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what tie age or conditions It j.
USUALLY given by the mouth and i more
certain this way than il given By
"ncmata. although i, can d" given tt.4t
"aV one 'ea-ptnL'gl j. sufficient !Jr
person, although nearly e.erv one taxes
luDr" owing t. IL unpiea-ant taste
many Ways have Dnrn devised, So that
the taste j. disguised. viz teaspoon
lIl oi black coffee. T. be- poured into &
win" glass. the nide- and lips u which
have been mpi.t-uei w..h IL" coffee,
then tea-poonfII Il c.-tpr 0iI 70 b"
poured in and it will i,rm bal! in
the centre II the gIa--. swallow tl.-
with one gulp. Another way and per
hap- more popular j. by pouring beer
into a glass, oil on that and on the oil
more beer, swallow thI-
khubarb is very beneficial aHi i~ well
known. Mixed with soda b!rar2 i il oi
use in digestive disturbances. Many
PREPARATION. Oi rhuharb are SOLD. nearly
al VI them icing very good.
N.Y Npu,"a j. aprti.e" rNgerY used.
Il ,hpu.d oa combined with p.rgatjyc,
u, it act- better under such cond tion..
Comp. L.cDr!rc Powder j. ccrta My one
Of the incest medicines. I'll" do. i one
t"a~po2nilI mixed in 4 .it;.c water or
| taken dry
! Alyes-This j. another good p,rge and
I rXteu-itciy used, bUr always ju cornbi-
I nation with other drugs nr in pil, form.
! PodophyIhn or mandrake j. q strong
medicine and should fc used cautiously.
Ia!ap-Thjs is an Old rcmvdy-.t il n
| DD~rriu. one but one that j. r<cl in
many cases. Tic po"Gcr i the best
! form fDr use-dpsc ) t. ~ grain Fla
| terulm and crOtUn oil are not 10 Ln used
| unless prescribed By physician.
Saline pnrgatiyc--Magn"siUH sui
phate j. splendid remedy, it, chcapness
a. well a: its efficacy renders it very
| popular. The common name is EPSON
| salts. Dose, one dram 10 one hall ounce.
Soda srlphate or glanber salts is not az
strong in its action a. magnesium sui
phatc but is better tasting Others that
we may mention are Scidlitz powder,
citrate ot Inagnc sia and many forms Of
granular efferye-cing salts.
Mr.. BrDwn-QuestiDn. For some time
past have had a singing sensation in
my left shoulder, as ii it was due to an
electric current pressure upon the spot
causing 4 temporary stOppaye. Ny health
otherwise seclns to b. q. X.
Answcr.-No doubt the trouble is due
to q diseased condition Of the scrsOrv
nerves in that region. Try a teaspoonfnl
Of the elixir Of phosphate oi iron, quipine
and strychninc after meals. Avoid dis
sipotion and get a turkish bath once a
week.
f.. Roc-Question. have had trouble
with my eycs. They have been ex.
amined and was told that I had as
tgrnatlsm, and was ordered glasses;
they have not relieved me. Can be-
come blind from this disease.
Answer Not from mere a-tigmatism
Nearly every eye is astigmatc to
greater or less degree, but the vision is
not intorfercd with until certain de-
gree has been passed 60 to an Oculist
have him prescribe glasses and try them.
Mrs. A. Snow--Answ"r. The haw king
you refer to is no doubt due to either u
nasal catarrh or catarIh OF the pharynx
which should receive attention Uoucie
the nasal cavity with IIi-tcrinr three or
four times daily.
A Mother-Qucston. have u boy ten
years Of age that suffers from conyulsions.
He knows when they are coming but is