Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-24
THE sesT WAY
IN DOING ALL MANNER OF THINGS
ABOUT rHE HOUSE.

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Don't battle your little ones too much
In cold weather. They should be kept
cleanly. But their lives may be washed
away by the over-scrupulous mother.
Science has affirmed what intuition long
ago discerned, that the body exhales q
certain imponderable atmosphere which,
for the lack Of . better term, may be
desig mated ~ magnetism. To continual
" wash that away, ID 10 deplete the Vi
tality. Neither shoald the undercloth-
Ing be too frequently changed. Under
stand, jealous young house-mother, this
Is no plea for filthiness. But your ex-
perieuced physician will assure you that
many washed out, feeble, an@mtc lit
tie one Is injured by too much bathing.
A sensitive, delicate little neighbor Of
mine used to cry and resist his mother at
his daily bath and change. Finally A
shrewd old country woman said to her !:
"You wash away the life OF Victor.
Give him some sand TO play with, don't
pat him In tub but give him quick,
tepid sponge bath three times q week
and you'll see how he picks up" The
result justified the warning. To which
it should be added that the tempera.
ment and blood-msking power Of child
or adult should always be studied. No
hin-blooded, cold person can stand the
amount Of bathing which is demanded
by one having strong vitality and the
power OF rapidly making rich, red blood.
The cure for n cold, TO use an Irish
bull, IL to prevent II. II IL be caused by
overlooking or too rich food, the more
common cause, the circulation is OBJ
structed by the debris or ashes which sc-
cumulate more rapidly than they can be
disposed Of. This 10 fact of which too
many people are ignorant. Nature, the
divine power within US all, too little
understood, Is our only cure. All other
efforts are only aids.
To feed cold and starve fever, 10 =
dangerous maxim. At the first sign Of
cold, the patient ought TO take rapid
hot bath In warm, well-ventilated room,
then remain covered In bed, with hot
water At the feet, for several hours.
Darker the windows, court sleep and
fast, ave only from drinking warm
broth or Cruel, until unpleasant symp-
toms subside. Nor should there be m.n-
tai or physical exertion. Then all the
vitality can 90 TO restoring circulation
and throwing of that waste material
which, retained, is absolute poison. To
eat In this condition Is to add the pro-
verbal straw 10 the csmel's back.
Water treatment, inteliigently used, IL
the best aid to nature. Mark the word
''intelligertly." Cold water applied
continuously 10 any inhsmed part checks
the circulation OF blood. II applied
| Lransiently it increases IL. By constant
cold applications TO the hot hesd or 10
the throat In Group, the evil can be
checked. The cold cloth must be cover
ed with dry one, and renewed rs soo0
IS IL grows hot. A frequent gsrgle OF
cold salt water will often cure u sore
throat. In cases Of rheumatic attacks,
,pply cold cloths TO the affected psrts,
aud entice the blood away from them by
keeping the remainder OF the body
warmly covered.
Hot baths, with the addition OF salt,
1t the same time keeping the hands
| plunged In hot water, are excellent 70
harmonixe the disturbed circulation,
while, IL the head be hot, cold spplics-
tons are necessary. At the same time
the bowels should be kept open by gen.
tie lsxstives and perfect repose main
tanned.
Where fever supervenes, gently sponge
the patient with coolish water, keeping
the body we'll covered, and renew when
ever the bath feels grateful or the fever
rises. IL the invalid 10 strong, . full
bath In the tub with water cooler than
the body, a. often a. fever comes on,
sill usually completely break it up.
Give plentifully OF cold water TO drink,
see that the air Is fresh, and by these
simple natural means save many q
valuable life.
| A cough strip. The more children
and grown people, too-stxy cooped up
over the fire and bundle up when they
20 out, the more susceptible TO colds
they are. They are like spindling plants
In q close room. Yet with overlooking
or wrong feeding, especially with q
superfiuity OF sweets, 10 which, rs . IA
ton, we are given, there are often cpl
denies of coughs. Whether these are
cough bacteria or IL be through symps-
thy or suggestion, as Is the fashion now
TO believe, an entire neighborhood In
dulges In kind OF continuous coughing
chorus. This strip | have seen cure
where, for weeks, all other simple medi-
cines have failed. Yet l firmly believe
that proper food, good ventilation. with
sargles and throat applications OF cold
salt aud water, covered with dry cloth,
every night, would soon cure these
coughs. To mskeit: Procure five cents
worth each of gum arabic, white rock
csndy, licorice, antimonial wine, and
paregoric. To all, save the two latter
ingredients, add one pint OF water, and
slowly simmer until the mixture IL re-
duced oue-hslf. Then add the wine and
psregoric, bottle, and administer tea.
spoonful two or more times day, &c
cording to the severity OF the cough
This Is Q well-tried valuable recipe.
To make poultices. When there IL
congestion not to be relieved by simpler
means, or when one Ia afraid TO rely
upon hot water, poultices supply heat
and moisture TO the suffering parts
They are best applied In bags, which
may be emptied and washed alternately,
10 placing them upon painful portions
Of the body, the bed clothing should not
be raised to permit cold air to strike the
flesh. Two pairs Of hands should be In
use, one to remove the old one, the other
70 slip instantly into place the new,
when the first has slightly cooled
Ground fiaxseed IL the best poultice. To
IL, II the case Is urgent, may be added q
small portion Of ground mustard. Pour
on boiling water, stir to prevent Jumps,
and pour quarter OF an inch thick into