The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-12-19
THE HOME DOCToR.


naueI drinking says about it. The water
should be taken as hot as possible n
g often taken ina woodeh gol,let II
should De taken on IN empty stomach
hali an hour before meals or two hours
aiIer' Hot water as q remedial agent ia
= com paratively new discovery Ii was
found that rheumatism, govt, etc. were
c ,, at the hot springs Of arkansas BY
ns patients drinking quantities OF The
not water Of the springs. Experiment
showed that any hot water was as good
Is that from the springs, the liuretic eff.
lect being what was required.
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Remedies fOr BRraIn wsarfDsus
1 am going to say something about
medlclnes and what call brain tonics
put hrst let me counsel little change of
al, and mayhap change of cempanion-
snip. Remember TINT seeing the Same
races day after day, and going through
the routine Of work Or pleasure, induces
WEAKNESS of mind and body which is
little short Of positive illness, and might
lead to such.
NuX Vomica is much used in the treat
ment Of nervous disorders, and it Ger.
talnly IS very useful remedy when ill.,
diclously administered. 1t should be
remembered, however, that nux vomics
In any shape or form is poison. and
should be dealt with most cautiously.
II should be taken in smaller doses than
those usually prescribed. The tincture
Is the safest form, the dose to be not over
ten drops three times day, in a small
VINE glassfull of quassia or gentian water.
This will often be found a valuable,
though apparently simple, remedy for
dyspepsia especially for the over
worked), in headache, in atomic eonsti-
patton, in nervous tremblings, aeidity, etc.
Some people, however, are very sus-
ceptlble TO the influence of tincture of
nux vomica, 80 that the dose to begin
with should not be over FIVE drops. and
it should not be used more than ten DAYS
ut time.
The system should be kept open while
taking tonic, il not naturally so. This
may be effected by using a mild aperient
pill at bedtime twice week and a glass
Of Pullna water in the morning.
lron.-This is valuable blood tonic,
but much abused. 1t should be taken
in small doses, and / do not know bet
ter form for it than muriated tincture,
in doses of ten drops, not more, three
times day, in little water after meals
The danger of iron lies in its being apt
to produce constipation, and also con
gestion of various internal organs But
if no bad effects are felt, it will do good.
The symptoms of its not agreeing would
be fullness of the head, ringing in the
ears, or heat of body.
Quinine. Combined with iron in the
form of citrate, this is of great advan-
tage in the treatment of nervousness and
brain WEAKNESS. 1t must not be given,
however, in doses large enough to af-
feet the head.
Although not homeopathic physi-
clan, must take this opportunity of re-
marking that, as rule, tonics are given
in too large doses To give larger doses
than the blood can take up is surely
gross folly. Iron, for example, is usu-
ally pc cFibed almost recklessly; it
passes through the body instead of be.
ing taken up by the system, and it does
not do this without causing mischief. [
have long thought that as regards tones
the doses should be extremely small,
and very frequently taken. Here is a
plan, for example, that would be found
advantageous to person who must be
at work all day, say at a desk. Let him
put thirty minims of the tincture Of iron,
and wine glass full of the infusion Of
Quassia, into a small decanterful Of
water. Stand this on the table, and sip
it every now and then all day long.
Zinc.-I believe that this is much
more valuable remedy in cases Of ner-
vousness and brain exhaustion than many
imagine. The oxide of zinc is usually
given in doses commencing with one
grain, and gradually increasing up to
ten. This should be made into pill,
with tonic and aperient extract, and
given three times day after meals. 1t
may be continued for a month or six
weeks.
Extract of Malt.-Thousand who cal
not take cod-liver oil without causing
dyspepsia and loathing of food may take
this delightful tonic. The dose is from
a dessert spoonful to tablespoonful
three times day. 1t may be mixed
with water.
There are dozens of other tonic RENE
dies which may be taken with adyan-
tage in cases of debility of the brain, but
those which have mentioned are the
best.
Beware of narcotics and stimulants;
they invariably make matters worse.
need hardly add, in conclusion, that
attention to the diet is of the greatest
consequence, and that the morning tub,
with q dash of sea-salt in it, and plenty
of wholesome exercise in the open air.
must not be forgotten by the individual
who suffers from brain WEAKNESS. Cas-
seIPs Family Magazine. ...
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