Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-23

SORE lHROAT.-- ne mllucf forms Oh
sore throat are apt to be very common at
this season of the year, because of tho
frequent changes of the weather. sharp
and chilly ut times, with shrill north
winds and damp, and relaxing again
with soft SHOWS. The sudden changes
also from a brisk outdoor air TO stove
heated rooms are also pretty likely TO
produce irritation of the throat MEM
branes, which, without being positively
dangerous, may become SO by neglect.
and are in any case unpleasant enough to
make prompt remedy very desirable.
For these cases, where no severer trouble
is at the foundation, there are one or two
remedies usually at hand and generally
effective. . Where the throat trouble
arises from common cold, such
as may readily develop into
quinsy, the simplest remedy is a
gargle made of chlorate IF potash and
cold water. There, is mo danger of using
too much potash in this form, as chlorate
Of potash is a drug which makes what
chemists call saturated solution"
Where the throat is very much irritated,
the gargle should be used at least once
an hour, or may be alternated with old
fashioned salt and pepper gargle, The
familiar household rule for the latter is
two teaspoonfuls of fine salt, two table
spoonfuls of vinegar and half a teaspoon
full cayenne pepper, all dissolved in Q
quart of boiling water. 1t is good
plan to give some simple home remedies
which will produce perspiration, and
also to keep the patient indoors for sew.
eral days AS soon as such cold is
broken up a good tonic should be OBJ
tanned from the family physicien. All
colds are now believed to come from a
degenerated condition of the system
which in itself shows the need of a tonic.
NERVE STORMS. -Megrim, if func-
complaints depends generally upon some
form of irritation. 1t is best regarded
as "nerve storm, and all its Symphonic
are in reality due to nerve-action. The
causes of megrim are numerous. Any
thing which lowers the tone of the sys-
TEN, anemia, over-exertion tends TO in
duce an attack. Over-fatigue of the
muscles of the eyes, due to the unnatural
strain experienced by them during visit
to picture gallery, is most efficient
cause. Too long abstinence from food,
especially missing meal, over-rich or
unaccustomed food, irregular habits, in
digestion and constipation, produce gas
trio irritation, and consequently are i'm
mediate causes of megrim. The want OF
habitual regular exercise partly explains
why women are so much more subject
to this complaint than men, who chow
ever sedentary their occupation) are gen
orally obliged 10 spend considerable
time out of doors. There can be no
doubt but that such games as lawn
tennis and the gradual introduction of
cycling as relaxation for women have
done much to provide them with ncces-
sary and attractive forms of exercise.
In many cases, increased physical eXer-
ton has been followed by most satisfac-
tory results. 1t is obvious that many OF
the causes of megrim are under the di-
rect control of the sufferer, and if he
deliberately transgresses the law he does
so with the certainty of paying the pen
atty. Although the regular life which
those subject to megrim ought to lead
may be irksome at first, the relief from
prostrating headaches is so intense that il
more than counterbalances the temporary
loss of enjoyment due to the self-denial
of many pleasures, involving either un-
due excitement or interference with the
routine of daily life. Hereditary is an
important factor in the predisposition 10
megrim, and many members of the same
family may suffer. There are, however,
two other causes, apparently trivial and
frequently neglected, but which are,
nevertheless, very common. The first is
an error of refraction, causing astigma-
tism, and the megrim disappears when
suitable glasses are supplied. The sec
ond cause is any constant form of irrita-
tlon, az a decaying tooth, and as long as
the irritation is allowed to continue so
long will the attacks of megrim be fire.
quent and severe- From "A Family
Doctor" in Cassell's Family Magazine.
HEADACHE AND HOT wArER.-As two
thirds of a human being is composed of
warm water, it is very natural to suppose
that warm water must exercise very
marked influence upon the system. Many
persons have taken hot teas, hot herb
drinks, and "hot stuff " in cases Of sick
ness. when If the truth was known, it is
possible that simple hot water would
have answered every purpose quite as
effectively as the medicines which they
thought were so efficac.ous. Pains are
very frequently caused by congestion
too much blood in some particular place
causes intense discomfort. Beating,
hammering pains are frequently due to
this cause, every heart beat throwing in
more blood, and so increasing the
agony; and an extra spoonful Of blood
in the brain might set person crazy
with pain. Usually when the aching
head is gorged with blood, the feet and
hands are chilled, cold and shrunken,
and any application Of hot water to the
hands or feet which will relax the blood
vessels and so bring the blood away from
these congested centers, is likely to re-
lieve the distress. Nervous headache, or
pains caused by overaction and over
work, will frequently be cured by laying
bare the neck and leaning over a basin
and pressing a towel or sponge wrung
ont IF hot yatpr IN the hack of the neck