The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-11
Health Hints.

the treatment OF typhoid fever as en-
pioyed in GIrmany has been pus 10 the
test by DIR. JOsias, and he reported to the
Societe DIES HOspitaux that during the
years 1888 and 1889 he treated thlrty-six
cases of typhoid fever by cold baths; that
IL TO say, with water at 49, c.. repeating
these every three hours OF thirtv-six
cases the experimental Obtained thirty
three recoveries. Drs. Renoy and Rich
ards, who on their side had followed this
method, obtained 103 recoVeries out OF
los cases"
How to Keep Eyes Bright-We CRATE
fully hail any suggestion go harmless az
this one offered by French woman:
Never rub your eyes, nor allow your chill
dren to do so from their cradles. Wells
are bad for the sight, especially those
spotted or covered with a pattern; so
| eschow wells when you can. or wear the
soitest, clearest net when Obliged to do so.
Never read in bed or when lying on sofa.
Sit with your back to the light when en-
gagged in reading or working Pale blues
or green's are the most restful wall papers
for the eyes whereas red is exceedingly
fatiguing. Do not read, write or work
longer than two hours together without
resting your eyes and closing them fully
five minutes. Be most careful to live in
dry house on dry soil. Attend to the
digestion, for did not Milton declare his
blindness TO proceed from the effects of
dyspepsia? II the eyes be weak battle
/ them i'll a basin of soft water, which
should be as hot as could be borne. Tired.
red and swollen.looking eyes and eyelids
are rested and relieved by frequent swab-
bing with hot water.
For Slight Bleeding.-When minute
bleeding points, such as sometimes occur
| uDon the face after the use OF the razor,
are neither checked spontaneously nor by
the usual means, a drcp Of tincture of
iron, applied on pledget OF cotton or the
end OF a match, will at once put an end
to the bleeding. Sometimes obstinate
and even alarming hemorrhage follows
the extraction of a tooth. In such case
bit of cotton saturated with alum solu-
ton, or sprinkled with alum powder and
applied 10 the cavity will usually have
| the desired effect, but should these means
fail to afford relief pledget of cotton sat
urated with tincture of iron pressed into
the cavity will promptly staunch the flow,
unless the case be an exceptional one. In
case OF the bursting Of a varicose vein, the
ensuing hemOrrhage NAV be at once
checked by pressing u finger upon the
bleeding part, and laying the person
down fiat either ON the ground or on
bSNa. II pau Is then hpplleu over tl0
injured part and bound down tightly with
roller bandage. Bleeding from the nose
is a common, though seldom serious form
of hemorrhsge. Il is often checked spon-
taneously by such simple means as bath
ing the face and nasal cavities with cold
water. Sometimes, however, when more
persistent, some styptic application may
be needed. Alum water or q solution OF
fannie acid may be snutfed up the nose
from the palm OF the hand, or some pow
dered styptic may be blown into the nasal
cavities by means of Quill roll of paper
or other tube. But the most unique,
simple and efficient way to check an OBJ
stinate nasal hemorrhage is the old-fash-
Toned one of pressing an ordinary clothes
pin firmly over the cartilaginOus portion
of the nose from above downward.
Head Covering At Night-Persons who
sleep with heads uncovered, with the
register closed and the heat turned off
and also have the window open, commit
the same folly as one would who lett his
dwelling open on a cold day and remained
out of doors bareheaded for seven or eight
hours. As 20 this practice the New York
Ledger says: 1t is curious fact that peo-
pie who would under no circumstances
venture out of doors in the daytime bare
headed will open the windows and retire
at night and expect TO sleep with the
thermometer eight degrees or ten degrees
lower than they could tolerate in the day
time. Delicate women twist their hair in
crimps, which uncovers the forehead, and
then entirely without protection for the
head, expect to sleep and enjoy reason
able health. One of the ablest physicians
in the country and one who has
been uniformly successful in the
treatment OF nervous diseases, recon-
mends bandage of very thin
be bound around the forehead
imagine that you have taken a heavy cold
wrap the head, throat. neck and shoulders
in a light, soft shawl or scarf of silk and
wear it for two or three nights. See that
fold OF the silk comes over the forehead
low enough to meet the eyebrows. then
bring it around in front. covering the
sides OF the face after the fashion Of a sis
ter OF charity. This is recommended as
an almost unfailing cure for insomnia and
diseases Of the head and throat. If the
face, the sides or the throat and ears are
thoroughly rubbed with fine oil vase
line cold will usually disappear within
two or three nights. 1t is safe to say that
one-half OF the colds and consequently a
great mhDv Ol TIC UlOIe etN6t6 llb vi illC
would vanish il people realized that it is
as necessary TO protect the head at night
IS it is in the daytime.
To Keep the Baby Warm-Manv moth
ers are vexed and tried to the utmos: when
the question arises, how to keep the baby
from kicking off the bed clothes? What
means has che not tried? And in spite of
all her efforts the little hands and arms
are invariably out in the cold. In warmed
sleeping rooms this makes no perceptibe
difference in the child's condition of
health. The nightgown is usually suffi-
GENTLY thick to keep the child COM
Portable If he were awake and sitting up
in bed. But it is the little ones in cold
houses that suffer. ALI day they are warm
ly clad and in a warmed room at night
their clothing may be just as thick, but
the temperature of the room being 60 much
less than that of the day room, child
cannot escape catching cold il he is al
lowed to become uncovered. While lying
down the force OF the circulation of the
blood is much less, and less heat
is generated and propelled through
the body. So with less heat fur
nished within the child, and none in the
bed chamber. more warmth should bs
placed around il in the form of coverings.
Much heat is lost from the body by radia-
ton. lolhing of various thickness pre-
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