Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1891 — Bleeding at the Nose. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Bleeding at the Nose.

Bleeding from the nose may arise from an impoverished state of the blood. When it occurs in persons of middle age it is more serious, as it is then often a symptom of some other disease. The bleeding can generally be stopped by making the patient raise both arms above his head and hold them there some time. Sponging with cold or iced'water to the forehead and face, and applying a towel wet with cold water between the shoulders will, in some eases, succeed. The application of a strong solution of alum to the inside of the nostrils, or plugging the nostrils with lint or cotton wool soaked in the solution, may be necessary if the bleeding is profuse. The health of the person subjected to the attacks should be improved by nutritious diet — animal food, with potatoes, green salads, and fruit. The following prescription may be relied on; Tincture of steel, 2 drums; dilute muriatic acid, 1 drum; syrup of orange peel, 1 ounce; infusion of calumba. 7 ounces. Mix for a chib]., one table spoonful in a wine glass''of water before meals; for ga-adult. increase the dose.—[New York Dispatch.

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