The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-21

parts. SnuffS as rule do more harm
than good in catarrh, for the reason
that they are SO generally irritating.
The first few applications of such are
likely to act pleasingly by clearing
out the head" but if persisted in an
irritation is almost always set up, which
narrows the nasal passages and makes
the user much more uncomfortable than
he was at llrsT This German snuff is a
mild preparation and would not irritate
except in very exceptional cases. And
yet, some patients, with peculiarly sem
sltive Innings to the nasal passages.
could not use it. Its most active agent
is menthol, which is of positive value in
the treatment of catarrh of the nose
when rightly used. Taken all in all, it
would be safe for victim of this an
noying affection to try this snuff if he
feels like doing so. If itdoes him good
he would be justified in using it occa-
slohally-say, take pinch three or
four times a day, and, of course, ae
would have sense enough to stop il if it
aggravated his trouble.
When young child under six months
OF age is taken out for an airing during
the present season it should be carried
in the arms. If trundled in a baby car
riage, even if very carefully clothed, it
is more liable to take cold than if borne
as advised. All well children ought to
have an outing every day, but when it
is storming or intensely cold there
would be danger for them in such eX-
posture. In damp, stormy weather they
should. OF course, be kept housed, and
In comfortably warm room, ventilated
through the adjoining rooms, which are
also heated so as to dry the incoming
air. When it is very cold a good plan
is to open wide the windows of some
room into which the sun is shining I'M
TIL the air therein is as pure as the out
side air, then to close the windows and
bring the baby in well wrapped up, and
walk about with him for awhile. The
majority of mothers keep the nursery
much too warm and improperly venti-
lated. When it is heated by steam or
by furnace the air is generally very dry
and irritating to the lining of the air
passages. AS a consequence coughs are
of frequent occurrence, for which the
little victims are dosed with strip of
squills and the like, whereas pure air is
the one essential to effect cure.
Babies are often thirsty, like their
mothers, and need drinking water. That
is not always easy to obtain in its natur-
al state. Slightly impure water, which
strong adults might use without in
jury, would be likely to do babies
do IA a hon hn
safest way is to boil for at least
twenty minutes all water given to them
After that is done the water should be
| filtered, bottled and set away in cool
place. A filter which does its work per-
fectly is costly affair; nor is such one
needed if the water has been properly
boiled. Coarse alteration is all that is
necessary, and that can be effected by
using absorbent cotton; in buying the
same make sure that it has not been
medicated. A wad of this packed into
the bottom of funnel furnishes very
good and convenient filter. When the
water is from a general supply, as in
cities and towns, the danger of lead
poisoning from the pipes must not be
overlooked, and the faucet should be
kept open for at least twenty minutes
before the drinking water is drawn.
When person becomes ill and takes
to his bed, about the first thing done is
to darken the room, and if a flash of
sunlight gets into it before he has
begun to recover, it will be only after
the attending physician has delivered
to patients and are-takers a medical
lecture, and in wearisome detail dis
coursed upon the Importance of natural
light to life and health. And this fault
is almost universal despite the fact that
even the newspapers have called atten-
ton to it time and time again. Ger
tainly no place could be more dismal
and depressing than dark sick-room,
and perhaps for that reason the patient,
especially if he is a man, often insists
upon his surroundings being made as
suggestive of suffering as possible Of
course there are hot days in summer
when comfort actually demands for a
time that the curtains be drawn,
and possibly the blinds closed and
the dazzling sunshine shut out;
but when it comes to making it a
rule To Garken the sick room, nothing
could be more unwise. Sunlight is one
of natures most powerful disinfectants,
having destructive influence upon
those minute poisGHs which abound in
the atmospheres of many sick rooms 1t
also warns and rarefes the air, and has
direct influence upon the health. Not
only that but when sick-room is kept
Ia fo
Taken all in all, this prevalent fault is
most pernicious in it's results Where
patients complain of the light, set
screen at the side of the bed: or, if there
is none such in the house, call the
CLOTHES horse" into service; stand it up
and then throw a shawl or two over it,
A very little ingenuity and effort will
overcome the annoyance and satisfy the
patient. Then let the sunlight stream
in all day long if possible. 1t will prove
in any sort of sickness one of the most
powerful of remedies.
All the clothing about baby should
be loose, and the tight band, with which
it is generally inflicted, is not only not
needed-certainly not after the second
week of life-but it is positively hurt
full. There is prevailing idea among
mothers that the baby's abdomen needs
support, notion which is simply abb
surd. To keep the body comfortably
warm, and with soft, roomy clothing, is
the essential A wooden undervest,
preferably knit, so as to secure elias
ITCHY, reaching to the hips should take
the place of the old-fashioned 'sband."
AS for the clothing, DIR. Yale makes
some very wise suggestions. He recon-
mends three garments, beside the nap
klns, all covering the neck and shout
ders and reaching ten or twelve
inches below the feet. The