold
bread and butter, and ripe fruit or berries
with moderate, continuous exercise in the
open air sufficient 10 keep up very
GENTLE Precipitation, would OF themselves
cure almost every case within thirty six
hours. Two teaspoonfuls of pulverlzed
charcoal, STIRRED in half u glass of w,ter
generally gives prompt relef.--HaH |
Journal of Health.