The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-07

is wholesome; the only safe way to do
with suspected meat or. fish is to throw
1t away, for even the cat is not a good
expert in such cases. r al 81, 10
In this connection the subject of canned
goods in general is interesting. MANY
cases of poisoning are reported from the
eaeihg OF canned goods, and a great ado
is made about the danger of canned
goods. AS fact many of these cases of
reputed' poisoning are due to the care
lessness of those who use the goods and
not to the negligence or criminality of
those who prepare them AS soon as a
can OF food is opened the contents should
be at once emptied into an earthen dish
ana placed IN cool place. Any left
overs should be treated in the same
way Inc contents should never be
left IN the cans longer than is required to
open and empty them Canned food.
winch is almost without any exception.
good when opened, spoils very quickly
after opening, more especially il left in
the can and not kept cool. If this precau-
tion is looked to canned food will seldom
cause trouble Esr
The time when medicine, is given has
much to do with its efficacy alkaline
remedies should be given before eating.
ACIDS, as a rule, should be given between
meals as the stomach is then in good
condition to diffuse them through the
blood, but if given to check acidity of
the stomach they should be given before
meals Irritating and dangerous drugs,
such as salts of iron, zinc, arsenic and
copper, should be given directly after
FOOD is taken. Metallic salts, such as cor
foslVe Subi1mate, well as tannin, and
pure alcohol, impair digestion and should
therefore be given with or directly after
food, so that they may enter the blood
with the digested food.
For persons who are afflicted with
fits Dr. Peterson's method of prevent
Ing or alternating their severity may be
blessing. He advises that when the
person feels an attack coming on he in
hale the vapOr of nitrate of amyl This
drug may be obtained in glass pearls"
one OF which is to be crushed in a folded
handkerchief when needed. the vapor
being inhaled from the handkerchief. It
is also valuable in attacks of angina
| pectoris.
American ideas and customs strike for
eigners very peculiarly, and often cause
| curious comment. A Frenchman, for in
! stance, who has travelled through the
! states, has written about filling teeth
and after studying statistics estimates
! that half million dollars worth of gold
!
year. At the end of few decades the
cemeteries will hold gold to the value
of Sl5O0OO,0O0 and companies will be or
gained to recover the gold. This, how
ever, is not a new idea, for DR.. Oliver
! Wendell Holmes, in an address before a
dental society, many yeaaseago, referred
to the same idea and suggested that
some day cemeteries might prove rich
| gold fields. aW
. So
Deafness does not always result from
Simple diseases of the scarf Diseases OF
| the throat and nose are common causes
OF Deafness, and a common cold neglect
| ed has often led to permanent deafness.
Aslae from rupture OF the ear drum,
there is scarcely a symptom of defective
nearing not directly traceable to a dis
eased condition of the throat or nose.
Colds, too, are not the onlyncause of rum
ming at the nose Smelling salts will af-
feet the nose, and manXscases of deafness
have been caused by excessive inhala-
] ton of pungent smelling salts or strong
inhalants. or 81
PRESCRIPTIONS
In cases of persistent .intereostal neu-
ralg1a tpain between the ribs) Cooper rec
ommends: Sulphate of quinine, IA
grains; acetanilid, As grains; aro-
matte syrup of syerba santa
ounces. Beginning at 8 a. m, take a