The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-12

with a little vanilla Ten minutes later
a slice of bread and butter, weighing
about twelve and one-half ounces, well
sailed to the extent of at least half a
teaspocnful of table salt, IS given. If the
patient is very wasted nutrient enemata
should be given in addition, composed of
the yoiks of four eggs, 375 grains of liquid
peptone, seventy-1ve grains of pure salt
and 1900 to 1900 grains of hot. concen-
trated bouIllon or meat extract. This
enema, well beaten up, should be slowly
introduced, being preceded by an evacuat-
ing enema. The patient takes daily from
30 to 100 grains of tribasic phosphate of
calcium and from thirty to sixty grains
OF phosphate of sodium, as in the follow
ing formula: Tribasic phosphate of cal
cium, thirty grains; phosphate OF sodium.
seven and one-half grains, in one powder.
three TO six of which are to be taken
daily After each meal two to four tea
spoonfuls Of 10 per cent solution Of hydro
chlorophosphate~ of calcium are taken in
half glass of water All of these drugs
are to be given in a graduated manner
for forty days, when it is necessary to
begin to diminish the dose. commencing
later with intermissions of fifteen days
common salt is an important factor In
this treatment, 225 grains are to be given
daily for thirty or forty days. the salt
being mixed with food already sailed in
cooking, and after this patients are to
take Indefinitely from 90 to 12O grains Of
salt daily. The diet comprises sixteen
to eighteen ounces of meat, a quart of
milk, three eggs, prepared to the patients
taste, fish and vegetables in the habitual
quantity, chosen by preference from those
richest in nitrogen, such as beans and
peas. The same method Of treatment
may be used in cases of scrofula, exclud-
ing artificial feeding.
DR.. Meany, IN an excellent article in
the American Practitioner and News on
over pressure in school work, says we
are all familiar with instances where
children have entered school with a well
poised mental and physical balance, but
who under adverse conditions became
stunted and dwarfed both in mind and
body, after a protracted attendance of
school.
These adverse conditions omnipresent
In our school system are a commentary on
CINiilZdtloh, as tney cause anomalies
which school strain fosters. and the chill
dren who are liable to nervous strains
express themselves in emotional DISPLAYS
restlessness, explosions of anger, nagging
propensities egotism or convulsive ten
denotes, which may at the outset be destI
tute of moral or mental significance They
are removable by removing the school
strain and it's consequences. If strength
ened by protracted existence they inten-
sify moral and physical degeneracy. At
tention to these physical states by provid-
ing suitable training, contoined with
strict observance of the laws of hygiene
and indoor sanitation, will prevent the
development and Is oftentimes a cure of
these conditions, and the resultant moral
or mental deterioration.
School work should be adapted to the
conditions of the child and no matter
what excuse may be made for the practice
as a part of our school system It is un-
just to require tho feeble to exceed their
powers
Observations during the past few years
show that there is great decline in
the use of alcohol, and a change of opln-
ion regarding it's medicinal qualities.
Time was when 1t was common rem
edy and had a reputation of being the
king of stimulants. 1t was conscientious
ly believed that by Its use in a critical
moment men had been snatched from
the very Jaws of death and that 1t was
the one remedy to give first and freely
in all cases of accident. Then 1T was
announced that alcohol was only