The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-27


eye a mixture Of equal parts of tncture
of capsicum and mucllage of gum arabic.
with a few drops Of glycerlne. is of value
The painful or bruised surface is painted
with this mixture. which IS allowed TO
dry on, the painting being repeated a
second or third time If necessary.
Recreations are needful. amusemeuts
are good. society, travel, music. the
drama, wit humOr, laughter and fun
are all excellent things in themselves.
but to extract their excellence for our
use and enjoyment we must know where
to leave off Their purpose is TO refresh
tired energies. to stimulate dormant pow
ers. to recreate and give new vitality
to the whole man Pursued too long
they pail and become wearisOme. and
instead of kindIing new life they damp
en- what there is. No better test OF how
far to carry the recreatiOns of life can
be had than in the freshness and ytgor
with which we return to our labOrs. Play
as we'll as work, when taken I'm excess,
eXhausts the nature, but when due pro
portions are observed it auimates and
strengthens it.
Eat all cold food slowly. Digestion
viii not begin till the temperature Of the
food has been raised by the heat Of The
stomach to 80 degrees Hence the more
neat lidl Cd'i W. lIil'dA tea t' te ''1 '7'.'''.
masticHtion the better The preciplt3-
ton Of Il large quantity of cold food into
the stomach by fast eating may. and
often does cause discomfort and ind!-
gestiOn, and every occasion of this kind
results IN a measurable injury to the
digestive function. Cold water drunk
with cold food Of course increases the
mischief Hot drinks-hot water. weak
tea, coffee, chocolate, etc.-w.u on the
contrary help to prevent it. But eat
slowly at any rate
1t IS a gooG thing TO have a room Wei.
ventilated, but ventilation is not all that
is to be desired. The tired feeling in
the morning may be due to- an over
weight of bed covering; it may be dut
to malarial poison. or to ovcr-eNeruou
during the day. At this season It is we'll
to be very moderate i'm the use Of heavy
food, particularly in the evening and tO
eat a great deal of sound fruit. Hard,
dry rubbing with a large Turkish toWr,
just before retiring to bed has an excel
lent. effect.
One often reads pathetic stories about
pet birds that die simultaneously or
shortly after their child owners. 1t
sounds pretty. but the simple prose of
the matter often is that the owners in
fected the birds. Canaries and other
songsters will catch scarlet fever.
measles dIphtheria. or almost amy other
human disease, and if left i'm the sick
room they are almost sure TO be infected
Pet cats and small dogs. too, age often
sacrificed in the same way, and iu their
case there is also a risk that they W'
go out and become the unwilling ju-.I.lr
ments Of disseminating disease
Persons who suffer from sore feet after
relief from soaking the feet i'm haU
pailful Of water, to which a piece of salt
petre Of the size Of a small w1lnus H'f
been added.
All movements for Improvement ara
liable to be carried TO excess as 20 -us-
gestiOn made IN London shows. Bcii.t,
ers IN d higher education proposed To- re-
quire butchers and fshmongers 90 pass q
compulsory examination i'm the use OF Cn3
microscope, the idea being that these OK
perts could detect dangerous micrJbo- ira
the food sold by them Some day per-
haps our food may be endorsed micro
scopically examined and If that ever
comes to pass there will be a good field
for unsuccessful physicians who may
turn to microscOpical butchers or fish
dealers.
PRESCRIPTIONS.
In cases of general debility, following
disease or occurring in old people, tho
following Is an excellent formula, once
celebrated as the Baume de Vie or Elixir
of Life Powdered Socotrine a'oes L
ounce; powdered zedcary. genti1I. ruu-
barb root and white agaric, of each 1
drachmi brandy, 2 plnts. Allow these 10
macerate in the brandy seven days, ana
after straining add two ounces of simple
syrup. The dose is a tablesp1 Jnlul IA
water three times a day.
The mixture known as the Chelsea
Pens!Oner." although an old one. il highly
recommended in rheuma tism and IS or
value as a spring medicine, especially
where there IS an I'll defined all-tired-0ut
and ache-all-OVer sensation. il consists
Of powdered resin OF guaiac, 1 draChW
powdered rhubarb, 2 drachms; cream Of
tartar. l drachm: sublimed sulphur. 1
drachm: powdered nutmeg. 2 drachms
honey or gIycerine. 10 ounces Mix tho
powders thoroughly and rub up into d
paste with honey. The dose IS ? table
spoonfuls night and morning
In bronchitis the cough IS due I'm part
to the secretion OF viscous mucus which
acts mechanically as an irritant. When
this secretion becomes liquid the cough
ceases and the purpose Of cough medicine
IN such cases Is to render this Viscid
mucus liquid. One Of the best remedies
for this purpose Is an emulsion Of linseed
oil made as follows: Irish moss.
drachms; water. l pint Boil and strain.
then add ) ounces OF linseed oil; IL
drachms Of glycerine: ounces of simpla
syrup; 40 minims each OF oil of gaul-
iberia and oil of cinnamon and 40 minlms
OF dilute hydrocyanic acid. The dose IS
a tablespoonful one hour after meals.
Leon Noel.