Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
MEDICAL NOTES.

To cure a bunion apply, when re-
firing, poultice of tobacco, as recon-
mended by Gen. Cingman. A single
nights application will cure all ordinary
cases.
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 a
suitable vessel, let it 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 expir-
alton before each word. Stammerers
can sing as easily as other persons.
Jacky Broster, of Chester, who made a
large fortune by curing stammering,
simply made his pupils say her before
each word beginning with consonant.
DR. FITZPATRICK says he never saw q
single instance in which the stye con-
tinued to develop after the following
treatment had been used: The lids
should be held apart by the thumb and
index finger, while the tinct. of iodine
is painted over the infamed papillm.
The lids should not be allowed to come
in contact until the part touched is dry
A few such applications in the twenty
four hours are sufficient.
DE-. THOMAS KEEFE states that he has
employed jaborandi with entire success
in quite number of cases of congestive
chllls. His modus operandi is to in
ject simultaneously about 20 drops of
the fluid extract of jaborandi, which is
to be repeated in twenty minutes, if
necessary, (Which is seldom the CASEY.
In about fifteen minutes profuse per-
SEPARATION sets in, the chill is broken, and
the patient rapidly RECEIVERS.
FINELY-GRoUND French charcoal is
one of the best curatives for the COM
plexion, and is also of benefit to the
dyspeptic. 1t corrects the acidity of
the stomach, and purifes the breath. A
teaspoonful well mixed with water, milk,
or wine should be taken for three sue
cessive nights, followed by simple pur-
gative, to remove it from the system.
The aperient must not be omitted, or
UAO OAdAOOh1 WILL 1OLuhlu LII Uu0 system
mass of fostering poison, with all the
impurities it absorbs.
WHEN once a waterproof is put on to
defend the body from wet, it should on
no account be taken off until the wearer
has not only taken shelter, but is in q
position to change his clothes. What O
covering of oiled silk does for wet rag
in surgery namely, convert it into q
poultice-the waterproof does for the
clothes of the wearer. The insensible
perspiration which finds a means Of
escape through ordinary clothing is kept
in by the waterproof, and the clothing
is saturated with moisture. A very few
minutes will suffice to render the
clothes clamp" under waterproof, par
ticularly if the wearer perspires freely
or the weather is what is called
"muggy" as we'll as wet. When, there
fore, the wearer Of waterproof takes
off that article of clothing because it hal
ceased to rain, he is in the position of q
person who has damp clothes on, and, i
he sits in the saddle, or walks home, o.
rides In an open trap, he is more likel.
to take cold than if he had not used tn,
waterproof at all. If, therefore, water
proof is once put on, it should on no &C
count be removed until the clothes car
be changed or dried by fire withou
reduction of bodily temperature.