The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07

lants are not required. and should not be
taken except under medical advice and
subject to frequent revision. Change of
air. is desirable aid in the prevention of
tuberculosis. particularly in the case of
town jewellers. But the change should be
to a well-built. well-sewered, weli-venti-
lated house standing on high and dry
ground, or near, but not too near. the sea-
shore.
Salicylate OF methyl not to be confound-
ed with essence of wintergreen. is recon-
mended by Siredey as a tropical applica-
ton in articular rheumatism. The parts
having been washed, Is laid upon sheet Of
rubber tissue and the salicylate applied di-
rectly to the skin over the affected joint
drop by drop. and the tissue Immediately
brought over to completely envelop
the affected part. flannel bandage being
then applied in the usual way. "A thin
layer of cotton wool may be used If it is
not disagreeable or too heating. The
salicylate- may be renewed twice during
the twenty-four hours if the pains are very
severe, and the quantity used may be
varied from 60 to 120 drops, according to
circumstances. 1t does not produce any
unpleasant effect on the skin, merely a
slight degree of richness being observed
which is painless and without irritation.
Under this treatment the pain disappears
within few hours The existence of heart
complications does not contra-indicate its
use, and it is of value in other diseases
accompanied with pain, as in the govt.
One Of the most important tasks Of the
military surgeon is to keep the feet of the
soldiers in good condition. Sweating of
the feet is one of the most serious troubles
with which the surgeon has to contend.
Gerdeck, German authority, suggests the
use of concentrated solution of formalin
applied to the feet several times. In such
cases the feet do not sweat again for from
two to three weeks, even though wooden
socks are worn. He recommends that UNI
diluted formalin be penciled over the feet
three or four times at intervals of about
six hours, and that four five drops of
the same liquid be dropped into the boot
to disinfect it and to protect the leather
1t is not only preventive, but it enables
soldiers who habitually suffer from sore
feet to march without difficulty. Even
though the feet be blistered 1t hardens the
softened tissues and makes walking pain
less 1t produces no constitutional or local
destructive effect.
To prevent disease Of the upper air pass
ages flannel should be worn next to the
body. The lower part of the body should
be protected and the feet kept dry. A cold
bath is useful measure to prevent catch
ing cold 1t should not be commenced alb
ruptly, but gradually-first a sponge bath
should be taken of the neck and shoulders
then increased until cool plunge bath
can be taken. The bath should be taken
in a warm room and q vigorous rubbing
should follow. The ventilation and temper
allure of sleeping rooms is important. Many
colds are taken from little rather than too
much change Of air. A cool bedroom will
prevent much trouble. The nasal passages
should be kept clear; especially does this
apply to children. 1t will prevent conta-
gion from exposure to scarlet fever, diph-
liberia, etc. The tonsils should be kept
clean, digestive organs corrected and every
other effort made to keep the patient in a
condition of health.
Meany, speaking Of overpressure In
school work. says: "Of all the ready meth
DDS Of measuring the health standard of a
people, / know Of none on which reliance
can be more safely placed than on the
number of those whose vision Is impaired.
The use of glasses is not. in itself, objec-
tionable; on the contrary, to be recon-
mended, but. the increasing demand for
glasses among those who have hardly
passed their first youth is a different mat
ter. So far as this depends upon causes
that are preventable Not by the reckless
and injudicious of unsuitable glasses)
it calls for serious consideration. Imperfect
light. bad print on unsuitable paper. i'm
pure atmosphere, faulty ventilation, over
heated and crowded schoolrooms, unwhole-
some water supply, lack of suitable recrea-
ton halls and grounds, ill-ftting school
furniture. too long-continued study hours
impair muscular tonicity. so needful to
keep up eye tension for acute visual re-
Quirements."
Many people complain that theyA cannot
drink milk without being distressed" by
1t. The most common reason why milk is
not we'll borne is due to the fact that peo-
pie drink it too quickly. If a glassful is
swallowed hastily 1t enters into the stom-
ach and then forms in one solid, curdled
mass, difficult to digest. If, on the other
hand, the same quantity is slipped, and
three minutes at least are occupied In
drinking it, then, on reaching the stomach,
it is so divided that when coagulated, as it
must be by the gastric juice. while diges-
ton is going on, instead of being in one
hard, condensed mass upon the outside of
which only the digestive fluids can act, it
is more in the form of sponge. and in
and out Of the entire bulk the gastric Juice
can play freely and perform its functions.
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Affections most certainly traced to to-
bacco are functional diseases of the heart,
impaired vision, tremor. vertigo, nervous
exhaustion. various forms of neuralgia,
rarely angina pectoris and lesser nervous
disturbances. Epilepsy and even paresis
have been attributed to it, but without
stinence is the only treatment Lessening
of the amount used, as rule, fails alto
gether, but entire abstinence for a year
or more often permits return to its use
in moderation without harm. Many of the
ills attributed solely to tobacco are simply
complications of other factors, such as
the use of alcohol coffee, mental strain,
worry, etc.
Prescriptions.
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