The Ordway new era., 1905-09-22

Home Health
I Club
~ DavidH. 1ssdsI, Ph. o., Md.
MALAR1A-AGuE.


description for the successful home
treatment of all kinds of fever. In
GLIDING malarial fever. but there has
been great demand this summer for
more upon the subject OF malaria or
'acue as 1t is popularity called.
II were to go into a detailed or
technical description of the sickness
called ague, I would use up all OF the
space that is allotted TO me, and you
would receive no practical information.
I think you are able to recognize the
disease. Formerly 1t was supposed
that ague was caused solely by damp
marshy lands and damp cellars, be-
cause OF Its being more prevalent in
such places. but 1t has during recent
years been quite conclusively demon
strated that the cause originates In
the bite of certain kinds of mosquitoes,
and that one may with perfect safety
and freedom from malaria sleep for
months I'm the open air Of the worst
kinds Of swampy places IL fully pro-
tected from the bite of mosquitoes.
Recent research also demonstrated
that this knowledge was common prop
erty over two thousand years ago, and
that several hundreds kinds of mos
quitoes were known and classified.
Now while I am convinced that the
bite of the poisonous insect is the
cause, do not believe that n person
in perfect health would suffer. and In
fact experience proves that many pco-
pie are immune. although exposed to
the same cause.
i Our lesson is, therefore. keep the
blood pure and the alimentary canal
free from impurities. The right kind
of food In the right quantities and
properly eaten, with sanitary sur
roundlngs Is the safeguard which must
be used for prevention.
b First, good wholesome food that is
not difficult TO digest: second. not to
overeat: third, to masticate all food
very thoroughly; fourth, no liquids
while eating; fifth, an abundance OF
pure water between meals and on aris-
ing In the morning: sixth. good warm
bath with plenty of soap and water at
least twice a week; seventh, q perfeao
emptying of the colon nt least one
uuhys 10 a. WY lUthk
In tho prevention or successful home
treatment OF aguc. The disease is
much more likely to be fastened to one
whose colon is filied with stagnant
and impacted fecal matter. which
should have been promptly eliminated.
II there is the slightest sign of consti-
patton the colon should be thoroughly
cleanscd by the use Of from two 10
three quarts OF warm water In which
OF salt to the quart Of water. This
should be injected by means Of long.
flexible soft rubber tube called colon
tube. such as Is used In hospitals in
administering what is called high
enema"
About the only medicine that will
be needed for keeping the system in
excellent fighting condition In case the
above suggestions nrc followed is eith-
or the good old-fashioned herb remedy.
compound gcntian syrup mot tinctur0
or about one grain of capsicum or COM
mon red pepper. taken just Mt the fin
ish of breakfast and another Mt din
ncr. The best way 10 take capsicum
Is in solunble capsules.
When the disease has become estnb-
lishcd, the Home Club method of treat
ment us given In Vol. 2 Of the Club
Books should be rigidly followed In nd
dition to the observance OF the diet
lctic and hygIenic rules above given.
sgyJyT CLUB NOTES. WEI
Sleepiessness.
One Of our exchanges gives the fol-
lowing cure for insomnia:
II suppose all Of us arc suffering
from the invasion of electricity. My
old friend Bounce, who was n victim
OF insomnia for forty years. thinks
he sleeps now better than any other
man on earth. He lost his way in the
and stayed over night in
the cabin OF forester. His sleep was
the deep sleep of Just man made per-
feet, and in the morning he found that
he had not moved half an inch all
night" -
ats the insulation the forester In
sisted. You city folks are killing
yourselves with contact. II you'll
break the contact you'll be able to
slepe and get your nerves back"
This matter OF contact was finally
explained to mean that our bedposts
arc in contact with the floors, the
floors with the walls and the walls
with mother earth. 80 that whatever
personal magnetism a man has In him
goes away in the night time. leaving
him like log On his mattress. The
forester had obtained four ginss insu-
lators from telegraph poles somewhere
and screwed them on the posts Of his
guest bed, 20 that the electricity could
not run away. Bounce, the very day
he got home insulated his bed, and
from that moment to the present his