Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-21

Home Health
Club
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F.; DIAPHoRET1c.
A: diaphoretic is an agent prepared
for the purpose of stimulating the cir
culation and opening up the pores of
the skin SO as to produce perspiration.
One of the best old-fashioned remedies
one Of which have often told you,
and what | have always called ditfusive
is simple, common, hot ginger tea.
Ginger tea can be made we'll and so
prepared that it is very palatable
and effective drink, or it may be so
badly made that it becomes a very
nauseous draught, without the benefi-
cial results desired. To make good
cup OF ginger tea, take about two
thirds of teaspoonful of good, fresh
ground ginger, and mix it thoroughly
with two teaspoonfuls of granulated
sugar. Then add the boiling water. If
two tablespoonful of cream are then
added the dose will be quite palatable.
It should be drunk. quite hot, just be-
fore retiring.
One of the best sweating agents,
which should be used during the early
stages of eruptive diseases, such as
measles. chickenpox, smallpox, scarlet
fever and also in the fever stage of
malaria and many other difficulties, is
the formula which I shall now give
you in the form of pleasant and most
efficient diaphoretic.
ounces.
f!eutlSy root ..........................
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Sweet majoram NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mix the pulverized article thorough
ly and prepare an infusion by steep
ing tablespoonful of the mixture in
pint of boiling water. A half tea
cupful every Is minutes is the proper
way to take it. A few grains of citric
acid, or a little lemon juice and grated
nutmeg, may be profitably added for
the purpose of making the mixture
| more palatable.
=. PoULTICES.
Poultices are applications made to
the surface to soften the parts, and
sometimes used to direct the flow OF
| blood outward from inflamed internal
organs. Poultices should be made sc
that they will hold their warmth and
moisture for great length Of time.
Ground flax seed, slippery elm bark
(pulverized), corn meal, rolled oats anG
other similar articles make good poul
tees. They should be of such consist
ency that they will adjust themselves
to surfaces over which they are placed
still not be thin enough to run. 1t Il
wise to mix with the poultice a little
| glycerine' or hot oil to hinder it from
quick drying or hardening. Bread il
often employed as poultice, but it /!
not as good as the fax seed Yeas
poulices are most excellent in slug
gish conditions, old sores, gangrene
etc. They may be made by dilutint
ordinary yeast and adding flour t,
make a stiff batter, which should b.
allowed to rise. For the class of sore
men Toned pulverized myrrh, charcoal
| ginger and golden seal may be mixet
with the prepared batter before
rises.
If there is too free discharge from
ulcers, or the tissues are relaxed, tn
poultices should contain such astrin
gents as witch hazel or wild cherr,
bark, possibly pulverized bayberr.
bark. When there is great inflamma
ton and tenseness of the parts, ther
is nothing that can equal pulverize
lObelia, either the herb or the seed
sprinkled over the poultice. If there j
great pain, lady slipper is excellen
with lobelia.
The old way of applying fomenta
tons was in the form of poultices mad
entirely by sleeping herbs. They ar
excellent for relieving pain and actin
promptly. For severe intestine
disorders and peritonitis, bruise
smart weed lamentations owe
the abdomen are very valuable, espe
cially with MULLEN leaves. If Their
is great sensitiveness catnip fomenta
tons will be found useful.
A poultice properly applied should b
placed in a cloth sack-ordinary sal
bags are convenient. The open end c
poultice bag should not be seweG
but folded over several times to kee
in the substance. A medicated poultic
bag may be applied directly to the SUI
face, by spreading thickly over til
cloth. If an open sore, it should
first covered with a thin piece of clea
cheesec1oth. Cover all with severe
pieces of flannel, or oiled sack, to n
tain the heat as long as possible.
poultice should never be allowed to bt
come cold. It is best to have anothe
poultice ready to apply as soon as til
first one is removed. Never warm owe
a poultice once used, but always appl
fresh ones.
FOMENTATIONS
Although the excellent plan Of us1n
herbs for all lamentations was goo,
yet it is not always possible, and
cases Of emergency there should a
ways be remedy at hand to suppl
the place of herbs. I presume man
of my readers will think it useless ,
tell more about hot fermentation
: which may be so easily, quickly an
effectively made with flannel cloths ar
, hot water, or hot bran poultice f,
mentation, the soapy blanket foment;