Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1899 — THE CAMILY DOCTOR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE CAMILY DOCTOR

Very aged persons are often afflicted with itching of the skin without a rash or manifestation of skin disease. This is generally due to weakened nerves, and may be mitigated by baths In warm water faintly tinged with carbolic acid—one teaspoonful of acid to a gallon of water. Medicines do not very greatly change the effects of varicose veins in the leg. About the best alleviant is a silk elastic stocking. This evens the pressure in the limb and prevents the veins from dilating excessively. Thin-blooded children who arise with headaches and dizziness in the morning may be greatly benefited by the administration of a half-teaspoonful of solution of albuminate of iron after mekls. A great many nervous people are alarmed at the presence of a fluttering feeling in the throat when they get excited—“a lump that cannot be swallowed.” The lump is an imaginary one, due entirely to a slight constriction of the gullet, and may be mitigated with valerian or almost any mild nervine. “Skin foods” are generally humbugs. There are no foods for the skin differing from foods for the entire body. Some persons, anxious to fill out the cheeks, rub on cod liver oil, but It Is the rubbing only that develops the muscles of the face. Freedom from worry and plenty of rest are the great complexion savers. Calloused feet are produced by IBfitting shoes and prolonged standing. They should be pared only when absolutely necessary, as frequent paring favors rapid growth. Soak the feet tai hot alum water, one teaspoonful to the quart, every night and protect the callous by a thin ring of felt