Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-12-17
SIMPLE REMEDIES. -

A good cough medicine is made by
mixing equal parts of whisky, glycerine
and rock candy. Take whenever cough
is troublesome.
THERE are six hundred eclectics
practicing medicine in the state of Kan
sas. They have prosperous state So
clety, and are about to establish med
ical college.
SIMPLE fractures may be adjusted by
almost any one. Get the limb as near
as possible in the natural position, and
then send for the doctor. There is no
great urgency in such cases.
A FLANNEL cloth wet with coal oil,
and applied at night to the throat and
over the lungs, will invariably break up
the worst cold and cough, if taken in
time, and few days care will COM
plete the cure.
A PEAR cure, something after the or
der of the grape cure, is now in vogue
in Oakland, Gal. The diet is wholly of
Bartlett pears. An invalid is said to
grow thin upon it at first, but in q few
weeks usually grows stronger.
AN idoform collodion is we'll spoken
of, consisting of iodoform ten parts,
colodion ninety parts. To be applied
with camePs-hair brush, the edges of
the wound being held together until it
dries. For wounds in exposed situa-
tons.
THE eucalyptusis an anti-maIaria and
dlsinfectant agent, capable of correcting
many of the evils arising from defective
drainage; the leaves yield an aromatic
perfume, and are much pleasanter to
use for this purpose than carbolic acid
or chloride of lime.
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 PAaET describes the pat
tern healthy man as zone 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"
To stop bleeding from cavity in the
| jaw after tooth has been extracted
shape cork in the proper form anG
size to cover the bleeding cavity, anc
long enough to be kept firmly in place
when the mouth is closed. It has
served us in desperate cases.
LARGE numbers of dried and smoked
lizards are imported by the Chimes
physicians. They are used in cases o
consumption and an@mia with consider
able success. Their virtue seems to lii
in the large amount of heterogeneous com
pounds and phosphate they contain.
HoT milk is a good medium in which
to give children castor oil. Take a larg
wine glass, fill one-third with hot milk
put in the castor oil, then pour over i
enough milk to fill the glass. If tn
child can be induced to drink it al
without stopping, the taste of the OF
will not be detected.
ONE of the best remedies for rougl
or chafed hands is the following
One ounce of glycerine. one ounce @
rose water, six drops of carbolic acic
In cold weather, whenever it is neces
sary to wash the hands, apply fe7
drops while they are moist, and ru
well into the skin. It may also be use
for the face.
WHEN an artery is cut the red bloo
spurts out at each pulsation. Press tn
thumb firmly over the artery, near tn
wound, and on the side towards tn
heart. Press hard enough to stop tn
| Heading and wait till nhvsicia,
comes. The wounded person is ofte.
able to dc this himself, if he has the re
quisite knowledge.