frequently marsh miasma, or the effluvia arising from stagnant water in pools, or on marshy ground. On the attack, the patient should be placed between blank- ets, and partake freely of water-gruel or barley-water. From 20 to 30 drops of laudanum, or more, should be given just before the commencement of the ague fit. The nails turn blue just before the fit begins. The fit may be moderated also by taking 1 scrapie of the carbonate of Ammonia, 8 grains compound powder of Ipecacuanha, mint-water, 1 % ounce. Peruvian Bark, or Sulphate of Quinine, is an efficacious remedy. An emetic be- fore taking it is necessary ; about 20 grains of Ipecacuanha powder ; then take a small dose of Salts and Senna, and the Peruvian bark in powder ; an ounce will make eight doses, one of which should be taken every hour or two. Or, instead of the Peruvian bark, take from a to 4 grains of Quinine, with 1 grain of extract of Gentian, made into pills. When the disease is arrested, continue the use of the pill, taking two per day for a few weeks. Ague — Take 30 grains erf Sn&ko- root, 40 of Wormwood, % ounce of Peruvian Bark powdered, and half a pint of Port Wine. Put the whole into a bottle, and si lake it well together ; divide it into four equal quantities, and take it the first thing in the morning, and the last at night, when the til 13 over. The dose should be often re- peated, to prevent a return erf the com- plaint Or, when the fit is on, take an egg beaten up in a glass of brandy, and go to bed immediately. AIR. — Impure air is highly charged with noxious gases. It is the chief cause of influenza, cholera, and fevers. — In crowded assemblies, the atmosphere soon becomes injurious. It is computed that a man destroys the vital portiou of a gallon of air per minute. Fish cannot live in impure water. Man cannot live healthfully in an Impure atmosphere. Hence houses, chapels, churches, prisons assembly rooms, sc., ought to be well ventilated. — Persons inhabiting towns should often walk into the country, for the purpose of obtaining pure air. — Pure ' air is essential to good health ; and just in proportion aa the air wc breathe be. come* irnnmw, the system h*— imp* UTV AIR »4 ALE healthy. It tresh air be necessary tor those in health, it is still more so for the lick who often lose their lives for want jf it. The notion that sick people must fe kept very hot is so common, that one can scarcely enter the room of the sick, without being ready to faint, on account of the hot suffocating smell. How this' must affect the sick any one may judge. No medicine is so beneficial and reviv- ing to the sick as fresh air, if it be ad- ministered pnidenily. — The atmosphere 1 of a sick room may be greatly purified and freshened bv sprinkling the floor frequently with vinegar, or any strong vegetable acid. Air: — To purify. — Powdered nitre and oil of vitriol, six drachms each. Mix, by adding one drachm of vitriol at a time. The vessel must be placed on some hot substance, and the mixture stirred with a glass rod. Place in differ- ent parts of the room. This is excellent to prevent infection from Typhus and other fevers.

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frequently marsh miasma, or the effluvia arising from stagnant water in pools, or on marshy ground. On the attack, the patient should be placed between blankets, and partake freely of water-gruel or barley-water. From 20 to 30 drops of laudanum, or more, should be given just before the commencement of the ague fit. The nails turn blue just before the fit begins. The fit may be moderated also by taking 1 scruple of the carbonate of Ammonia, 8 grains compound powder of Ipecacuanha, mint-water, 1 % ounce. Peruvian Bark, or Sulphate of Quinine, is an efficacious remedy. An emetic before taking it is necessary ; about 20 grains of Ipecacuanha powder ; then take a small dose of Salts and Senna, and the Peruvian bark in powder ; an ounce will make eight doses, one of which should be taken every hour or two. Or, instead of the Peruvian bark, take from a to 4 grains of Quinine, with 1 grain of extract of Gentian, made into pills. When the disease is arrested, continue the use of the pill, taking two per day for a few weeks. Ague — Take 30 grains of Snakeroot, 40 of Wormwood, % ounce of Peruvian Bark powdered, and half a pint of Port Wine. Put the whole into a bottle, and shake it well together ; divide it into four equal quantities, and take it the first thing in the morning, and the last at night, when the till it is over. The dose should be often repeated, to prevent a return of the complaint Or, when the fit is on, take an egg beaten up in a glass of brandy, and go to bed immediately. AIR. — Impure air is highly charged with noxious gases. It is the chief cause of influenza, cholera, and fevers. — In crowded assemblies, the atmosphere soon becomes injurious. It is computed that a man destroys the vithe portion of a gallon of air per minute. Fish cannot live in impure water. Man cannot live healthfully in an Impure atmosphere. Hence houses, chapels, churches, prisons, assembly rooms, &c., ought to be well ventilated. — Persons inhabiting towns should often walk into the country, for the purpose of obtaining pure air. — Pure air is essential to good health; and just in proportion as the air we breathe becomes impure, the system becomes impure. AIR »4 ALE healthy. If fresh air be necessary for those in health, it is still more so for the lick who often lose their lives for want of it. The notion that sick people must be kept very hot is so common, that one can scarcely enter the room of the sick, without being ready to faint, on account of the hot suffocating smell. How this' must affect the sick any one may judge. No medicine is so beneficial and reviving to the sick as fresh air, if it be administered prudently. — The atmosphere 1 of a sick room may be greatly purified and freshened bv sprinkling the floor frequently with vinegar, or any strong vegetable acid. Air: — To purify. — Powdered nitre and oil of vitriol, six drachms each. Mix, by adding one drachm of vitriol at a time. The vessel must be placed on some hot substance, and the mixture stirred with a glass rod. Place in different parts of the room. This is excellent to prevent infection from Typhus and other fevers.

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