Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-06
Health Hints.


almost any one. Get the limb as near
as possible in the natural position, and
then send for a doctor. There is no
great urgency in.such cases.
DR.. Warfwinge uses alum internally
in whooping cough, with excellent re-
suits, and states that children take it
without objection, and that it rarely
causes constipation.
A flannel cloth wet with coal oil,
and applied at night to the throat and
oyer the lungs, will invariably break
up the worst cold and cough, if taken
in time, and few days care will COM
plete the cure.
During the late epidemic of cholera
at Cairo, 1t was treated successfully by
giving corrosive sublimate in doses of
from one-twelfth to one.eighth of a
grain, frequently repeated, until the
symptoms subsidized, then gradually
leaving off the remedy.
Sir James Paget describes the pat
tern healthy man as lone who lives
long and vigorously, who, in every
part of his life, whenever and whatever
it may be, does the largest amount of
the best work that he can, and when
he dies leaves healthy offspring"
Hot milk is a good medium in which
to give children castor oil. Take
large wine glass, fill one,third with hot
milk, put in the castor oil, then pour
over it enough milk to fill the glass.
If the child can be induced to drink it
without stopping the taste of the oil
will not be detected.
One of the best remedies for rough
or chafed hands is the following: One
ounce of glycerine, one ounce of rose
water, six drops of carbolic acid. In
cold weather whenever it is necessary
to wash the hands, apply few drops
while they are moist, and rub well into
the skin. 1t may also be used for the
face.
When an artery is cut the red blood
spurts out at every pulsation. Press
the thumb firmly over the artery, near
the wound, and on the side towards
the heart. Press hard enough to stop
the bleeding, and wait till physician
comes, The wounded person is often
able to do this himself if he has the
requisite knowledge.
To stop bleeding from a cavity in
the jaw after tooth has been extracted
shape cork in the proper form and
size to cover the bleeding cavity, and
long enough to be kept firmly in place
when the mouth is closed. 1t has
served in desperate cases.
FLAxsEED LEMoNADE.-What is
known as faxseed lemonade is made as
follows: Whole faxseed, one ounce;
water, boiling, one quart; juice of two
lemons; sugar to sweeten. Pour the
boiling water on the faxseed in suit
able vessel, let il steep three hours,
pour off the clear liquid, add the lemon
juice, and sweeten to taste. Ice it for
drinking. Good for colds.
DR.. Ralph Richardson writes, that
any one may be cured of stammering
by simply making an audible note in
expiration before each word. STAN
merers can sing as easily as other per-
sons. Jackey Broster, of Chester,
who made large fortune by curing
stammering, simply made his pupils
say her before each word beginning
with a consonant.
DR.. Thomas Keefe states that he has
employed jaborandi with entire success
in quite number of cases of conges.
tive chills. His modaIs Operandi is to
inject simultaneously about 20 drops
of the fluid extract of jaborandi, which
is to be repeated in 20 minutes, if nec>
es5ary, (Which is seldom the case). In
about 10 minutes profuse perspiration
sets in, the chill is broken, and the pa
tent rapidly RECEIVERS.
DR.. Lolli, of Trieste, uses exclusives
ly the following mixture in the treat
ment of diphtheria, and in sixty cases
the mortality was less than two per
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