Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-10
THE BODY AND ITS HEALTH.

THE BODY AND lTs HEALTH.
NITRo-GLyCERINE AS MEDIcINE.-Mr.
Dlainc'a physicians are reported, says the
Sum, to have said that .scvcral times
his life has been recalled by the ad
ministation of -glyccrine." Nitro
glyccrinc, although Il comparatively
''ncw drug" as the doctors call it, is
now commonly used us Il heart stimulant.
II is administered either hyrodcrmic-
ally OF internally in cases where heart
failure has occurred. or is imminent, and
is remarkably quick in its effects in re-
lieving arterial tension. The average
dose is l100th of % grain, although i'll en-
ceptional eases as large a dose as l-25th
OF a grain is administered. In the drug
stores nitro -glycerinc, in liquid form,
dissolved in alcohol. is known as
"glonoinum," and in soluble compressed
form as s'tnbct trituratcs of nitro-gly-
ccrinc." Glonoinum is prepared in
various strengths, but most frequently in
onc-tenth, that is. one part OF nitro
glyccrinc in nine parts of alcohol. When
this is TO administered by hypodcrmic
injection onc-tcntli OF grain of glonoin-
um is diluted in ten drops of distilled
water, and the injection is made with the
usual hypodcr,nic syringe under the
skin on amy convenient part of the body.
The effects of even So mild dose are
apparent in IL very few minutes, bring
ing an almost imperccptible pulse up to
nearly normal, or, at least, what the
doctors call ''f;,irly good In this city
such treatment is used in the hospitals in
the case of weak heart, resulting from
sunstrokc, or, to cite IL more scasonable
possibility. where heart failure is pres
ent. or anticipated, in pneumonia or
kindred diseases. In the latter class of
cases the dose is generally administered
internally. The druggists have not yet
classcd ro-glyccrinc among their pop
ular poisons with persons intent on sui
eide or murder. Yet is quite as potent
for death, used as a drug, MS it is in the
better known shape of an explosive. a
case has been legally decided in which
death was criminally produced by this
poison. How its ultimate effects as Il
poison are manifested, the reporter who
gathered this information last evening
did not learn, but the dose he took, cX-
pcrimcntally, by turning bottle one
tenth strength gloninum against his
tongue, had the effect of liberal cock
tail before dinner or strong cigar be-
fore breakfast in the way of giddincss.
Glonoinum is colorless liquid, sweet
and pungcnt to the taste.
ADVICE TO NERVOUS WOMEN. l..
f. Bryson contributes to the Christian
Union the following valuable article, the
careful pcrusal of which is commended
to nervous women :-S States of nerv-
business in women arise from
various causes and are called by
different names. Sometimes they are
due to malaria, to fright, to infectious
fcvcrs, worry, domestic strain, to dcfec-
tive education, to lack of exercise and
proper food, to insufficient sleep. or to
combination of too much amusement and
ovcrstudy. Causes vary widely, and are
complicated i'll almost every case There
may bc mental depression, confusion,
forgctfuncss, insomnia and loss of appc-
titc as symptoms; pain in the back of
the neck, in the back and about the
head trcmulousncss, vertigo and palpi-
tation, together with various morbid
fears aud special insistcnt thoughts of q:
depressing character. Whatever form
nervousness i'll women may assume, two
definite conditions are usually present
over -sGnsitlNplieSS to external impress
sions, to light. heat and cold. to sound,
form and color. to the ideas OF others, to
the petty cares and real trials of
"vrrS,,.., Iife, and alteration in the blood,
cithcrinqiant;ty. quality or composition.
To enrich the blood and give tone To
the nerves is the first aim in the treat
mcnt This is done by relieving the
naturally imperfect nervous organization,
when ii exists, by removing exciting
causes i'll the woman's surroundings by
removing all reflex bodily causes, and
| the administration of wcll-sclccted gen
cral and special remedies. Nervous wo-
men need nitrogenous and fatty food.
| with plenty of water: exercise or work in
| the open air. early hours and plenty of
sleep, and an orderly and well-regulatcd
| life. This sounds like Greenough's very
coinl,,eaere1sx, idea of happiness. The
clever sculpsa. considered that happi-
ness consists in health, wealth, and re-
| Quilted atlcctipn-a about all there is of
| perfect living. The requirement of
health for nervous women seems often to
| sum up the impossible. But compro-
mise can be made with fate. Diet may
| be regulated, and some outdoor exercise
| prescribed. heterogeneous and fatty
foods furnish the most nourishment
with the least expenditure of
force. Hence their special value. DIR.
| Charles l.. Dana, who is an authority on
this subject, allows his patients meat,
| fish, fowl of all kinds, bread sparingly,
spinach, bec:s, and lettuce, and milk in
small quantities. This diet brings about
some loss Of flesh, and to countcract
this ono disadvantage, half an ounce
-four tcaspoonfuls-of extract OF
malt ina tumblcr of milk three times Il
day is recommended. Stcwcd fruits,
apples, pruncs, cherries, and fresh acid
fruits are allowed, but no other. This
is the general rule. Let it be borne in
mind, however, that there are woman
and women, some of whom are as much
upset by stewed apples as an English
lord, of the conventional type, by glass Of
port wine: Simple food, so called, is
occasionally poisonous affair: as for in.
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