Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-11-03
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tiOnS of beef and mutton, BOXED chick
en- and fish, fresh green salads, vegeta-
bles in variety and easily digested
fruits-the banana not included.
The liver and stomach in most cases
will be aided in remaining in good con-
dition If the juice of one lemon be add
ed to a cup of hot water and taken
without sugar every night before retir-
ing. Turkish and vapor baths are not
only excellent but important in reliev-
ing torpid liver, and too much cannot
be said in favor of long, brisk walks.
Typhoid fever germs rarely, if ever,
attack a healthy liver and stomach;
this happy condition, however, must be
attained through patience and perse-
verance. Don't expect to correct or
cure in one little day the result of
causes, many of which are hoary with
age, and firm believers in possession
being nine points of the law; you are
bound to win in the long run, so pluck
up courage and go ahead with the good
work.
Linsed oil and lime water in equal
parts are the standard remedy for
burns. Burns that only cover a small
surface and are not of a serious char
acter are rendered painless by pouring
soda, either dry or moistened, and
collodion over them. Carbonate of
soda, either dry or moistened and
spread over the burned surface. will
effect speedy relief. Cloths wrung out
of a watery 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-irritants is to apply simple
cosolene or sweet oil to which has been
added and We'll mixed one or t'~o drops
of carbolic acid.
One large half of the ills of the flesh
would disappear if the enough is as
good as a feast" principle was always
remembered and acted upon. If eyery-
one left the table feeling that he might
eat more before a point of discomfort
were reached we would have to search
through microscope for crack i'm the
everyday walks of life; disordered
StomachS would be almost unknown
while distorted livers would be at a
premium. a sufficient amount of food
only, and that well masticated, regu-
larlty of habits in general, and Won
may, with reason, expect to have not
alone good liver, but be a long liver
yourself-sometimes it is just as well
to be long" on something.
When one feels that he has increosod
MS stock Of earthly woes by. the addi-
tlon or a cold in his head, it is said he
may Danish the same by using the fol.
lowing remedy: Upon a teaspoonful NJ
sugar placed in goblet pour six or ten
drops of spirits of camphor, stir and
add water enough to half fill the glass.
take desSertspoOnful every twenty
minutes. If you happen to be caught
out when the weather has changed its
mlhd suddenly, as it often has a fancy
ior domg' and you find your clothing
lnSuthcient for comfort, fold a news.
paper and lay it over your chest. # 10
the best kind of "lung protector"
Muscular soreness and pains are often
relieved by rubbing well with warm
alcohol and salt. Never use cold wafer
on bruise. Cloths wrung out of hot
water and applied until all pain has
ceased Will, 1t is said, prevent discolor.
alton.
An irritative form of cough is said to
be relieved by inhaling the steam from
cup OF hot water to which has haon
adued a couple of drains of parepo,5o
flaxseed tea alone or with pareporic
VIII loosen a cough. 1t is we'll to 20.
nlemher that flaXseed should naver ho
boiled. Allow it to stand and s4aon
on a moderately warm part Of tho
range. a cough mixture made of flaw
Seed hcorice, gum arabic and lemon
juice may be used freely. A gargle for
renewing cough and dryness of tho
mouth and throat is made Of oight
parts of strained honey to one Of ocetIc
acid and one of water. Another gor,,lo
Is made of glycerin, honey and water
Cannabis indica Qndlan hemp is one
OF the best additions to cough mixturos
known; 1t quiets the tickling of tbo
throat and does not have the bad Of.
tects of morphine. which is so fro
quently used in cures" A capsule con.
tanning four or five drops of oil of san.
dalwood' taken now and then. will 70.
lieve the excessive cough generol,y FOL
lowing influenza. -'+