The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-28

be taken, when the case requires it. to-
the village, and kept where he belongs.
or tied to the fence while the dam is in
the field at work. If a colt is to be left
in the stable during the day, while the
mare is put to hard work, or driven
long distance let him fill himself before
the mother is harnessed. and on her re-
turn, kept away, if the mares blood is
heated, until il has cooled OF. The
milk of the dam should be drawn with
the fingers, once or twice during the
day, in absence Of the colt.-Er.
Teething of healthy children is often
accomplished without seriously affect
ing the system; but frequently there is
diarrhas. feverishness. and restiessness
at night, and somt times ssricu s con
gestion 10 the head. Inc first teeth are
cut at from the fourth to the eighth
month, or later, and usually with but
little trouble-frst. the two lower. cut
ting teeth; then the two upper middle
teeth in about two or three weeks after
the first; and then two more
lower, followed by two upper incisor5-
one on each side. Some eight weeks
after these, there will be four first jaw
teeth-two below and two above. and
after these the stomach and the eye
two ana half years old. the back jaw
teeth-two below and two above-pro-
tulde, which completes the set. Varia-
tons from this order are, however, fire.
quent.
When the teeth are about to protrude
the child drools, and puts its fingers in
the mouth. is more or less feverish. and
the gum grows broader. and swells on
the top. Lancing the gum is quite I'M
necessary, and if done prematurely,
only obstfucts the teeth by forming
cicatrix, which the tooth must pierce
when it comes forward again; besides,
it is not so much the piercing of the
gum which causes the inconvenience,
as a feyerish condition of the-system
which accompanies any important eyol-
ution of the organism.
In considering the possibility of sus-
pending the advent of old age it is
matter of the highest moment to as
certain what foods contain the smallest
comparative quantity of those salts
which tend to accumulate in the sys-
tenn and obstruct the vital processes.
The cereals are found to be the richest
in them; bread, therefore, the SO called
staff of life, except when used IN great
moderation. favors the deposition OF
THESE SdlLS III tIzS oycgOiu.- 1 AO AiOAS
nitrogenous our food the greater in per-
centage ofcalcareosuous matter. HeLce
diet composed principally of fruit, from
its lack of nitrogen, is best adapted for
preventing or suspendIng ossification.
Moderation in eating must ever be OF
great value in retarding the advent of
seniIe decay. Large eaters more rapid
ly bring on osseous deposits by taking
in more food than is utilized or excreted
thus blocking the vessels and impairing
their functions. The writer cites as
what seem to be the best articles of food
for delaying the deposits-fruits. fish,
poultry, flesh of young mutton and
beef. Fluids, as apart of the diet. have
a special Importance. All well and
spring water contains considerable of
these earthly salts and should therefore
be avoided and replaced by cistern
water. Water clear of foreign matter
is the better prepared to dissolve the
earthly salts and convey them out of
the system. The addition of fifteen of
twenty drops of dilute phosphoric acid
to a glass of water and drank three
times a day will, in DR.. Caldwell's
opinion, add to the solubility of these
earthly salts, and thus tend to suspend
the advent of old age by assisting in
the removal of those substances which
mark its chief physiological character
istic.-EI.