Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-16
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.


] A MEDICAL journal gives the following
simple remedy for relieving hiccough
Initiate the lungs as fully as possible,
and thus press firmly on the agitated di-
aphragm. In few seconds the spas
modic action of the muscles will cease,
| DYsENrERY CHOLERA CoRDIAL.-Two
ounces tincture cayenne, one ounce spir-
its camphor, one ounce tincture rhu-
barb, two ounces essence peppermint,
two ounces best brandy, two drachms
laudanum. Dose for an adult, one tea
/ spoonful every hour until relief Is oh.
tanned. m
A HEALING OINTMENT q little
beeswax in pipkin and add some fine
olive oil; as it melts add more, till the
mixture assumes the consistency Of but
ter. This is good for abraided flesh
cuts, chiibiuins or my broken surfuce
which requires to be healed, not drawn.
CRouP-- How TO SAVE THE Chill
DREN.-Many lovely child is destroyed
in single night by this alarming dis
ease. 1t isa disease of the windpipe,
which Is flied or lined with phlegm,
which becomes more and more tough,
almost leathery-t hickens and at length
closes up the passage to tho lungs and
the child dies. 1t usually c,mes on in
the night. The distinguishing symptom
is a wheeling, barking cough. A mother
who has ever heard it once needs no
description to enable her to recognize it
again. The tirstborn are most likely to
perish with it; simply because the
parent has no experience of its nature,
and hence Is not alarmed in time, or
knows not what to do, while the physi-
clan is being sent for. In the hope Of
being Instrumental i'll saving some little
sufferer, whose life is iuexl Tcss.bly dear,
vt least to one or two, will make some
suggestions, not for the cure OF the pa
tent, but to save time. The instant
you peceiye the child has Group, indi-
Gated by the barking cough, uneasy
breathing, restlessness. send Tor ply.
stefan, and as instantly wrap hot ilap.
mel around each foot to keeplt warm; but
while tho ti.nnels are being heat Il dip
another flannel, Of two or more thick
nesses, ia spirits OF turpentine or spirits
VI harlshom; or have large mustard
plaster applied, one that will reach from
the top Of the throat down to some two
.clles below the collar Lone, wide
enough ut the top TO ruach hall
way around the neck on either side,
and nearly across the whole breast
at the bottom. But it will take
some time to send for a physician, to
prepare hannels and to muAe the plaster
or obtain turpentined flannel, and in
some cases fifteen minutes Is an AGES
death, if lost. Therefore, while these
things are preparing give the child, if
/ year old or over (uld half rs much il
less), about hIlf II teasvooniul Of hive
syrup, and double the dose every fifteen
minutes until vomiting is produced I;
and ev.ry half hour after vomiting give
half as much rs causrd the vomiting,
until the physician comes, or the child
ceases to cough, when he hreuthes lree
and is laIe Ii you have no hive syrup,
give teaspooulul Of syrup If iI,erac,
and double tie dose every fit eli mia.
utcs until vomiting is produced. Be,t,r
yet would lie five drops extract Of lobe.
lin, obtained Of any botanic druggist.
Vomiting will & nrrilly save the child.
II YOU have been 20 thoughllcss Us to
have nuih NJ at NIL, boil some water,
keep it hoLng, dip WOODEN hanuel d
several folds II, sqnce2e 1t out nader.
aIoly WITH your haad, AID app = il rs
hot as tie child can possibly bear to lis
throat, m4d i'll from one t. three mini
utes, according TO tie violence Of the
symptoms, HAYS auolAer lut Oh the IN
slant the first is removed, and keep this
up until the breathing is easy aud the
cough is loote and the phlegm is freely
discharged, or until the ARRIVAL of the
physician. = Family Physician. ~.