The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

stuffed BIRDS in my lady's hat, 7,a,,
| nave sufficient arsenic to cause syrnDr0,r.
OF arsenical poisoning
Drinking cold water when one has a
Soid coming on IS one of the best remedies
because II stimulates the system and
helps to wash out poisons formed ia tta
DouS' Living on fruit for two or three
Gays and drinking hot or cold water
Freely with milk, for nourishment. win
often cure an ordinary cold If taken in,
time The old prOVerb, stuff a cold and
StarVe a fever is contradictory one for
d cold IS a fever. People suffering from a
coiu ana continuing to eat heartily or
peefsteak, mutton chops. roast pork and
similar food, are simply adding fuel te
the names as surely as one who pours OH
on fire. Such heating food Stimulate.
the morbid processes at work I'm the body
and far from curing the disease makes il
worse
DR.. Dercum in speaking Of hypnotism
says that hypnotic sleep is first cau4fJ
py laJlBue Of the eye muscles and ONLY
secondary by suggestion. During the
sleep all communication takes place
through the ear, other impressions hay,iur.
no influence. As to the value of hvu-
pousm he believes that it is of servfr.
only in hysteTical and neurasthenlc per
sons and In these cases while it may
cause certain symptoms to dieaupear
their place may be taken by other newly
developed ones. He especially emphasizes
the precaution of having witnesses Of tine
same sex present when hypnoust excr-
cises his power.
As means Of curing insomnia Prof
Huxley called attention to natures uiau
of inducing sleep by limiting the supply
* n TO hr "a.
by the fact that cats and dogs bury their
noses In their hair or fur and that birds
put their heads under their wings. AID.
plying this to a practical use. Prof Hux-
ley suggested that those SUFFERING from
Sleeplessness should cover their heads
with the bed clothes breathing and re-
breathing only the respired air. thus ir-
ducing droWsiness which soon merEes into
sleep, the bed-clothiug being pushed a-il.
when the dr0wsiness manifests itself $50
that fresh air may be breathed during
sleep.
There is common belief that in most
all heart diseases stfmulaui is u,c.--
sary, but this is q dangerous mistake
In many cases sedativcs ave needed. .s-
pec1aIiy In cases Of Citation of the art.
or as it IS popularity called, enlarged
heart especially If a person has been eu-
~
activity is required. and has given 70 u,.
for quieter one. In other words. a heart
may be too large and too active for "a
quiet life. and rest and sedatives are nee
essary to tone the heart down. other
wise it will literally wear itself out. and
stimulants only hasten the end.
An English officer has recently tr3ceI
cases of typhoid fever. dtphtherl and
similar ailments to water crosses ra-seI
near London on a farm irrigated By
stream which. upon analysis, showed ths
presence Of liquid sewage. and thus
calls attention to the danger Of catns
water crcss, lettuce and similar Salads
which may be contaminated By IRRIGATION
No matter how clcanly these green foods
may SEEM they should be thoroughly
washed. piece by piece. in plenty of wa
ter. the best way being to hold each piece
under the cold water faucet with the
water turned on to Its fun pressure.
1t is often thought very cute 10 ST am
infant up straight. but the result is often
painful to see. A child made TO sit uD
straight too early in life will grow mp
with shoulders rounded and stopping and
with a spine that has great difficulty u
keeping its owner erect. It Is much bet
ter when the little child-is tired that he
should lie fat. even upon the floor rather
than be huddled up In an easy chair. II
you want the child to grow up rosy
checked. strong, merry and graceful don't
try to make him st up straight too carly