The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-27

Donate of soda to every pound of fr,,i+
while 1t is cooking. Pies and pastry and
| all made Dishes" blanc mang, ana all
! foods containing much gelatine are 40
! be avoided, as we'll as rich puddfnos
omelette9 and cakes containing EGGS
skim milk, cheese, nuts, dried fruits. lam,
and candies Malt liquors Of every kim
are injurious and so are the So allied
generous. wines, such as port, madeira
moselle. etc.
Mutton. lamb, tender beef, etc, may
be eaten sparingly, salmon, herring and
shell fish, mushrooms, beans, sugar,
sweets, fruits, especially uncooked. and
plenty of milk, may be taken and dry
sherry may be used in moderation
Plenty of simple fluids is one of the
most important factors in preventing and
relieving govt and the equity tendency.
A glass of hot or cold water taken the
flrst thing in the morning and the last
thing at night is often of great use bv
aiding the action of the bowels, and thus
helping to carry away the excess Of
waste material. But fluids should be
taken in small quantities with meals ami
then only at the last. If a fve-grain tab
let of effervescing citrate of lithia is add
ed to each glass of water drank the eff
feet Is sometimes almost magical but
this also should be drank between meals
and not with food
When there is an acute attack OF eout
the diet should be very strict, but its
limitation must depend upon the age,
habits and conditions of the patient II
the person is advanced In years he will
not bear the lowering measures that ara
not only useful but necessary in the case
Oh young and full-blooded persons. Meat
of all kinds should be forbidden, and
alcohol should not be given except in
very exceptionable circumstances, and
then only In small quantities (from two
to four tablespoonfuls of whisky or
brandy during the twenty-four hours.
The diet may include bread and milk,
weak tea with milk, dry toast with lit
tie butter, vegetable broths milk diluted
with soda or Vichy water, rice sage or
other farinaceous buildings, but without
eggs, thin cruel and arrowroot. In old
or weak persons a little chicken broth
or an egg beaten up In milk may be
given once day. AS the symptoms re-
lax more generous diet may be given
including fish, soups and white meats
The treatment of govt in its acute form
consists of from five to fifteen drops OF
wine of colchicum root, well diluted with
water every two hours. Or twenty grains
OF salcylate of soda may be given with
plenty of water every three or four
hours. Vichy or soda water should be
drunk freely at intervals between meals
10 relieve the pain in the toe-and foot
belIadonna liniment may be applied, and
the foot should be wrapped in a goodly
amount of cotton batting, loosely packed
around it and held in place with a fam
mel bandage Much relief is also given
by elevating the foot and leg on a chair
in which pillow is placed to keep the
limb in horizontal and immovable con-
dition.
The person subject to govt should
above, all see that the bowels act freely
and regularly and that the liver is in
good condition. Inattention to these i'm
portant functions will surely bring ato-t
an acute attack Of govt in those p-edis-
posed. since the waste is not eliminated
as it should be and thus sasu-atcs the
system with irritating If not 20 sonous
material. The regular use of water, as
suggested, will do much to regulate these
functions, but 1t may be necessary to &C.
casionally take a cathartic pill.
Continued attacks of the govt NAV
cause kidney disease, but as a rule thu
person feels better after an attack than
before. There is, however, a form Of
govt. called retrocedent or shifting govt,
in which the Inflammation attacks some
other site than the big toe and foot The
stomach, for example, is a favorite site,
and in such cases no time Should be lest
in obtaining medical assis ance. Hot
foot baths and mustard to the feet will
SOuueIlIlSS DTlHS IL UdCh 10 Tie DAS lOOb
where it can be more readily and effec-
tually treated, or at any rate do le3s
harm, but these seizures are so sudden
and are so rapid in their progress that
expert aid is necessary to av- id serious
complications, If not fatal, term nations.
The enlarged joints due to deposits OF
calcareous matter may be relieved to
some extent by the continued use OF
l;thia water. Painting the joints with
fiuot11ra of iodine will have S1mP effect.
but this should be cautiously used to
avoid exciting local inlamma ticn Rub
bling the joints with some stimulating
liniment will timber them up AMI so VIII
massage, but they should not be over
treated. If Inflammation is set up the
parts may suppurate, and this may lead.
to perforation of the flesh and conse-
quent stiffening of the joint. Indeed, in
some cases. this deposition of calcareous
matter may be so great that the JOINT
is absolutely rendered immovable, hut
these cases, once more common, are now
so rare that they are to be seen only as
freaks in dime museums. Leon Noel.