The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-01-29

NO one neeQS VINE, Deer, brandy ana gin
as a medicine. We can get better without
it. Consider these facts, for they are
facts:
IHE BROKEN BLOOD VESSEL
waAa young lady visiting in London, and
while in shop she suddenly broke blood
vessel. She was gently removed to pri-
vat( house, laid on sofa and had brandy
administered to her. A medical man was
summoned, and when he came into the
room and felt her pulse, her friends told
him they had given her brandy, as though
theyhad done the right thing. Brandy"
exclaimed he, ''you could not have done
wors, thing. Send for some ice.'' So ice,
not handy, vas needful. The lady was not
givel any mpre alcohol, and foundic both
safer and better. In cases of bleeding be-
ware of brady. Try what ice Will do.
YOU MUST TAKE SOME PoRTER.-A
gentleman had been visiting number of
cholera PATENTS in low neighborhood,
when he vas taken i'll. AS he became con-
valescent his medical man told him he
must buyome bottles of porter What
for 20 sal he. "Oh! to set you up, of
course" well, if get q dozen bottles
Of porteIdo you know what will be in
them 2" I''No.'' ''Then, doctor, I decline
taking nedicine of which you know moth
ing" Dr did he order the porter, and
he soon ecOvered his health and strength
in perfection, and has ever since been
remarkable for his robust constitu ion.
Porter not the elixir of life.
TAXI WINE OR DIE.-An editor of
some WY popular works, and man of
immens energy, felt, as he expressed it,
''beloWpar, and went two hundred miles
to see is family physician. my good
friend said the doctor, ''you must take
two gBses of wine a day, or you will die"
Yes, } would die. Nothing but VINE
would,ave him. Resolved to have an
other ledical opinion, Mr.. S. returned to
the. Metropolis, and went to consult Sir
Jamf Clark. ''Sir,'' said the eminent
man what are your habits 20 II am a
teetaller, Sir James, 'sThen, sir, you
will BIT better all the sooner ~ So he did
not link wine, and he is not dead yet.
He rs done noble service for God and
manor many years since his family doc
tor ledicted his certain and speedy death.
Theact is, alcoholic prescriptions often
hastl death instead of preventing it, and
manpecple have died through drops of
/ bra nv who ,uou1d bava liuod had tboxrrca
sortt to beef tea, milk, oatmeal porridge,
freshir, cold water, and plenty of rest.
Drus and brandy are poor substitutes for
the ltural remedies, and the more simple
our et and medicines the better.
TE BAD KNEE.-In the Midland coun-
ties tere is large boarding-school for
boys We have seen sixty or seventy of
stror, clear lads they were. No intoXl-
catindrinks whatever are placed on the
tableand yet several brewers and wine
mercants send their sons there for edu-
cato, This proves that even dealers in
stron drink do not regard it essential to
Northumberland activity and physical
healtl Well, one OF the young gentlemen
had White swelling on his knee, and was
sent bme for medical treatment. When
the fnily doctor arrived and examined
the lib, he evidently thought 1t a serious
case. and said-"What sort of school
are W at? ~ ''Oh, a jolly school,. = what
kind a master have you ~ So jolly
mastI. I" But what sort of a table does he
keep "Oh. a jolly table. "Y es, yes, but
whatOes he give you to drink 2" 'Oh, the
govelor' ateetotaller; he puts nothing but
wateDn the table," ''Then, ''said the doc
tor tthe patients anxious mother, I'VE
can Te his limb, do not fear; he will
soon ct better.'' And he did so, and
wentlack to his desk, his games. and his
''iolltable, mot less jolly to him now
that g knew water-drinking had been so
| good BIZ him,