The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-09
THE TIMES DOCTOR.
He Comes Again To- DAY With Valuable
SuggestloDs.


suggestloDs.
Anropos. one of the articles In last
sundays Times under Hygienic Notes,
we note that Judge Dixon. of New Jersey
saws: IF a man, conscious that ne car
ries about with him the germs OF a con-
tagious disease, recklessly exposes tne
health and lives OF others, he IS pupIG
nuisance and criminal, ana may DC heIu
answerable for his conduct III death oc-
ours through his reckessness ne may De
indicted for manslaughter III Is heia
thai where a person knowingly commuhi,
Gates a CONTAGIOUS disease to announcer anu
death results, the crime rs that Oh nla
slaughter. The man may also pe iH uiC'0u
for spreading the disease by CONSCIOUS
exposure OF others thereto by MS piSs
onrc in public places, such as on the
s.roots in halls. etc He may be In
dirted as a public nuisance for endang-
erlng the public health in this way even
~ no consequences had followed. Inc
law provides some penalty for such OF
lenses against the public satety. rake
heed of yourselves, 50 that ye be vac
Cinated!
sRAsoNABLE HINTS,
Now that winter with It's accompany
ing Ills Is almost on US. rev Simple
measures viii not come aihlss' lhhala-
tions OF steam are valuable in cola IN
the mead. bronchitis, whooping cough ami
auied disorders. A simple method OF ad-
,ninisteriug is 10 make tent of blank
81 Mace the patient on chalr INSIDE CT
il and then slake lime beneath the chalr'
or a few drops Of turpentine, OIL OF en-
calvptus or other oils Of this class may
me pIaced I'm a kettle of water when Is
allowed to boil. so that the steam laden
v,itb the medicament may be inhaled
CarboliG acid or cresote may be USED III
the same manner.
FRESH AIR.
Don't forget that fresh air is as neces-
sarv in cold as in warm weather. Most
| of ms are likely TO forget this, or II not
forgctting to neglect II.
mont place your Memberships so that
ali air is excluded as though 1t were poi
son unless there are special means Tor
ventilation. .A
Iust think of breathing and rebreath-
ing the air laden with decaying matter
ttTown off from the lungs! The mere
tbought Is sickening. How much more
is the actual fact. -,
Fresh air is life! Fill your lungs with
tower your windows an inch from the
top and a good proportion OF aulhlsluie
is almost guaranteed. When going out,
the external atmosphere will not give
Won such a shock and the danger OF
catching cold" will be greatly diminish
ed.
CARE OF MILK.
Every housekeeper is aware OF the
fact that milk placed in a refrigerator
will partake OF the properties OF other
an ucles In the receptacle. For instance.
il will taste of bananas II they shouid
ne stored there for keeping; likewise OF
meats. This shows US that it is an abb
sorpent and its capacity in this direction
Is very great
Knowing this. one should be careful
how milk Is exposed. That standing IN a
sick room should never be drunk. II Is
known that milk is vehicle for the
germs of typhoid fever, cholera, etc
ANY number of cases could be cited where
milk has been the cause. beyond per
adventure, of extensive and fatal cpl
denies of typhoid.
In feeding infants by the bottle. care
ful mothers and nurses place the bottles
in boiling water and cooking soda anu
use boiled milk In the intervals they
allow a solution Of soda to remain IN
the bottles. ,
". Fresh milk is poured into the bot
Ties which have been prepared before
hard and is Theoretically sealed. The
bottles are then placed in boiling water
which destroys all infectious principles
and afterwards stored in refrlgerators
until ready Tor use.
The care of milk is as imperative in the
cold as in the hot months.
BICYCLE RIDING FOR WOMEN.
Commenting on this an able medical
Journal says: at all events, there is no
other form Of exercise within the capa-
city of the average woman which in
wolves so general a muscular develop
ment and granular action, combined
with a healthy mental and physical ex-
hilaration.'
AN OLD TINE DELrsIOE.
Most readers believe that soups, beef
teas beef-extracts and others of this diet
are nourishing: "a teaspoonful of this
extract contains the nourishing proper
ties of a pound of beer appears on the
label of the bottle.
II is hard for the public to believe
this Is not so; but the proof Is positive
that the various extracts contain little
more than per cent. Of the nutriment
properties of beef.
But these preparations are quite Valu-
able for their stimulating effects as in
typhoid fever However, a dependence on
them in a long sickness will leave the
patient weakened instead of strengthen
ed
The beef-peptonoids. as they are called
are rapidly superseding the various eN-
tracts. essences. etc. These peptonoids
are made from partially digested meat
and contain also the gluten of wheat
Besides, being stimulating they are nu-
tritious SANITAS