The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16

fort has Rbated, provided, OF course, 1t does
not prove too obstinate.
1t is scarcely necessary to advise that
something in the way of stimulants be taken
along. for the flask is generally considered
to be indispensable to the travellers outfit.
There are better stimnlants, however, than
those which contain alcohol. Tea or coffee
is far more refreshing, and have no penal
ties to exact for their indulgence.
Hot milk is one of the best restoratives
for those who are tired and hungry. If one
feels faint there is nothing better than the
aromatic spirit of ammonia. From half an
ounce to an ounce would be Il sufficient
supply. The dose is one-half a teaspoonful
in a wineglass of water. Its action is speedy,
ana 1t braces one up wonderfully i'll from
five to ten minutes. 1t is also an excellent
remedy for the peculiar form of headache,
which is so common among travellers.
OF the lunches furnished at depot lunch
counters little need be said, for they have
been again and again written up. That
they are none too digestible is q fact that
goes without saying, and the way they are
bolted does not render their digestion any
easier. Hotel fare, in consequence of its
richness, is scarcely less burdensome to the
average stomach.
Peptonic pills, which can be obtained
from all druggists in bottles, containing
twenty-five, fifty or upward, will do very
we'll as a protection against Indigestion.
Two are a dose, and they should be taken
at once after eating. If an hour later the
stomach seems disturbed, two more can
safely be INDUCED.
Attributable largely to the drinking
water, colo finds many victims among
travellers, therefore some remedy for it
must be devised. 1t the pain is not very
severe it will seldom require treatment, but
in most cases will "work off" in a short
time. If hot water can be obtained it can
generally be relied upon to bring relief.
Some cases, however, do not yield to this
simple remedy, and they imperatively de-
mand an opiate, Parego:io is the best for
a number of reasons. which need not be
gone into. The dose for an adult is one tea
spoonful. This should not be repeated
within two hours; and only then in case the
pain is very severe.
Paregoric is also an admirable remedy for
diarrhea. When taken for this trouble the
dose should be from one-half to one tea
spoonful once in three or four hours. Here
it is we'll to say that people generally are
much too easily frightened by diarrhea, and
in consequence they try to check it hur-
riedly. 1t should be borne in mind that it
is often an essential evil, the penalty of
over eating or of eating foods which are too
great a tax upon digestion. In such cases
the system endeavoFs to right itself, and
by means of the bowels, which it tries to
unload.
More often thar otherwise diarrhea in
adults is ~salutary up to a certain point. II
when it attacked them they would stop
taking food altogether for two or three
days, or only eat sparingly of such simple
dishes AZ cornstarch budding. blanc mango,
arrowroot n the like, in the most cases
the trouble would disappear of itself after
the intestinal canal had been thoroughly
cleaned out.
But the universal fault is, as soon as peo-
pie are troubled with diarrhea they take
brandy, Jamaica ginger, elderberry VINE. or
something of that sort, and tho action of
these is much like that of kerosene oil on Il
fire. Besides, ~oftentimes they obstruct the
efforts of the bowels, and therefore %irritnt-
ing matters which ought to be expelled are
locked up in them, n not only ia infam-
nation excited, but poisoning occurs in
consequence of absorption.
Hence it is urged that in simple diarrhea
medicines to check ii be resorted to when
they are imperatively needed. Also. that
it is always best to assist nature by taking
q laxative as soon rs the disturbance COM
mences. This should be tho invariable
rule In every instance where the attack
promises to be severe. A seldlitz powder
will answer the purpose in many cases.
After waiting for the laxative to lave had
its full effect, IL the 6iarrhea Ia not de-
Ginning rapidly, paregoric may be taken
every three or four hours, as already ad-
vised. In the meantime what food il eaten
should DO of tho blandest nature and the
most easily digestible.