The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-19
Health Hints.
From Health and Home. !


D time OF the year is made simply bv stir
0 ring teaspOonful of oatmeal in a tum
0 bier OF water, with or without a pincl
r of salt.
A poultice of black walnut leaves
applied to the throat, and the use of
decoction Of the leaves as a gargle, have
been found by DR. Curtis, of Illinois. oi
decided benft in diphtheria.
To prevent grating the teeth during
sleep, correspondent of the Dental Cos
mos says that rubber plate, made thin
and covering the mOlars and bicuspids
above, and used during the night. has
proven very efficient in his practice.
| FoR DYSPEPSIA WITH CONSTIPATION
AND PILEs.-Tinct. nux vom, ounce
podOphyllin, grain. Triturate thor.
oughly to dissolve. N. Sig. Five drops
to be taken in water before each meal.
Appetite will improve and stool become
natural in few days.
An EXCELLENT STRENGTHENING
| PLAsrER.-Wnite rOsin, ID. iss.: bees
wax, OF. IL; Burgundy pitch, DIR. H.. /;
mutton tallow, OF. IL; melt together and
add, sweet oil, OF. S.. gum camphor, dr.
H.; west India rum, OF. H.; oil sassafras,
DR.. H. Mix. This may be spread on
leather or cloth as needed.
REMEDY FOR CRAMP.-A writer in
the British Medical Journal saws: The
best remedy for cramp is a band of
cork. Cut clean cork in thin slices
and sew close together upon a piece of
ribbon or tape an inch wide 1t can be
tied around the affected part and worn
at night.
TeaspOonful doses three times a day
of acid mannate will keep the bowels in
soluble condition, favor the secretion
OF bile, and gradually remove the con
gestion and torpid condition of the
liver.
French method of administering cas-
tor-oil to children is to pour the oil into
a pan over moderate fire, break an egg
into 1T, and stir up. When it is done,
flavor with little salt, or sugar, or cur
rant jelly.
The saturated tincture of lobelia is
positive local remedy in erysipelas. In
slight cases, simply bathing the part
once in three or four hours. In deep
phlegmOnous inflammation, cover the |
part with congresses wet with saturat- |
ed solution and change often enough to |
keep moist.
A GooD TOOTH PAsTE.-Dr. A. w |
H trlan recommends the following: Pre-.
clip. chalk; powd. orris root, aa or. ii. 1;
white CASTLE soap; pOwd. borax, aa OF.
ss.; pOwd. myrrh, DIR. IL; honey and |
glycerln, q. s. to make a soft paste
color rose pink perfume to suit To be
used before retiring and after breakfast,
on brush not dipped in water and not
too stiff
An EXCELLENT SALyE FOR BURNS.
ETC-Canada balsam beeswax; lard, aa
or. ii. Melt these together and strain if
necessary. In cold weather the proper
ton of oil may be increased, if neces-
sary, to render it soft and easy to spread.
This spread on cloth, and applied to
burns or other sores is very valuable.
HONEY IN SMALL-Pox.-A physician
in Peru now offers honey as remedy
for small pox, and we suppose the mar
kets will be stripped of this article for
awhile in consequence. When will
these empirical and unseientifc RENE
dies cease to be lauded by scien tific
men? If physicians who are constantly
in search of some mystical cure-all
would devote the time so spent to real
scientific study, themselves and the
human race would be benefited.
CURE FOR HICCoUGH.-Sit erect and
initiate the lungs fully. Then, retaining
the breath, bend forward slowly, until
the chest meets the knees; after rising
s gain to the erect position, slowly ex-
hale the breath. Repeat this process a
second time, and the nerves will be
found to have received an access of
energy that will enable them to perform
their natural functions.
CHOLERA MIXTUREs.-The recent ex-
element about cholera has caused
demand at the drug stores for popular
remedies The following are the for
mule for some of the principal ones:
SguibBs Cholera Mrttre -Chloroform,
parts 8; tr. opium, parts s. spr. cam
phor, parts 8; tr. eapsicum, parts s;
alcohol, parts l3. Mix. Dose, one
auid-drachm.
4siatio Trneture for Cholera-Powd.
opium, OF. j.; camphor, OF. j.; oil of
cloves, fl. OF. j.. powdered capsicum, OF.
+; /; Hofman's anodyne, o. j Macerate
,wo weeks and filter. Dose, 90 to 60
lrops.
7hieleman's Cholera Drops.-Oil of pep
fl. OF. j.; alcohol, fl. OF. viii.
inct. opium and saffron, ii. o. iii; tine.
pecac, ii. OF. viii; tinct. valerian, fl. OF.
81. Mix. Dose, to 2 fuid-drachms.
London Board Of Health Cholera Mr-
powder, DIR. iii; az.
fl, DIR. iii; tinct. catechu, Fl.
lr. K; tinct cardamon comp, fl. DIR. vi.
l. IL /
:, fl OF. K. Mix. Dose, ounce.
.Sparkmaa's Cholera Mirture.-Cam
,hor, DIR. j.; Kino OF. il; catechu. OF.
il; powdered cinnamon, OF. il; pow
Ter d cloves, OF. j.; powdered capsicum,
r. H.; brandy, q. S. Moisten the pow
ers with brandy, pack in percolatOr, {
nacerate forty eight hours, and perco-
ate eighteen fuid-ounces. To this add |
Inc. opium, fl. DIR. Xxx; chloroform, A.
z. j. Dose 60 drops. i
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