Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-08
THE BODY AND ITS HEALTH.


caused sometimes by a sudden check Of
perspiration, sometimes by an attack of
indigestion. The intense itching may
be allayed by rubbing the hives with a
little Gator oil, or by bathing them with
vinegar and water.
CHECKING UNDUE PRESENTATION. "A
celebrated physician prescribed the fol-
lowing for checking undue perspiration:
Flace three or four ounces of oak bark in
a pint of boiling water and boil for ten
minutes. Add half of this to basin of
hot water in which also place dessert
spoonful of powdered borax and the
same quantity of powdered starch.
Sponge the affected parts with the pre-
paraton night and morning.
ABOUT WRINKLES. OF course, as the
face reflects the emotions of the mind,
these muscles which are most frequently
used leave, in becoming relaxed, inef
faceabe lines. IL is well, therefore, if
one must have wrinkles, to take care
that they shall be pleasant ones. The
habit of wrinkling the forehead is a very
common fault Some people cannot talk
without distorting the face in a most
horrible manner, thinking that this gives
greater emphasis to what they are saying.
This is a mistake, and it would be we'll
if those people could have mirror sus-
pended before them for one day, so that
they could become aware how greatly
they detract from their appearance by so
doing. We find that people of phleg-
matte temperament retain their youth
longer than those of a nervous, excitable
disposition Do not hurry or worry and
thereby allow that ugly little scowl to
become liked between your eyebrows.
Things taken quietly will soon arrange
themselves. Cultivate, therefore, repose
of mind and manner.
CHILDHOOD IN CITY AND COUNTRY. -
Dr. II. L. Taylor thinks that city chill
dren get too little light and air, do not
take enough of the right kind of exer-
else, are often overfed or underfed, or
pushed or hampered too much in their
studies and especially in their emotions,
There is a precocity in knowledge of
people aud social relations, darkest ignor-
ance with regard to most natural objects
often fares better than the country one,
but in regard to fresh air he is not nearly
so fortunate, and as he gets older the
difficulty is increased. The city child
is hampered in his movements, and at
the same time subject to streams of audi
tory, visual and other impressions in I'M
inc succession. His coordination is
less perfect, although his wits are brighter
than those of the country child. The
city child loses much in not obtaining
IN early knowledge of nature, A child
TO grow up naturally should have a
fair share OF wholesome neglect and
judicious exposure. A child delights to
make himself useful, and it is cruelty to
deprive him of this pleasure and stimu-
lus. A boy is better for having a car
penter's bench and girl for doing por-
ton of the houseworK
DIET FOR DYsPEPTICs.- Eat slowly /;
masticate the food thoroughly, even more
so if possible than is required in health.
| Avoid drinking at meals. At mo t take
a few sips of warm, uRstimuated drink
at the close Of the meal if the food is
very dry in character In general dys-
peptc stomaChs manage dry food better
than that containing much fluid, so avoid
light soups. Eat neither very hot nor
very cold food. The best temperature
is about that of the body. Avoid ex-
posture to cold after eating, Be careful
to avoid excess in eating. Eat no more
than the wants of the system require.
Strength depends not on what is eaten,
but, on what is digested. Never take
violent exercise of any sort, either mental
or physical either just before a meal oil
after meal. 1t is not good to sleep i'm
mediately after eating. If it is thought
necessary to eat three times a day, make
the last meal very light. For most dys
peptics two meals are better than more
according to the courageous formulato
of this set of rules for the management
of that most eccentric and uncertain organ
"a dyspeptic stomach.
PETROLEUM FOR DrPHTHERrA- In tn,
N0lmqHije uediclie of Rouen there is al
inter esting account of new, and so ia
wonderfully successful treatment 0
diphtheria. 1t appears that in the village
of Neuville-C htmp- 'Oisel, about 8 mile
from Rouen, malignant type of the dis
ease broke out last year. The country
doctor, NJ. Frederic Flahaut, treated tn,
cases in the usual way, but The death
were numerous. Remembering, as HI
says, that the English use petroleum a.
an anti spasmodic and an antiseptic, h,
determined to try it us an experiment
His first trial was in the case of little
girl, 7 years old. He had already giver
her up, and proposed to the parents t
make the experiment, which consisted
in swabbing the throat with common
petroleum. He had little hope of til,
success of his new method, but to hi
establishment, he noticed an improve
ment after the very first application II
continued the treatment and the chill,
recovered. Then he tried it successful,
with his other patients. This year h
! had forty cases Of diphthega to treat
and he was successful in every one. |
/ order to be perfectly sure that the case
: in question were genuine ones of malie
naut diphtheria, he had the eXpectorate
. matter submitted 10 the analysis of Pro
/, Francois Hue, OF the Rouen College G
! Medicine, and the Professor reporte
Z that he had clearly discovered the pre-
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