Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-09

dered orris root, i've parts; powdered
sugar, ten parts: powdered coffee, thir-
ty parts; pow erred milk sugar, fifty
parts Snuffs as q 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 ii persisted in an
irritation Is almost always set up. which
narrows the nasal passages and makes
the user much more uncomfortable than
he was al asst. This German snuR Is q
mild preparation and would not irritate
except in very exceptional cases. And
yet, some patients, with peculiarly SEN
sitiye 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 fora victim OF this an
moving affection to try this snuff If he
feels like doing so. If itdoes him good
he would be justified in using it occa-
sionalty-say, take q pinch three or
four times q day, and, of course, ne
would have sense enough to stop IL If 1t
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 trund1ed In baby car
riage, even II very carefully clothed, it
Is more liable to take cold than ii borne
as advised. All we'll children ought to
have an outing every day, but when 1t
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 good plan
is to open wide the windows of some
room into which the sun is shining un-
til the air therein is as pure as the out
side air, then to close the windows and
bring the baby in we'll 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 sirup of
squills and the like, whereas pure air is
the one essential to effect a 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
considerable harm. The best and
safest way is to boil for at least
twenty minutes all water given to them.
After that is done the water should be
filtered, bottssd and set away in cool
place. A filter which does it's work per-
fectly isSa costly affair; nor is such a 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 d general supply, as in
cities and towns, the Danger of lead
poisoning from the pipes must net be
overlooked, and the faucet should be
kept open for at least twenty minutes
before the drinking water is drawn.
When person becomes i'll and takes
to his bed, about the first thing done is
to darken the room, and if 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 care-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 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 10 darken the sick room, nothing
could be more unwise. Sunlight is one
of natures most powerful disinfectants.
having a destructive influence upon
those minute poisons which abound in
the atmospheres of many sick rooms. 1t
also warns and rarefes the air, and has
a direct influence upon the health. Not
only that, but when a sick-room is kept
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