Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27
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Strong coffee, beer. heavy or sweet
wines, pastries ara sweets are foes to
the liver; its friends are the lean por-
tions of beef and mutton. boi.el chick
en- and fish. fresh green salads. vegeta-
bics III variety and easily digested
fruits-the banana not included.
The liver and stomach in most cases
will he aided in remaining in good con
diticn If the juice of IL lemon be add
ed to IL cup of hot water and taken
without sugar every right before retir-
ing. Turkish and vapor baths are not
only excellent but Important in rrliev-
ing torpid liver. and too much cannot
be said in favor of long, brisk walks.
Typhoid fever germs rarely. ii ever,
attack Il healthy liver and stomach;
this happy condition. however, must be
attained through patience and perse-
verance. Don't expect TO correct or
yure in one little day the result Of
causes. many of which are l.Gary with
age, and firm believers in possession
being niEe points of the law; you are
bound to win in the long run. so pluck
UP courage and 30 ahead With the good
work.
Lilised oil and lime water In equal
parts are the standard remedy for
burns. Burns that only cover n small
surface and are not of Il serious char
acter are rendered painless by pouring
soda. either dry OR mois.ened. and
collodion over them. Carbcnatc of
soda. either dry or moisteaed and
spread owe the burned surface, will
effect speedy relief. Cloths wrung out
of a watefy solution containing two
parts boric acid to one part antipyrine
are of benefit when applied to burns.
The proper way to treat burns caused
by counter-irritallts is TO apply simple
cosolene or sweet oil to which has been
added and well mixed one or two drops
of carbolic acid.
One large half of the ills of the flesh
would disappear il the enough is as
good as Il feast" principle was always
remembered and acted upon. Ii every
n left the table feeling that he might
eat more before a point of discomfort
we're reached We would have to search
through a microscope for Il crack i'll the
everyday walks of life; disordered
stomacls would be almost unknown.
while distorted livers would be at a
premium. y sufficient amount Of food
only, and that well masticated. regu-
iarity of habits in general, and YOU
may. with reason, expect to have not
alone Il good liver. but be a long liver
yourself-sometimes 1t is Just as well
TO be long Gil something.
When one feels that he has increased
his stock of earthly woes by the addi-
ton of a cold in his head, it is said lie
may Danish the same by using the fol-
lowing remedy: Upon a teaspoonful Of
sugar placed in a goblet pour six or ten
drops of spirits of camphor. Stir and
add water enough to half I'LL the glass:
take a dessertspconfnl every twenty
minutes. If You Happen to he carght
out when the weather has changed its
mind suddenly, as 1t often has a fancy
for doing. and YOU find your clothing
insufficient for comfort. fo.d n news
paper and lay it over your chest. it is
the best kind of a lung protector"
Muscular soreness and pains arc often
relieved. by rubbing well With warm
alcohol and salt. Never use cold water
on q bruise. Cloths wrung out of hot
water and applied until ali pain has
ceased will, it is said. prevent disco.or-
ntiOn.
An irritative form of cough is said to
be relieved by inhaling the steam from
4 cup of hot water to which has been
added Il couple of drains of %paregoric.
FlaXsaed tea alone or with ~paregoric
will loosen Il cough. 1t is we'll to re-
member that tiaNsecd should never be
boiled. Allow it to stand and steep
OH a moderately warm part of the
range. \ cough mixture made of flax
seed, l%icorice, gum arabic and lemon
Juice may be used freely. \ gargle for
relieving Il cough and dryness of the
mouth and throat is made of eight
parts of strained honey to one of acetic
acid and one of water. Another gargle
is made of glycerin. honey and water.
Cannabis indica Nldian hemp is one
of the best additions to cough mixtures
known; it qu!cts the tickling of the
throat and does not have the bad eff
fects Of morphine. which is so fire.
quently used in "cures."A capsule con-
tanning -four Or five drops of OF. of sam
dalwood, taken now and then, will re-
lleve the excessive cough generally fol-
lowing influenza.
A Chinese DooIey.