Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19

no acid gets further than this dry coat ing, it is unreasonable to look for any decided effect. Or if ointment is | smeared over the face and other parts 1 In such way that the oily substance of that ointment will keep any acid | Fit may contain from reaching the inner skin, which must be reached if good is to be done, the remedy must fail. l All such things would be futile in the case of the carbuncle, just because the chemical and vital process to be desired could not possibly take place. But it Is perfectly within the reach of any ordinary hand so to soak the pimpleS from their first appearance as to get the acid fairly into them. It will go, in fact, through them and reach the tissues beyond if it is well and suffi- l ciently done.
 There is very foolish idea that the more eruptions that appear on the sur face in such a disease, the better. The l notion Is that all that appears in the pox has been diseased matter in the blood. It is not taken into considera- tion that the diseased matter is formed in by far it's greatest measure in the pores and out of their substance, and that of the myriad nerves supplying the skin. If this destructive process l can be arrested or lessened, there is all the more likelihood of life, and that with little injury to anything. If it is not arrested there must be much less Likelihood of life, and so much more injury, even if life is spared.
 So far, what is wanted is obvious that is, the thorough soaking of the pustules of smallpox with neutraliz- ing acid, such as we find vinegar to be, 1 But it will be well to guard at this point | against doing this in any way incon- sistent with other conditions of life and returning health. For example, this treatment of pustules must not be so done that the acid will do what the
 corrosive substance. of the smallpox it. self would have done.
 Treatment of smallpox pimples that 1 will cause the least real pain is not advised, but only so much as will be felt Then it is not necessary to sponge at one time the pustules over the entire body. You will do better if you take I one or two pimples and treat effectually 8 small portion of the affected skin, and then pass from part to part In this way you can use little fine oil after this soaking with vinegar, and so keep of all danger of chill such as might occur if too much of the surface were treated at once with the evaporating | acid
 This Home Health club treatment i for smallpox has been tried by great 1 number of it's members, and has been found very highly effectual in a large
 majority, if not all, cases.
 M C., of Racine, must write again and comply with the rules given at the bottom of the column if an answer is de- sired 8
 Geneseo, fll pr. David H. Reeder, La Porte, Ind. Dear Doctor Please. allow. a word from experience. In re- 1 gard to the coffee cure for sick head 1 ache that some one lately sent for 1 club notes, agree with you that one treatmentFof that kind would put many
 stonachs as well as systems out of 1 business* for some time. Too drastic and harmful. In too many cases sick headaches are caused by coffee alone. | Why is it that cold is not taken into account more as a cause of sick. heads l and stomachs? When sick headache i is imminent, dress warmly feet and lower limbs especially, and have the stomach well protected. I then walk in the open air or find some work to do out of doors, also drink, few sips of l hot water every half hour until re- l lieyed. While water is necessary to our being there is nothing like cold water i to take the tone from a weak stomach l speak from experience in my own l family, at least. A doctor of 50 years
 experience once told me that cold water should never be drank when the stom- r ach ills that affected the head were present, Doctor, persist in your stand I against tea and coffee, especially the 1 latter, because you are right-Mrs l..
 I receive so many letters which tell of the improved condition after drip- | ping tea and coffee and my own experi-
 ence and observation so firmly confirms l all of them that cannot do otherwise
 than decide against their use, especially 1 by people who do not lead active lives. l A man who works hard out of doors l all day may drink coffee with impunity
 and in many cases benefit for many years, but when idle it is best let alone | All communications for the Home 1 Health Club should be addressed to Dr. David H. Reeder, La Porte, Ind, and
 contain name and address in full and
 at least four cents in postage.
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