The Saint Paul globe., 1900-02-18
doses Of quinine, iron and strychnine are
usually indicated

DR.. Knopf adds his mite to the already
voluminous advice as to the residence of
the consumptive. He says he should sleep
alone. the room being plainly furnished.
with no heavy draperies. A convenient
cabinet for a cuspidore is an importan.
piece of furniture. The patient should
dress warmly, but not too heavily. Food
should be freely given, hot toast before
rising, full breakfast after a bath, a
heavy midday meal, moderate supper
and milk or prepared foods between
meals. He should be as much In the open
air as possible, sheltered from hot sun
shine or unpleasant winds. Hydrothera-
peutic measures should be used, gradu-
ally increasing in severity. Last, but by
no means least, he should be constantly
under the supervision of physician
A German physician recommends mer
eurlc pressure in the treatment of rheu-
matism of the extremities. deep glass
Is filed two-thirds full of quicksilver and
the hand is plunged into this and allowed
TO remain few moments under pressure
The hand Is alternately immersed and
taken out twenty or thirty times at each
treatment, the result being a marked di-
minutfon of the swelling. AS mercury
costs about 20 cents pound, and there is
very little bulk to a pound, such a bath
would cost at the Least about $25, and this
is necessarily adverse to its common use.
If any one should try it, however, they
should take precaution to remove rings
from their fingers, as the mercury would
amalgamate them and ruin them
The action Of walking Is In reality
form of continual falling and saving ones
self from falling. 1t may be compared TO
a wheel with but two spokes. which al
ternately swing forward like a pendulum.
the hips corresponding to the axis and
the feet corresponding to a segment of
the rim. In walking, however, the legs
should not be kept in a stiffened position.
but should be moderately bent at the
knee. otherwise walking will greatly fa-
ugue the body. DR.. Bradford, speaking
OF marching, considers the flexion gait the
natural one, and believes that it should be
acquired in practice by all pedestrians
among whom walking Is of service. either
as means of healthy exercise or as a.
necessity.
Broco, after feeding horses. ducks.
chickens and guinea pigs with food soak
ed with alcohol, used 'santiethyliness to
ceunteract the effects and -claims re
markable results. In later experiments
ne injected 1t in drunkards who. he
says, will not touch anything contain
ing alcohol. This cure applies. how
ever. only to strong liquor, a taste re-
naming for light wines. General good
health Is restored by this treatment, but
it seems powerless to affect organic
changes resulting from indulgence in
alcohol San Francisco physician Is
said to have used a similar serum hut
without success
Many cases of chronic cough are due
simply to an elongated uvula, which
tickles the throat and excites 1t to cough
In an attempt to get rid of it, as is the
case with any foreign object Dr. XII,
mer says that uvua Is elongated when
1t becomes of such length as to cause
trouble, and that the only treatment Is
amputation of the tip. removal of more
than this being unnecessary and uncalled
for. In cases of relaxed uvula which
irritates the throat intermittently, astrin
gents applied to 1t may be of use. but
in this case the more rational treatmen,
OF shipping off the tip is more efficacious.
it's results being permanent.
Medicine above all things should be
free from trusts, for sickness In itself is
sufficient of an affliction without the ad-
dftional tax of a monopoly In drugs or
apparatus. Consul General ,Guenthef.
writing from Frankfort according to the
United States consular reports, states
that according to the German newspa.
pers, in order to control prices and guard
against the results of unrestricted com
petition, the German manufacturers of
bandages recently met at Berlin to
form an association. Among other prop
ositions was one to establish supervision
Of the production by medical officials OF
the government. so that complaints from
physicians. dealers and the public Nigh,
be avoided.