Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17
Health Noies.

Worry rather than work, is responsible,
for many distressing ailments.
Nervous people and those with weak
hearts must abstain from coffee
hearty laugh with often relieve the
tension of an overworked brain.
The nutritious value of dried beef is
said to exceed largely that OF fresh.
A cup of very hot milk taken at bed
time will effectually prevent sleepless-
ness
According to Leibig. the alkali in aspar-
agus develops form in the human brain.
Typhoid fever is due largely to choked
drains both within and without the body.
Green vegetables and good fruit contain
certain salts and acids which may be
called natures medicine.
While excessive crying is harmful to a
baby. the mother must not forget that
moderate crying develops the lungs prop
erly.
Raw eggs, milk and plenty of fruit are
recommended for brain workers. The
fruit cOrrects the bilious tendency of the
milk and eggs.
mutton. mutton chops. yenison tender
lOin and Sirloin steak. lamb chops, roast
beef. rabbit and chicken.
a perpetual round of duties has a de-
pressing effect upon the senses and the
mind and best relief from this weariness
is change of scene and air.
prominent English physician claims
that a plentiful diet of onions. served
i'm various ways. will protect children
from diphtheria. scarlet fever and worms
Brisk walking. with deep inspirations
with the mouth closed. helps to sweep
out the products of waste: and, also by
expanding the chest, is an antidote to
possible pneumonia.
An old physician once said: IF people
fully realized what it meant to them
selves. to laugh. and then laughed as they
should. 80 per cent of the doctors would
have to go out of the business
A woman. afflicted with crushing and
continued SORROWS determined. as sal
walton to her reason, to deliberately laugh
three times a day, and continued the
practice for "a dozen years. with most
beneticent results. EG
When ono is feverish all drinks that are
heating or exciting should be avoided
Pure, fresh water is best. then lemonade.
orangeade or teas made from some simple
aromatic herbs for quenching thirst i'm
feVerS. ri
Never bite your lips, or any bits of de-
tached skim unless you wish to ruin
your lips. destroy their color and vitality.
and. perhaps. give rise to eruptions. The
mouth. like the tongue is one of the
mirrors of health
AS no two people should ever use the
towel rack towels with different colored
borders, assigning to one person all those
with red borders, to canother all those
with blue. etc.
1t is very unwise to tempt the appetite
of one who is indisposed; the cessation of
appetite. especially at this season. is a
warning of nature that the system is in
such state that food can not be easily
digested. and little judicious fasting
may be of great benefit.
Every one with tendency to neuralgia.
rheumatism or sciatica should beware of
taking off their fiannels too early i'm the
spring; in fact. it is best to wear wool
next to the skin all the year round. as i'm
warm weather very lightweight hannels
prevent chills after perspiration.
For most aches of the head the hot wa
ter bag is good friend; but when the
face has the flush and the eyes show a
peculiar look which tell of congestive
headache. then heat in that neighborhood
is insupportable. Instead of this apply
cold. If you have no ice bag fill your hot
water bag pretty full of ice water. put in
pieces of ice as large as will pass the
mouth and lay this at the back of the pa
tents neck. Applied to the armpits and
wrists ice often affords great relief to the
sufferer.