before the habit is fully established
The act of nursing is sometimes painful to the mother, especially
before the habit is fully established. The discomfort is greatly
increased if the skin that covers the nipples is tender and delicate.
The suction pulls it off leaving them in a state in which the
necessary pressure of the child”s lips cause intense agony. This can
be prevented in a great measure, says Elizabeth Robinson Scovil, in
_Ladies” Home Journal_, if not entirely, by bathing the nipples
twice a day for six weeks before the confinement with powdered alum
dissolved in alcohol; or salt dissolved in brandy. If there is any
symptom of the skin cracking when the child begins; to nurse, they
should be painted with a mixture of tannin and glycerine. This must
be washed off before the baby touches them and renewed when it leaves
them. If they are very painful, the doctor will probably order morphia
added to the mixture. A rubber nipple shield to be put on at the time
of nursing, is a great relief. If the nipples are retracted or drawn
inward, they can be drawn out painlessly by filling a pint bottle with
boiling water, emptying it and quickly applying the mouth over the
nipple. As the air in the bottle cools, it condenses, leaving a vacuum
and the nipple is pushed out by the air behind it.

this newly-discovered ansthetic
Our specialists were among the first surgeons in this country to employ
this newly-discovered ansthetic. We regard it as a great boon to our
patients, and never withhold it in any case where it can be employed to
prevent suffering. Its use is attended with no danger, nor is it
followed by bad or disagreeable results.

lay 22 days in fever
_Gentlemen_–My little girl, eleven years old, took malarial fever and
lay 22 days in fever. Our family doctor was tending her twice a day; she
got no better; I sent unbeknown to the doctor and got one bottle of Dr.
Pierce”s Pellets, and one bottle of his ‘Golden Medical Discovery,’ and
commenced to give them to her as directed; after taking the medicine
three days, the fever began to go down, and the doctor came in and said:
‘what”s the matter?’ ‘Ida, you have no fever this morning,’ and laughed.
Then I told him I had been giving Dr. Pierce”s medicines. He didn”t say
a word–he was beaten. My oldest daughter is improving by taking Dr.
Pierce”s Favorite Prescription.

the figures show
The general class of risks in this company were of excellent quality, as
the figures show. Nevertheless, the abstainers exhibited a far lower
mortality than that experienced by the general class.

useful in evidence
The contents of all gunshot wounds should be preserved, as they may be
useful in evidence. A pocket revolver, as a rule, leaves the bullet in
the body.

is polite to bow slightly each time after the first
Should you meet a friend twice or oftener, at short intervals, it
is polite to bow slightly each time after the first.

when the hydrochloric acid of the stomach juice is well formed, for it
converts them into acid salts which are readily absorbed
These proteid-bound phosphorus salts can only be properly utilised
when the hydrochloric acid of the stomach juice is well formed, for it
converts them into acid salts which are readily absorbed. Therefore to
ensure free absorption we must always remember to give the
phosphorus-containing foods with such meals as will cause free
secretion of the gastric acid.

bottles of Dr
_Gentlemen_–I am feeling well at the present time; I took fourteen
bottles of Dr. Pierce”s Golden Medical Discovery. I had chronic sore
throat, hoarseness, sore chest, rheumatism in my arms, and was very much
run down. The doctor here at home said one lung was affected and that I
had symptoms of consumption. I know that your ‘Golden Medical Discovery’
was the cause of regaining my health. I remain,

on the skin, assists it to perform its functions, and will therefore
prove useful to sufferers from Bronchitis
Kneipp linen underwear, which is porous, and has a stimulating effect
on the skin, assists it to perform its functions, and will therefore
prove useful to sufferers from Bronchitis.

It is evident that a variety of food is necessary for health. Animals
fed exclusively upon one class, or upon a single article of diet, droop
and die; and in the human family we know that the constant use of one
kind of diet causes disgust, even when not very long continued.
Consequently, we infer that the welfare of man demands that his food be
of sufficient variety to supply his body with all of its component
parts. If this is not done the appetite is deranged, and often craves
the very article which is necessary to supply the deficiency. After the
component parts of the organism have assimilated the nutritious elements
of particular kinds of food for a certain length of time, they lose the
power of effecting the necessary changes for proper nutrition, and a
supply of other material is imperatively demanded. When the diet has
been long restricted to proteids, consisting largely of salt meats,
fresh vegetables and fruits containing the organic acids, become
indispensable; otherwise, the scorbutic condition, or scurvy, is almost
sure to be developed. Fresh vegetables and fruits should be eaten in
considerable quantities at the proper seasons.