The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
Ifseith Hints.

Ifeoith Hints
Poisoning from Raw Bam-During the
warm days the temptation TO eat raw ham
is greatest of all--it has a peculiar flavor
that is more grateful than that of other
meats, and tenfold the danger turks in its
cool redness. Because it is more certain
to poison than other meats, it should never
be used unless cooked well done; this can
only be accomplished By frying: slow fry
ing; if ham is thoroughly fried il is per-
iectly safe as food, and all risks Of pois-
oning is reduced to nothing.
The Spread of Contagion-The need for
eternal vigilance is urgent in homes and
communities, where diseases like scarlet
fever, diphtheria, measles and smallpox
are raging. 1t seems almost impossible to
avoid carrying the disease" The means
for isolating sick person are not many,
especially among laboring people. What
possible opportunity is there for eeparat-
ing a child from the remainder of the
household when perhaps the entire family
live in but one or two rooms? Suppose it
is done-the moment the whereabout of
the disease is known Especially if it be
scarlet fever or smallpox the breadwin-
ner dare not go to his workshop; DAYS of
work are lost; the dollars to pay for food
paint the distress which is bound to fol-
low. The other children of the family are
quarautined-compelled to remain in the
house with the disease, and take it, in
nine cases out of ten. In the homes of
the wealthy the danger to the well men,
bers of the household is almost as great.
1t seems as if the best and most reliable
way TO prevent the spreading OF any
disease would be to place every case of
contagious disease in q hospital. Large
cities could well afford to maintain several
good hospitals for the reception Of cases
having contagious diseases. The expense
Of supporting such places would be cheap
when compared with suffering saved the
entire community. Think OF averting the
spread of an awful disease like scarlet
fever-think of the ruin and disaster it
brings. A child may recover who twenty
or thirty years later will be found in an
asylum for the insane; his insanity caused
By injury done to vital organs during an
attack of scarlet fever. The fact that in
sanity may result from scarlet fever should
| alone be sufficient reason for adopting
the best means TO prevent it's spread.
To Secure Sleep-A medical writer Of
fers some excellent suggestions for poor
sleepers: Going to bed at a certain
regular hour, be that what it NAV, is
| powerfully conducive to sleep. Habit
| here, as in other things. becomes as power
| full. 1t is, too, advisable to have thor
oughly done with the work of the day
some time before going to bed. II that
work has been of bodily description the
rest will often be enough of itself. ii is
| has been head work, a change ia often
| best. For many individuals there is no
| preparation for sleep equal to pipe and
a novel. To others this would be poison.
For refreshing sleep il is essential that the
| bedroom be well ventilated, and many
who make it regular practice to sleep
with the windows open find it OF great
value. Undoubtedly the refreshing nature
OF sleep is enhanced by fresh air. Then,
too, the bed should be in tho middle of
the room, not in a corner of il. No cur
tain OF any kind should surround it.
| Feather beds are an abomination. A good
firm mattress ie best. The pillows should
| be adjusted to the hight OF the shoulders
so that when one lies in a natural posture
| on one side the head is in a line with the
rest OF the body, with the neck straight,
not bent either upward or downward.
above all, let me call your attention to
| an important fact which many people
| either out of ignorance or caTelessness, do
not know. That is to see that their entire
respiratory passages are in normal order
or as close to it as possible. Many people
are found suffering from nasal, throat and
| bronchial Affections, which can often DO
relieved and sleep thus procured.
"To many 'nightcap' is essential. be
il glass of wine or tumbler of grog. Ii
INDUCED in with discretion there is moth
ing to be said against the practice, except
| this: Should the individual be so stu
ated as 10 have to 90 without his accus-
| toned stimulant he will most d robably
pass a sleepless night.
1.-THE great thing in most cases TO pro-
cure sleep is to obtain rest of mind. To
men of active brain this is sometimes
singuarly difficult, and manv plans have
been proposed to overcome tho difficulty.
They ell consist in this, in attending 10
something OF absolutely no interest and
which is of dull uniform nature. Drugs
often times are needful, but too dangerous
ever to be tried unless prescribed by a
physician.
"Whatever, indeed, the form of error
may be-tne want or the excess OF
sleep-relief by means OF so-called sleep
ing draughts and the like is and must be
only palliative. The one ehectual means
OF cure in any case is no mere drug. but a
method. II consists in the detection and
removal OF the source of mischief by q
well considered system OF treatment"
A Cheerful Sick Room-Dr. c. w. Rich
ardson in the course of lecture on obi
sease and How TO Combat It." remarks az
follows: Still a custom prevails. depite
all our sanitary teachings, that the occu-
pant OF the sick room in the private house
should be kept at all hours in a darkened
| room. Not one time in ten do we enter 4
sick room In the daytime to find IL blessed
with the light of the sun. Almost inyaria-