The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-03
HEALTH HINTS.

In order to have beautiful skin one
must take care of 1t. Keep 1t clean;
bathe. scrub with water (hot. warm or
f'c Of ones W life. % Unfortunately % @ I Wv we are not not
all sent into the world with soft. fine
grained pink and white skins. Some of us
are coarse-grained, yellow -tinged, leath-
from the the start q, and vs 80 mus, m,
the human skin. be 1t ever SO ugly. Is
bound to improve in appearance II 1t be
kept scrupulously clean. Medicine inn
proves the blood, regulates the functions
waste removed. Whatever disturbs the
function of an organ. or lessons the VI
tality of the system interferes with the
rebuilding processes. large proportion
the skin: and in certain internal disturb
ances the skin does the work for other
waste channels. 1t requires no thought
to see how much trouble may be averted
cleaning the skin is more dangerous to
ones health than to live In a community
where sewers are damned up. To soften
and whiten the hands apply the following
after washing the hands and before dry
ing them:
R-Tinc, benzoin ......................1 OF.
Eyce..he H rns ''.'''''''''''''''.''.'.." @ o.
AL. TOs. .........................S Is OF.
NJ. Sig.-Apply several times daily.
Seasickness can be relieved in several
ways, and one doctor. after four years
experience, says that there Is no remedy
like Worcestershire sauce. in teaspoon
preventing and curing seasickness. 1t
should be supplemented In some cases by
the application of a tightly-applied band
age. and resting on the right side, taking
frequently small quantities Of fluid food,
such as good beef tea with cayenne pep
per in 1t. No stimulants must be taken,
and the feet should be kept warm with hot
brick or bottle. This treatment Is very ef-
fective. AS remedy for wardng off
the evil, apply with a brush collodion in
three successive layers on the epigastrlc
region over the stomach and neighboring
parts. 1t acts as powerful anti-emetic.
The diet and state Of health should be
looked after for week before the trip
or voyage on the ocean. Pastry andali
rich foods should be avoided, and a course
Of cooling medicine taken to cleanse and
purify the blood. A strong cup Of pure
black, unsweetened coffee, taken an hour
after a substantial but easily -digested
meal Is also great preventive.
After, three and one-half years Of age
a child should eat eggs lightly boiled
white mea, of fowl. roasted or broiled meat
(cut into small pieces). fresh fish, oat meal
milk, bread and butter. hominy; plain
macaron!. peas, string beans, spinach
fruits may be eaten before End after
meals. Do not allow 1t to swallow the
seeds or pulp of any fruit not to eat any,
thing--not even bread-between meals.
Give it no sweets, no tea. coffee. wine nor
beer; filtered or boiled water should be
its only drink. 1t may eat plain, light pud-
dings, and Ice cream occasionally for des-
sert. Do not force 1t to take food. SO
long as It keeps we'll milk will be enough
for 1t. Give 1t to 1t reeularly-a cupful of
two (or morO every three or four hours.
A woman In French hospital had a
hiccough which had resisted all treat
ment for four days. She was asked to
with the putting out of the tongue the
hiccough ceased The same thing has been
since tried: and with success in other
cases. All that Is necessary apparently is
to strongly push the tongue out Of the
mouth and hold 1t so for a minute or two.
| II is also suggested now to try the same
| thing in suffocativc cough. as whoopng
| cough. and choking by irrespirable gases
The best remedy for "the smoker s
heart" is the tincture of nux vomica. Take
| ten drops in a wineglassful Of cold water
| before meals and at bedtime every day
| for eight weeks. There Is no drug one can
take to make him stop smoking. Exer.
else your will. The nux vomica will
control over yourself
| Warts will sometimes drop off IL they be
kept constantly wet with castor Oil. Aless
| troubleoms treatment Is to touch each
wart once with the acid nitrate of mer.
curry. Let dry without wiping Be careful
| that none Of the acid flow onto the skin
| Apply with absorbent cotton twisted cr
the end OF q wooden match stick or tooth
| pick.
The average weight of the brain in males
| Is forty-n!ne ounces: in females, forty-fou,
| ounces. The brain grows very rapidly M
TO the seventh year Of age; from tina. t,m.
until the fortieth year 1t Increases very
slowly. II is believed to have attained its
full growth between Is and so years OF
| age.
! So long as one is exposed to the sun
| and wind he is bound to tan-to remove
tan or sunburn (after one is removed from
the cause Of IT. rub the face or other burnt
parts with pure glycerine; rub 1t we'll Into
the skin at bedtime and allow to dry with.
out wiping.
ITO cure the shortness OF breath and
choking sensation" take ten drops Of the
tincture Q nux vomica in two tablespoon,
fuls of cold water before meals and al
bedtime every day for six weeks.-Phila