The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-20
HEALTH NOTES.

CHuUBt VI WeulueT,
heat to cold, and the reverse, Is re-
sponsible for many an illness, and es-
pecially for throat and bronchial affec-
tions. Sir Morell Mackenzie, who was
a specialist in throat troubles, always
insisted that a great many Of the all
ments that were brought under his
notice could have been escaped but for
the injudicious coddlng Of the throat.
The throat must not be wrapped up too
much; the great thing Is, to try to
harden 1t. By care and persistence the
throat can be made as weather-proof as
the face. Many people who are not In
the secret are amazed that the patri-
archal Gladstone can stand for hours
with the head uncovered in the open
air, while strong breeze Is blowing.
The ability to do this with impunity
was gained by sitting habitually at
window through which a draft was
created, so that the head became accus-
toned to all variations of temperature
and all degrees of air motion. In the
same way the throat can become habit
uated to varying conditions. 1t should
be kept free from wrappings. Women
should dispense with their great
feather, boas and Medici collars, and
men should cast aside their sitting
muillers. 1t Is an excellent practice to
wear turn-down collars, and gargling
with cold, salt water in the morning has
sovereign virtue, as well as bathing the
throat first with hot water, and then
with very cold. The throat thus gets
the effect of a sudden shock, and Is
braced up and permanently strength
ened.
. Mothers of puny and delicate babies
need not despair. The excessively weak
condition of Voltaire prevented his be-
ing baptiZd for several months after he
as born. Perhaps he protested at that
early age. Newton was so small and
frail at his birth that his life was de-
SPARED of. He lived, however, like Vol
taire, to the age of So. Jean Jacques
Rosseau says: II came into the world
sick and infirm.' Up to the age of 8 the
life of De Thou, the historian, born
1859 hung by a slender thread. Fon-
tenelle, whose mental faculties remained
unimpaired to the end of his long life
he died within month of being CEN
tenarian--was so delicate in his infancy
that he was not allowed to be taken
out into the open air. Walter Scott was
an i0valid before the age of 2. His right
leg being paralyZed, the poor little fell
low had to support himself on crutch.
After being sent into the hill country
with his father he came back strong
and active. And Victor Hugo has told
us in his Autumn Leaves" how deli
I,a bi rth yyha a
anxious solcitude made him twice the
child of his persistent mother"
HEALTH FOR THE MILLION:
Lozenges composed of muriate of am
monia and licorce are beneficial for
hoarseness.
For gums that are sensitive and bleed
easily bathe with tincture Of myrrh sew
eral times a day.
For cold In the eye bathe 1t several
times a day with a saturated solution of
boric acid in rose water.
The splitting Of blood and phlesm in the
morning Is suggestive of a lung affection.
Go to a physician for examination.
Paleness and poor blood will be REM
edied by taking a tablespoonful of pepto
mangan in malf-glass of milk after each
meal.
Spruce gum Is frequently beneficial for
children to chew. That kind favored with
peppermint relieves indigestion or dys-
pepsia.
Take ten grains of Dover's powders and
ten grains Of quinine at bedtime for cold.
Add good dose of villercabras water the
next morning.
Eat a piece Of rhubarb root the size Of
a pea night and morning, drinking a
glass of water at the time. for the relief
of constipation.
Try a 15-grain pill of sulphlde of calcium
every three hours and Il good dose of Ro-
chelle salts before breakfast several times
a week for boils.