The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-01-07
Health Hints.

For canker sore throat one table,
spoon full of borax in half q pint of
water, used as wash, will be found
serviceable. ... .......Er &
Tho foundations of three fourths of
all classes of consumption is laid be-
fore tho ages of twenty-five years; in
womon, during their teens.
Do rot allow yourself to become
bent over. 1t lessons your breathing
capacity and chance of long lifo.
Walking with tho hands, behind one
Will help to correct tho evil.
For chillblains tho following is re-
commended Two tablespoonfuls of
lime water mixed with enough sweet
oil to make rs thick Us lard. Rub the
chillblains with tho mixture and wrap
up in linen.
Wash for removing dandruf': Take
OF boraX one drachm, roso water one
half pint, tincture of cantharides one
half drachm, cologne water one-half
pint Mix and apply night and NOR
ming. Philadelphia CAL.
Havo tho childrcn's teeth examined
by good dentist twice year, and
repaired if they need it. Possibly u
tooth that is meant to last q lifetime is
rapidly becoming worthless just for tho
need of little attention now. But
don't give children sloppy food; they
should use their teeth, or they will de-
cay.-Boston Budget.
Tho moro clothing man wears, tho
moro bed covering he uses, tho closer
he keeps his chamber, whether warm
or cold, the more he confines himself
to tho house, the more numerous and
warm his night garments, tho moro
readily will he take cold, under all
circumstances, as the more thriftless
youth is helped the less ablo does he
become to help himself
Many persons seriously damage their
eyes by forcibly rubbing them when
droWsy, especially when awakening in
the morning. 10 strengthen the eyes
Is to relieve them when swollen or con-
gested, and to remL>c chronic inllam-
nation IN thceycs, pruricnt discharges,
ETC., nothing IS equal to bathing them
frequently with water, at first tcpd,
put atterward lowering in temperature
to absolute coldness.
Scientific investigators have found
that the power of the bacillus Of con-
sumption is destroyed when other bac-
| q
cognizing this fact, tho new and re-
markable idea has occurred TO DR.
Cantani, OF Naples, of fighting bacilli
with other bacilli. If one of tho ORGANS
of tho body be attacked by q bacillus
which is dangerous to human life. he
introduces bacillus which is not in
furious TO man, but iugs destruction
to tho dangerous b@cillus. In tho case
o. Il consumrtivo patient the doctor in
troduccd harmless organism known
as the bactcrium termo, and found that
the bacillus tuberculosis gradually dis
appeared from tho patients cxpecto-
rations. A description of tho procc-
durc is given in the Ccntral6ioW fir die
McdtcjnScbtm IVlSSenSchatlen.
Cold water bathing may provo bone
fetal or injurious Much depends upon
the method and still moro upon the
person who practices it. a recent
writer in the English Medical JournaL
lays down the principle that there are
those whom 4 cold bath will iniurc in
stead OF invigoratc. The readicst test
OF benefit is the glow OF free surface
circulation, or, ut least, the absence of
any decided chill after immersion.
Those who take TO it should begin in
summer, not winter, and so become
gradually accustomed to its lowest
temperature. No one should linocr
over II, three or four minutes are am
pie After immersion the body should
be quic%ly and well dried and rubbed
before dressing. Light gymnastic or
dumb-bcli or club exercise may occu-
! pY the next few minutes, the Clothino
being partly on if the weather be cold
and prcakfuSt or 4 cup Of warm tea or
coffee should snortIy follow to prevent
chilling.