Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1893 — THE BODY AND ITS HEALTH. [ARTICLE]

THE BODY AND ITS HEALTH.

Hint for tiie Bath. —Put to a cup of sea salt one-half ounce of camphor and one-half oupce of ammonia m a quart bottle; fill the bottle with hot water aDd let it stand twenty-four hours; then, when prepared to bathe with a sponge, put a teaspoonful of this mixture, well shaken, into your basin. A surprising quantity of dirt will come from the cleanest skin. The ammonia cleanses and the camphor and the salt impart a beneficial effect which cannot be exaggerated. A Relief for Burns.—A free application of soap to a fresh burn almost instantly removes the fire from the fieah. If the injury is very severe, as soon as the pain ceases apply linseed oil and then dust over with fine flour. When this covering dries hard, repeat the oil and flour dressing till a. good coating is obtained. When the latter dries, allow it to stand until it cracks and falls off, as it will do in a day or two, and a new skin will be found to have formed where the skin was burned.

Mould on Apples. —Attention is called to the fact that apples store! in cellars or elsewhere are invariably covered with mould or mildew—often invis ible, but just as real. This mould consists mostly of microscopic plants, including numerous species of fungi, all of which are more or less poisonous. Physicians say they have traced diphtbe ria in children to the use of mouldy apples. Mothers are in the habit of giving little children apples to play with, aod the babies try to eat them. In suoh cases the moyld should be carefully removed from them. How to Live if You Wish to Live Long. —Aside from the very important ana controlling influences of inheritance, of diet, and of temperate habits, says the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, the points to be learned from the few statiscal data attainable are that longevity is promoted by a quiet, peaceful life, in a retired and’ rural community, where there is freedom from nervous strain and worrying and excessively laborious toil. The businessman, with increasing cares and responsibilities, the mill operative toiling hard to keep together the souls and bodies of himself and his family, the politicians, the hardworking professional men, are not the chief contributors to the centenarian ranks. Dr. Holyoke, indeed, became s centenarian, but his example has rarely been followed by his professional brethren.