Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-02-16

HYGiENIc T6Ls.

VI tuucICuiUslS are IOTmulaLe0 Dy Ut.
III. Tucker Wise in the Medical Rec
ord: "a A generous dietary OF nitro
genous food. (2) Free ventilation of
dwelling and sleeping rooms by open
windows with wire gauze blind. 90
Adequate house heating in winter. az
Boil all milk or cream previous to use.
(5) Try and obtain eight hours sleep
every night; If not sound sleep, con-
tract the hours to seven and rest in the
day. (6) Wear the loosest clothing
possible, especially round the waist
ana lower ribs. to afford absolute
freedom in respiration. 90 Take sys-
tematic daily exercise in the open all
on foot. (9) If means and station in
life admit of long holiday from time
to time, live during fine weather in a
tent in the open air, or in a summer
house for most OF the day; and, If un-
employed, pursue hobby to occups
the mind.
AS to the use of fluids with meals
writer in Health says: Fluids may
be taken ad ligitum during meals by
those whose digestive powers will al
low it, but such persons should keeI
in mind that the strongest stomach
may be abused too far, while those
whose stomachs are already unequal tc
severe strain should be especially
careful as to the quantity of fluid i'm
bibed with the food The saliva is the
best lubricator for the food while it Is
in the mouth, both because OF Its
starch-digestive powers and because
its alkalinity serves to stimulate a CO.
pious flow of the acid secretion of the
stomach. Any habit, therefore, which
permits the entrance of food into the
stomach before it is thoroughly in
corporated with saliva must be pro-
nounced pernicious in The extreme. II
we cannot afford the time necessary
for masticating our food properly and
Incorporating it with saliva, it would
be better to take nothing but broths
and similar foods. The use of water
and other liquids as lubricators is not
to be tolerated. On the other hand,
If we bear in mind the whole mechan
ism of digestion, it will readily be
seen that in case of weakness or want
Of tone on the part of the muscles OF
the stomach, when every part of the
food cannot be properly presented to
the action of the digestive juices, the
introduction into the stomach of a
moderate amount of water may be Of
no slight benefit. The mass OF food
will become more pliable, and so more
easily operated upon by the weakened
muscles.
The following example of a water
cure Is given: Most authorities agree
that the majority of people drink too
little water for the needs of the sys-
tenn, while some physicians of high
repute insist, also, that it is not the
temperature or the brand but the pure
water alone that is beneficial. At any
rate, we have all seen wonderful cures
resulting from the regular and persist
ent use of water. I recall young
girl, slender, pale, delicate, with little
appetite for food and very little inter-
est in life whose days were heavy and
spiritless, and whose nights were I'M
restful, who had exhausted the value
Of many different patent medicines in
her effort to restore her system to q
normal condition. She was induced
by her physician to try pure water as
remedial agent. do not be dis
couraged," said he, eff for a month
you do not feel the particular benefit.
I am sure, II you persist in 1t accord
ing to my directions, you will find re-
lief. Discard all drugs, and directly
after each meal drink, rather slowly.
two glasses of pure, cold-not ice
water. and before going to bed the
same amount. 1t may be difficult at
first to swallow the whole quantity,
but keep at 1t and you will finally do
it. Directions were perseveringly
followed. and the result was certainly
wonderful. For some weeks there was
hardly perceptible Improvement, but
in five or six months a change so
marked had been effected that one
could hardly recognize the frail girl
of the half-year previous. in the rosy
plump, energetic, perfectly well and
happy girl who bad so courageously
taken the simple cure.
The increasing use of acetylene as
an Illuminating gas and the objection
made to 1t in some quarters on the
score of hygienic considerations. says
the Scientific American, lend particu-
lar interest to number of expert
ments recently made on animals, says
the Pharmaceutical Era. Dogs were
kept for some time In an atmosphere
containing 20 per. cent. of acetylene
without deleterious effect, and 1t would
appear that living beings are not in
jured by breathing an atmosphere so
contaminated. A dog kept in an at
mosphere containing 40 per cent. OF
acteylene, however. succumbed afer
breathing ITO liters OF the mixture
he Danger from acetylene is smaller
than from ordinary Illuminating gas
and It's intense odor makes it readily
There is no risk of explosion until the
noticed when escaping into the air
air contains one-twelfth of its volume
of acetylene. II is particularly adapt-
ed to Illumination. because of the
slight heating effect as COMPARED with