The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29

| body and finally blocking them. These
| deposits contain lime, magnesia and iron,
elements which abound in the blood.
| These earthly salts abound in cereals.
and even bread, 80 called ''the staff Of
life," is one of the most calcareous foods.
McCabe, in a case of hiccoughs which
lasted nearly two weeks, used morphine
hypodermioally. In second attack
he used cantharides blister over the
diaphragm. A third attack gave way to
strong decoction of sweet dagroot, but
in the fourth attack after lasting ten
days, in which the man hiccoughed
awake and asleep, ice cream was sug
gested, and the fret spoonful stopped
the spasms. Shaved Ice would answer
as we'll. for the result desired In such
cases is an impression on the nervous
system. Still, such treatment would not
always be successful in all cases, but
Is certainly worth trying.
The temperature Of baby's bath should
always be determined by the thermom-
eter. A bath thermometer should there
fore, be a part OF the equipment Of
every nursery. This consists of an Or
binary thermometer Of large size, set in
a wooden case. The following table
shows the proper temperature Of the
bath at various periods during the first
first month, 81 F.: one to six months,
95 F.: six to twelve months, 80 F.; ons
to two years. So F.
DR.. Jones, writing of an epidemic IN
fantile diarrhoea in Austin, Tex, believes
that 1t was due to exceedingly dry wealth
er and consequent accumulation of
dust. Few Of the parents could be per-
suaded to give sterilized food and re-
lapses in many cases occurred from CIV
ing food in glasses exposed to the dust.
The natural moral Is that milk should
be kept in closed vessels where dust can
not contaminate 1t, for even II this dust
contains no disease germs, it may act
as a mechanical irrltant of the intestine.
The best diet for people advancing in
years Is one composed largely of fruit.
After middle life, distilled water should
be daily used to prevent accumulation OF
earthly salts, while dilute phosphoric
acid is one of the most powerful agents
in retarding the advance Of old age.
Avoid all foods rich in earthly salts; use
much fruit, especially juicy, uncooked
apples, and take two or three tumbler-
fuls of distilled water daily with about
fifteen drops Of dilute phosphOric acid
In each tumblerful. Then, if you escape
death by violence or accident, your days
will be longer in the land.
DR.. Vitanant recommends that blist ers
caused by ill-ftting shoes should sbe cut
open from end to end, and when the
fluid had disappeared little iodoform
should be busted in under the flap of
each blister. small piece of absorbent
cotton Is then applied and kept in place
with a strip of adhesive plaster The pa
tent can at once put on his shoe and
walk without material inconvenience, and
in less than a day the wound will be
dried up and there will be new layer
of epidermis.
A hedge DOCTOR" a kind of quack, in
Ireland, was being examined at an in
quest on his treatment Of patient who
had died. Il gave him ipacacuanhe,"
he said. You might just as well have
given him the aurora borealis,' said the
coroner. 'Indade, yer honor, that's just
what I should have given him next, If
he hadn't died" he replied.
Prescriptions-In malarial conditions
the following mixture has given unusual
recurrence of attacks Syrup of
hydriodic acid, three ounces; liquor
potassii arsenitis, two drachms; sulphate
of quinine, one drachm: tincture Of
capsicum, four drachms. The dose is a
teaspoonful three times day.
Da Costa recommends the following
local application for the prevention Of
discoloration or black eye in injuries
about that organ 1t should be freely
painted upon the parts, but not applied
where the skin is broken: Mucilage OF
acacia, one-half ounce; tincture Of
capsicum, one drachm glycerine, sufIl
cient to make one ounce.
Tow on Irritable ooupb tho following
mixture IS recommended: Dilute
hydrocyanic acid one and half
drachms; acetate of morphine, one and
a half grains; mucilage of acacia, one
ounce; syrup of wild cherry, four
ounces: water to make six ounces. The
dose is a teaspoonful every four to six
hours
Leon Noel