The Washington times., 1905-10-22
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HINTS ON HEALTH AND
HYGIENE.
. HE apple is such a common fruit
that very few persons are Ia
miliar with its remarke BILE

ne dppit is SuCn a common lru1t
that very few persons are Ia
miliar with its remarkable
efncacious medicinal properties.
Everyone ought TO know that the
very best thing they can do is to eat
apples just before retiring for the night.
Persons INITIATED in the mysteries of the
fruit are liable TO throw up their hands
in horror at the visions of dyspepsia
which such a suggestion may su1lslylon
up. but no harm can come even to a
delicate system by the eating of a ripe
apple before going TO bed The apple
is an excellent brain food, because It has
more phosphoric acid in easily digested
shape than any other fruit.
Sleeping between blankets is a great
preventive of chills. as by so doing the
body is not chilled by coming into con-
tact with cold sheets. Those who suf-
Ter from cold feet should wear loose
white wooden bed socks. Heat giving
foods. such as butter. dripping, suet
puddings, milk puddings, cocoa SOUPS,
and broths. produce heat in the body,
while flannel, as a non-conductor, pre-
vents heat leaving the body.
Some folks are continually having sore
throats. When, despite all precautions,
an attack seems imminent, you should
dip the wetted finger into baking soda
and rub each tonsil well with this every
hour or two. Many attacks may be cut
short thus. A rough dry stocking or a
cloth wrung out OF ice cold water wrap
ped round the neck and covered with
something dry, worn for night will do
good. Frequent sore throats occurring
In household should suggest an ex-
animation of the sanitary arrangements.
To insure health for children give them
plenty of milk. plenty of flannel. plenty
of air and let them have plenty of sIeen
and they will seldom, If ever, all any-
thing That is. milk Is the best diet.
they must be warmly clothed, must be
much out or doors and must be allowed
10 sleep on until they awaken of their
own accord
II possible, accustom your little ones
70 sleep without a pillow OF any kind,
and II they must have one LET n he
quite small, only just sufficient TO sup
port the head and neck large feather
pillow interferes with the proper forrna-
tion OF the spine
Grind common starch with a knife un-
I'll 1t Is reduced to the smootbest powder.
put IL in a clean tin box. so as to have
1t by you for the prevention of chapped
hands. After washing your hands. rinse
them thoroughly in clean water, wine
them, and while they are yet damn
rub a pinch OF the starch Thoroughly
over them. covering the whole surface
The effect is magical. The rough, smart
ting skin is cooled, soothed and healed.
Constant coughing is precisely ike
scratching a wound on the outside of the
body. So long as IT is done the wound
VIII not heal Let person when temp.
ed TO cough draw a long breath and hold
II until II warns and soothes every air
will ha 20
ceived from this process The nitrogen
acts as an anodyne TO the mucous MEM
brane, allaying the desire to cough, and
giving the throat and lungs q chance TO
heal At the same time a suitable medi-
cine will aid nature in her effort 10 re-
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