The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-30

stomachache is also decidedly benefited.
Sick stomach and vomiting are often
soothed and checked by the grateful
burning. In chest troubles mustard Is OF
undoubted service. In one OF the last
numbers OF the Joitrnd! de Medicine de
Paris DIR. Gorodzof calls attention to
the action of mustard plasters in sooth-
ing irritation in complaints of the
respiratory tract. Having applied In one
instance mustard plaster TO a child three
years OF age suffering from painful and
persistent coughing, he soon noticed
marked improvement in the distress; the
general condition became better, the pulse
fuller and at the same time the breathing
was ireer. Encouraged by this good result
DIR. Gorodzof generalized his method, and
soon became convinced that mustard plas-
tiers, though not exactly a narcotic for
coughing, give at any rate useful assist
ance to the ordinary narcotics, which they
may even IN some instances replace. Be-
sides this, they seem in some cases 20 ia
cilitate the disappearance OF pleuro.pul-
monary illusions. They should be applied
alternately to the back and front of the
thorax, and can be left all night, or, when
necessary. twenty-iour hours. To avoid
excessive irritation OF the skin it will be
well to mix the powdered mustard with
an equal amount of any sort OF meal and
cover the whole with n piece of linen
dipped in hot water. The improvement
in the pulse and breathing IL no doubt TO
be laid to the stimulating action OF the
volatile mustard OIL on the skin.
Ice Cream as Eood-:In the american
Medical Neigs Dr. HERSHEY reports three
cases of gastric ulcer, in which recovery
had followed the use OF a diet OF ice cream.
This novel method of treatment was sug.
gested to him by the experience OF a pa
tient. woman Of thlrty-live, who had for
three months suffered from symptoms of
gastric ulcer. She had hematemesis and
severe pain and could retain nothing un.
I'll, by chance, she one day took a small
quantity OF ice cream. She had lost
twenty-five pounds in weight. As all
ordinary methods OF dieting had failed,
and dlgested food administered by the
rectum was rejected, the patient, at her
own desire. was allowed ice cream, and
told to take rs much of it as she could
Ter severe symptoms at once began to
sdbside, and at the end of two months,
during which from one 10 three quarts of
ice cream were taken daily. she had
gained twenty-four pounds in weight
solid nourishment was gradually added
to Ter diet and she made a complete re-
covery. DIR. HERSHEY had n similar ex-
perience with two other patients. in one
of whom there were symptoms of perfora-
tion and local peritonitis, and he is natu-
rally inclined tothink highly OF the mode
OF treatment and to recommend It's use in
similar cases. He believes ice cream in
those cases beneficial because of the local
an@sthetic action of the cold permitting
digestion to 90 on without pain, while az the
same time sufficient material for digestion
and nourishmentissu supplied in the cream.
But he insists that every care must be
taken to insure the absolute purity and
freshness Of the lee cream, and for this
purpose ne recommends that only that
which is made at home should be used in
such cases.