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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1879)
April, 1879. THE WEST SHORE. "7 TIIR 111 11 1 0' KMIIIHIM, BUDUINO C1KNIU8-TIIK AUTI8T'H K1IWT KKKOKT. HEALTH. 8. P. Snow writes aa followi to the Pueifit Rural Prtu: 1 have been semi-invalid (or 60 yuan. I have been obligad to itudy the conditions necessary to the preservation of health in order to keep aoul and body together ao long. I will give, meaaurably, the reaulta of my atudiea in thu line, hoping thereby to beneHt other. 1 love the true reformer! of the age. They are, for the moat part, philanthropioally laboring for the good of mankind ; they aea evile, and oor ruptiona, and oppressions everywhere they turn their eyes, and labor manfully to leaaen them. But the trouble with far too many of theni ia that they labor (00 aaaiduoualy ; they go too far with their ideaa of reform ; they ride their re apective hobbies to death, and often do more harm than good in the world. Now, my hobby, if I have a hobby, can, I think, be expressed in two word AVOID IXTKMW. The reformer in theology, seeing priestcraft and error in all oreeda and sects, too often atnkee at the root of nil religion, and would leave nothing but poor, fallen human nature to de pend uoon. The reformer in aocial life, seeing opproeeton, and tyranny, and corruption in all Uwi and their administration, ia too apt to do nounoe all order, and law and government, an. I advocate a ayetam which would ineviublv mult ia anarchy and indiaerimiuaU bloodaheJ. The reformer in medicine, aaeing that druga kill aa well aa on re, will aometimea atrike looaa from all medicine and depend entirely upon unaided nature to affect a cure. Three all go toeitremcs. The happy healing medium ia not aought. The old-tine doctor dsuiee a drop of water to hia fever-burned patient; the hydropathast some timea drenches him with ice-cold draughts, and oak him in cold water until ail color, and vigor, aad life are drenched out of him. The happy medium won Id be to give him moderately of ootd water when be waa dry, and bathe him for taw momenta ia cold, or oool water, when hie kin wae bet. It ia a good rale ia theee, aad many other nana, to do quinine like flour ; anil the hoimrpathist, taking warning, perhaia, from the evil effecte, will aometimea radium hia dnee ao a moeiuito need not fear to awallow it There ia, doubtless, good in all theae varioui ayatema, but, camel to extremee, evil result. oui in n NOB amiruii. Now, I do not eipecttoadd anything new; old truths are good enough, and there are enough of them ; the trouble ia they are too often neg. leoted or forgotten. The leae drug! the lietter. Take them only wheu absolutely necessary, and only aa prescribed by an upright phyait ian, and thuu only in the amalleet poeaiblo iIinms. l'hey are ao uncertain in their effects. Indeed, tome noted physician! go ao lar aa to say that drugs have done more harm than good tss tha world. act in a manner eUl he pati with an honest, intelligent physician to modify somewhat upon nnnaainaa, that rale. Pepper aad lobelia are good medioiaea, bat I have seen, ia the infancy of Thompeuaiaaiam, a maa poar a haaieag laasanimful of Aery cayeane pepper iato hia bowl of bread aad milk aad eat it, when there waa mrthiag the matter with him i aad I have heard of taking a lobelia am rata to cur. a acre toe. The allopelaiet will sometimes lead Thev are too ant. even when thrv cure d . ' .... a r. . . . : to leave the system in thai enioeiileil stale thai some other and more malignant disease will aeiae upon the patient, when a aeriea of clrcumstancee rendrra him peculiarly liable. Better, perhR, to be aick a few day a longer, aud let nature Anally heal, and heal truly, than to cure with druga, the deleterious affoota of which remain for yean, or for lifa, to torment. BAT WIIOI.BBOMB ruOU. Kat the most whnleenme anil the beet cooked food to be nlitainod. Thia due not mean what ia usually called the richeat The plainer the dlah the better, so that it is ijnal. It must also faefr good. If tha appetite la perverted with highly seasoned dishes, It should be corrected aa epeedily aa possible by pereietently eating plainer diahee. It can eomi and eaaily lie done. Have a large variety, eat everything that la a-iHxl, but not at one meal. Here let the smallest number u( diahea that will pmiejrly aaliefy the appetite, Baffle. Use very few condiments, aad spues, aad eeaaoniaga. Kat slowly, maattoate thor uglily ; enjoy your meal to tha utaacet, bat never eat to repletion. Have pleasant subjects for conversation . keep all escitemente and pas inns from the table. Indeed, paesiooe at all time kill, especially the invalid Keep eool and happy Bathe once a week -oftaaer ia hot ami dusty weather in warm or eool water, whichever ia moat agrreable t the seneeliuna Bathing, followed by a perman.nt chill, la death -producing. roiXOW - n i Bat her raaeon meat step in, for nature ia boo,. lime parverted. Be very regular ia all your habits, regular in lying down and ia rising up. regular in sating, and drinking, aad sleeping, aad be especially careful not to get late in habit of eating between meals "lt year muderetiue be known " la all things. Be mod crate ia eetiag. la alee wag, la dnakiag, ia labor aad ia red If yea bar labored bard aad are hot and thirsty, drink moderately ; If you are very hungry, eat very slowly aud very moder ately. If meat agree with yoa, eat a little i If you are old or feeble, drink a tittle tea or coffee ; if you need stimulants, drink a littla wla bat of most of the, l would say, the lee the bat ter, and of whiaky and tobacco, l would aay none. I aud with the refrain which I would iinpree most earnestly upon all, iivokf mvrrmw. do nothing to eioeaa i and if you have, la a moment id thoughtleeaueea, ovenloae.phvaleally, or morally, or mentally, lie bile for a few daya and recuperate, and do not, unleae you are sen outly sick, throw yourself Into the handa of. a physician, who canuot know your nature aa well aa you ought to know it yourself. A Aston Bur. A aohoolmiatreaa la tk country waa taking down the Barnes &ad ages of her scholars at the commencement of the term, when, ootalug in turn to a little white headed l my , aha ask ml him ; "Well, my lad, how old are yoaf" " My name a n t 11.' Bald ho sharply ; 'It's John.' "Well," said the sclumlmletrea, "halls the mst of your name f "Why, that's all the nam I've got Just .lolin. isn't cumin' to schoo " Well, what ia your father's name f "Mb, you needn I put dad s ft ' ei'hiMil rt ilail s name ilowni be Ile a too big to go to " Wall, how obi are yoa f " "I ain't ohl at all, I m youag " The tittle hoy perhape thought be was very smart, but we (tope none of oar youag readers will think in. True amartneas doe not etmsisl ia sauce and disrespect. I 1 . . . I'., 1 mm The polleh Head ia laundries is inaile as follows' Htareb, aa oaaeei paratttae, aboat three draehawi white eager, lahlscieui. full tatile salt, tableepeoafuli water, qaaatem sudlcit. Hub up the starch with soft water Iato a thick, smooth pacts Add nearly or unite a pint m boiling water, with the salt aad sugar dissolved in it. aad, having dropped la tee par ail. 11.. boil (or at least ball aa boar, stirring to prevent hurtling rllrala lb starch aad aa while hoi Muffluteat i.liiing may he aided to the water, previous to the boiling, to overcome the yellowish eaet of Ike starch, If aaeeaaary. Mparnvaeeti may be need ia place of peramae Huucbed Uaea eaa inly be properly Batched by bard pressors applied to the iroa. ria "I'ecil, dun I U so rude ' yoc sheal k..s gealleasea "' Cesaat "Why Bat, lo da.-
