The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-10
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD.
Camphor as a Remedy in Cholera Epidemics
a Few Simple Recipes.

Camphor as Remedy in Cholera Epidemics.
Few Simple Recipes.
The use Of camphor as a remedy in cholera. colds.
and manifold maladies has long been acknowl-
edged. Patients suffering from grip have found it
Invaluable.
And now it il brought TO our attention that cam
phor j. a remedy in cholera. Lord Ponsouby
writing TO his brother, the Bishop OF Derry stated
that 10 his knowledge eamphor drops had proved
to be a certain for cholera both ia France and
Germany. whenever taken ia time, and the cure is
generally Elected before il is possible to procure
physiciaH-thst il, in less than hour.
DIR. Samuel Il. House of Siam, says he seldom
lost OF cholera If called before collapse and
has sole remedy was 10 drops OF spirits of campbor
81 10 teaspoon fails Of waller; dose Leaspoonful
obtained
The csmphor remedy referred 10 by Lord Pom
BoDby WAS issued An handful form by the Hibernia
Printing Office, Dublin, Ireland, during the severe
visitation ths cholera in 1896 and the means
Of saving thousands Of lives. IL used with
valuable effect iu 1873. and Is AS folows Dissolve
one ounce q cafEphor IA six ounces Of spirits Of
wine, and give small bottle OF it any intelligent
person IN your neighborhoOd W no will undertake
10 administer i 10 his poor neigbbors when they
are seized with cholera. or any OF its symptoms
without deyiaing ia the slightest degree from The
following instructions:
" When a person is seized with symptoms Of
cholera, such as vomiting, purging, sudden weak
ness. GOODNESS. sPasms, do give him brandy
or whisky. or sEy kind Of medicine whatever but
put him 10 bed at once. covering him warmly, not
overlooking him with bedclolbes and as soon AS
you possibly can lei the patient lake two DROPS
nOt DOTe--oi the cauphor mixture a little
pounded sugar, IN a ieEspOonful Of cold or iced
water. ia i've minutes after let him tai q second
dose OF two more drops la the same way, aud in
i've minutes mote repeat the same thing.
Hen lien 10 wait 10 or Is minutes, to whether
or not There l. a sease Of returning warmth with "a
disposition toward Precipitation and manifest de-
crease OF sickness craE1ps etc, when. II necessary,
lie must take two drops. as before and repeat tie
dose every five minutes until II or IA drops have
been taken.
" la administering This remedy you must particu-
larry obseiTe that The patient takes anything OF
any SORT or kiud, except cold iced water while
the medicine il intended to operate lis hole effect
will be destroyed, for the least foreign medicine
will neuiTalize the camphor which is given 10
check vomiting and to produce a free, warm per-
splratlOn."
FOOD TO THRIVE ON.
DO not feed your family on sweets aud sons
Give them plenty Of plain. Wholesome food and
enough outdoor exercise to digest II. II is mis-.
taken kindness TO seek 10 satisfy good, healthy
Eppetiies un Embellishments.
You may have heard OF the story of the city-bred
man ~ no went 10 the great Northwest lumber
regions al the head Of gang Of iaborers. He was
determined TO feed them well " bile they were
cutting down trees and hauling them TO the river
banks, 10 go down tbe stream with the ice foes
30 fresh Deel a variety OF vegetables and des-
serts, with The usual beveTagez-cOfi.se aud tea
bread and butter, were served them without stint
For lew days Trey seemed content, and then
EnnrmuEs of dissatisfaction with their diet reaches
bic eers. What couid be the matter? He inter
viewed one Of their number, more outspoken than
she rest and this WAS what he got
: We can't work fresh meat: We don't care
noihlng Tor desserts. without il is apl,e pie add
ooughnuts. What We want is salt pork. potatoes,