St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
SOME SIMPLE REMEDIES,
1t Will Be Well to Remember
Them at This Season.


AT this season of the year boils fire.
quently break out upon the face and
body. The person thus affected should
eschew rich pastry, gravies and every
kind of meat, excepting lean mutton.
The boils may be brought to head by
using a warm poultice of camomile
flowers, or boiled white lily root, by fer
mentation with hot water, or by stimu-
lating plasters.
A severe cold and perhaps an attack
OF pneumonia may be prevented if pre-
mQnltory symptoms are needed. A chilly
sensation along the spinal column,
cold, clammy feeling across the chest.
are sure indications that a severe cold is
trying to settle in the system. Pour
boiling water upon equal parts of cat
nip, spearmint and Sassafras; steep, but
do not boil the tea. Put the feet in a
tub filled with hot water, to which a
teaspo0nful of mustard has been
added, and while soaking the feet
drink freely of the tea. Another eX-
cellent remedy for cold is the ''vapor
bath" Take a pail about half full of
hot, but not quite boiling, water, which
should be placed under cane-bottom
chair Seat the patient in the chair,
and encircle both chair and patient with
heavy blanket, reaching to the floor.
When profuse perspiration starts from
every pore, remove from the chair to a
bed that has been thoroughly aired and
warmed. Additional covering must, of
course, be placed upon the body to
| prevent a chill.
Cold in the head is not only annoy
ing, but likely to develop into catarrh.
| one teaSpOOnful of mustard dissolved
III tumblerful of cold water and used
as agargie three times day will often
effect a speedy cure. In more obstinate
cases equal parts Of loaf sugar and pull
YerlZed alum used as a snuff will give
instant relief.
Fever and reStleSSness in children is
frequently caused by indigestion. If
you find the skin of the little one hot
and dry, remembers. if you can, what she
ate for supper. Give the child warm
bath, then give it cup half full of
warm water to drink. Ina few minutes
the undigested food will be thrown off
the stomach and the child will soon be
sleeping sOundly. A dose Of mag
nesia, about half teaspoon
full, given i'll the morning before
breakfast will probably restore to the
child its usual health; but should fever
and nausea continue during the day
following the attack, send for physi-
clan, who will undoubtedly approve of
'i4N'' tON navy SiOilCs ellC
symptoms develop into scarlet fever,
measles, chicken-pOX or any of the dis
eases to which children are liable, the
attack will probably be of a mild ma
ture.
Nearly one-half the population are
more or less afflicted with neuralgia
pains. Instead of sending for the doc
Tor, who will probably prescribe plas-
ter and dose of medicine, we advise
the sufferer to heat a f1at-iron, put a
double fold of flannel on the painful
part, then move the iron to and fro on
the flannel. The pain will cease almost
Immediately. We have seen the most
painful cases of neuralgia relieved in
less than ten minutes.
SprainS are among the more severe
accidents to which we are liable. When
Joint is Sprained swelling comes on
gradually. In dislocation the swelling
and loss of motion of the joint happens
immediately after the accident. A
sprained limb should be kept perfectly
quiet. TO prevent Inflammation, use
poulticeS of wormWOOd, hops or tanSy.
Every effort on the part of the patient
to repeat in detail the cause of the acct
dent, the sensations, experience, ETC.,
should be discouraged. Cheerful con-
yersatiOn upon other subjects and per-
feet rest will bring about speedy recOY-
cry and strengthen all concerned in the
belief that it is not always necessary to
send for doctor.