HEALTH IN THE HOME

King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 736, 13 January 1915, Page 7

HEALTH IN THE HOME

ULCERATED STOMACH. This complaint generally arises from tho lining membrane of the stomach 'becoming inflamed, and a sore forming. Delicate women, who live largely on tea, who have not had proper nourishing food, and who are anaemic and bloodless, often suffer from this complaint. If a jjerson experiences violent pain in the stomach shortly after taking- food, and then, obtains relief by vomiting, yon may be almost sure an ulcer is the cause of it. The danger lies in the possibility of the'ulcer breaking through the wall of the stomach, and ■ the contents escaping into the abdomen, and thus • setting up inflammation which might prove'fatal if not carefully treated in a proper manner. . The patient' must remain in bed, and for three to four days-be. fed by injection, so that • the stomach may rest. Afterwards small'doses of milk may be given by the •mouth, and later meat juice, soup, and soft-boiled eggs; solid food must be avoided. In caso of any Heeding, small-lumps of "ice may be sucked, and cold applied to tho stomach. When the patient is able to take food by the mouth, a teaspoonful of Carlsbad salt in a little warm water may be given in the morning. Six to ten grains of subnitrate of bismuth taken three times a day before food is sometimes helpful to the healing of an ulcer. Should the ulcer perforate tho wall of the stomach there must ,be an operation at once.

NEW. REMEDY EOR INSOMNIA. . An expert diseases- has recently recommended a cure for insomnia which has been tried with' much success. ' It is simply to keep your eyes; .open, when you want to go to sleep and cannot. *A person whose brain is too active will sometimes close the eyes and vainly endeavor to sleep. The very closing of the eye seems to_ concentrate the mental faculties on business affairs and other distractions. The theory of the French physician is that if the victim of'insomnia will fix, his eyes upon some gleam of light, some s'hadow, or even the darkness itself, he can relieve his mind ' from thoughts that perplex it and divert attention from himself. Try the experiment when you are sleepless, and,see how unconsciously your eyes will' close and your thoughts begin to take possession of you. .Struggle to keep them open and fixed upon an object; either real or imaginary, and before you are aware of it the struggle will have ended'and sleep will be victorious.

' CURE FOR,, SLIGHT BURNS

Puß the part'instantly in cold water, or cover it with moistened bakiug-ing-powder, and then with a wet ..lotii. When the skin is destroyed the point to be attained is to exclude the air; do this by covering +he bu?n with sweet oil,, cosmoline, vaseline, linseed oil, cream, carron oil, lard, or with' flour spread thickly rn a a linen- cloth, or on a cotton- batting-. An excellent' covering- for burnt surfaces 'is made by' mixing- common whiting (used in .kitchens for polishing purposes) with- sweet oil, olive, cotton seed, or other oil, or even water, into a thick paste. With this, the burn is carefully, covered by means of a feather, taking care not to break the blister, then the whole part is covered with cotton cloth and kept clean and moist... In severe cases cover the patient warmly in bed, and give opiates and stimulants. Burns of large size are always dangerous, often resulting in death, and always'should receive the careful attention" of a skilled physician.

HOW TO RETAIN 1 HEALTH. If you wish to have health it is necessary, that you should be regular in your habits, have ' a stated time for your meals, eat sparingly of plain nourishing food, and-leave pastry severely alone; abstain from ardent spirits and tobacco, retire from the dinner table feeling a little hungry, bathe often, and exercise in the open air when you can, as breathing the pure air gives life and strength; retire, to bed early, as a good night's rest gives the body a chance to recover the nerv* ous wastes lost during the waking hours. There is no doubt but sleep is a prolonger of life, and is upheld in a recent medical work on the digestive organs-'and faculties. A long sleeper has a much better prospect of long life than a person who is satisfied with naps. It is well-known, that the great cause of our bodily ailments, is repletion—that is, eating a larger quantity than is wanted to supply the. necessaries of the system.

CELERY FOR RHEUMATISM. One of the strangest theories is that celery is a cure for rheumatism; indeed, it is asserted that the disease is impossible if the vegetable be cooked and freely eaten. The celery should be cut into pieces J and boiled in water until soft, and the water drunk by the patient. Put, new- milk, with a little flour and nutmegr, into a saucepan with the boiled celery, serve it-' warm with" pieces of toast, eat.it with potatoes, and the painful ailment will soon yield. Such is the declaration of a physician, who, it is said, has agfa'n tried the experiment, and with uniform success. He adds that cold or damp never produces, but .simply develops .the 'disease :.gf>which. acid ; blood is the;