Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-03
THE HOME DOCTOR.

70 relieve hiccough at once. take a
lump OF sugar saturated with vinegar.
10 relieve a severe headache, bind the
temples tightly with a handkerchief or
cloth.
HEMORRHAGE of the lungs or stomach
may be quickly stopped by small doses
of salt.
For earache dissolve assafmtida in
water; warm few drops and drop in the
ear; then cork the ear with wool.
A GOOD powder of snuff which will
cure catarrh is made of equal parts of
gum arabic, gum myrrh and blood root.
TooTHAoHE may be speedily ended by
the application OF small bit of cotton
saturated with ammonia to the defective
tooth.
IT is stated by medical writer that
carbollc acid diluted with warm water,
and poured into the ear. is a sovereign
cure for earache.
For scald or burn, apply immedi-
ately pulverized charcoal and oil. Lamp
OIL will do, but hnseed is better. The
effect is miraculous.
For chapped lips, mix two tablespoon
fuls of clarified honey, with few drops
OF lavender water, or any other perfume,
and annornt the lips frequently.
10 remove warts, get little bullock
gall, and keep it In bottle, rub little
on the warts two or three times a day,
and IN a short time they will disappear.
IT may be useful to know that boarge-
ness may be relieved by using thewhite
OF an egg thoroughly beaten, mixed with
lemon juice and sugar. A teaspoonful
taken occasionally is the dose.
TO destroy black-heads, wash the face
thoroughly at night with tepid water
and rub briskly with Turkish towel;
then apply mixture of one ounce Of
liquor OF potassa and two ounces of CO.
logne.
CONTINUOUS baths, as carried out in
Vienna, are reported unof6ciaIly by II.
LenOlr as very efficacious ia the treat
ment OF skin diseases, and he warmly
recommends their introduction into the
hospitals OF Paris.
DIR. DENKEB, of St. Petersburg, treats
diphtheria by first giving the patient a
laxative, and when It's operation has
ceased he gives cold drinks calculated
with hydrochloric acid and then a gargle
of lime water and hot milk In equal
parts every two hours. His method has
been very successful.
DIR. SHEARER, Of Berks County, Pa,
claims that he has employed cold water
sponglng and ice bags to the throat in
severe cases of scarlet fever during tWen-
ty years and with such good results that
he. considers the treatment not only per-
Missile, but actually necessary where
the symptoms are alarming.
To treat sprains give the affected
part rest and apply warm lamentations.
If Inflammation has set In put Oh
leeches and cooling applications, which
may be removed at Intervals If Reces-
sary. When the inflammation subsidies
use friction and stimulating hniments or
poultices made Of bread, vinegar. and
water. --t.'
To stop bleeding, if from cavity in
the jaw after a tooth has been extracted,
shape cork in the proper form and
size to cover the cavity, and long
enough to be kept firmly in place when
| the mouth is closed. This, We believe,
! is our own invention, and we have never
known it TO fail. Tt has served u.s. In
| desperate cases. .-s.-sr a.-l .,.
| CAREFUL. cooking OF even the longest
used and best known kinds of food,
I whether animal or vegetable, is the inn
portant rule q to 5 insure health, and
strength from the table, No matter
what the quality of food to begin with
may be, a bad cook viii invariably incur
heavy DOCTORS bills and not less Sneen-
siderable 50 little amount" al the drug
gist's. ~.