The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16
Some Hints That Are Very Appro-
pirate at This Season of
the Year.
Dangers to Be Appreciated From
Drinking Water From a
New Source.
Ready Help in the Way of Medicine
Lunches Eaten at Counters-Along
tho Way.

Tourists should be impressed with the
danger that often turks IN the drinking
water. Thu fact was long & established
that it is a medium of transmission of quite
Large number of diseases, one of the most
serious of which is typhoid FOYER. Prob
ably in America there is less to be aprre-
hended from this source than in Europe,
for here on all passenger trains water ia
provided; and the railway companies as a
1uleo obtain the best they can. Whereas
abroad if a traveller does not carry water
with him while journeying on the cars, he
is likely to suffer greatly from thirst, for
drinking places are few and far between.
Besides the dangers of infection. the
drinking water is q menace in other ways.
A person who is accustomed to one sup
ply seldom ut first takes kindly to
another. and not infrequently diarrhea,
more or less severe, is the conse-
quence of a change even to water none
the less pure than that to which he is habit
uated. And in occasional cases the worst
forms of %dysentery are brought on by pure
spring waters rich in mineral salts. People
travelling from place to place should, there
fore, restrict themselves to water that has
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alone. Even Infected water is rendered
harmless by this process; moreover. many
other objectionable peculiarities are over
come in the same way. Boiled water can,
of curse, be easily obtained at the hotels
ut which stops are made, and we'll cooled
after being bottled. II the "hat taste" is
objected to, it is easily obviated by a little
lime juice or something of the sort.
Many travellers carry carbonated waters,
thinking that these must be free from i'm
purities. Some of them are fairly pure;
not a few, however, have proved to DO
tainted. The safest water, therefore, is
that which has been recently boiled.
A constant reader of the Boston Herald
suggests that u few hints to travellers on
the subject of ready helps in the way Of
medicines ought to be of interest and value.
for there are many who dread to go on long
journeys through fear of being taken i'll
while on the trains. All this uneasiness ia
always more intense among those who are
making flying trips to Europe.
All would certainly do we'll to provide
themselves with u small kit of medicines,
for oftentimes serious attacks can be cut
short by a few doses of simple remedies;
moreover, one must feel much more secure
with such helps at hand. The number of
medicines need not be large, and will o.
cupy but a small space. The most import
ant, together with their purposes, doses,
etc, will be hastily described.
A few seidletz powders will generally
meet Tie need of laxatiyOs. Ii Il oathartic is
likely to DO required, compound oathertio
pills will prove Ms effective al any Slner.
Three are a generous dose, while two are
quito active enough for many people.
Nausea is n frequent complaint with trav-
elsrs. and this should be. provided against
by a small box of soda Mn tablets. Two
nre n dose, and it can be repeated every If
teen or twenty minutes until tho discom-