TREATMENT.—The wound just made by the bite of a rabid animal, should be thoroughly and instantly cut open, so that the vessels will bleed freely, and all the parts should be immediately syringed or soaked with diluted aqua ammonia (spirits of hartshorn.) This remedy will give much pain, but it is of utmost importance. It is a good precaution to bind the upper portion of the wounded limb firmly with a strong ligature, in order to prevent the absorption of the subtile vapor into the circulatory system. This bandage may be safely removed in a few hours. After thoroughly drenching the wound with weak spirits of hartshorn (spirits of camphor will sometimes act as a substitute,) the parts may be drawn together, and then carefully covered with arnica court-plaster. This plaster can be obtained of any homeopathic physician, and of most druggists. (Better get the ammonia and the plaster at once, for 'tis said that "a wise man foreseeth an evil and hideth himself.") One thing is necessary-i. e., a free discharge of venous blood from the parts bitten. If there is tardiness in this respect, apply a suction force to the wound without delay. All this will act as a preventive.

REMEDY IN LAST STAGES.-In case the system is contaminated with the Rabies, and the premonitory symptoms of the culmination begin to appear, then have nothing whatever to do with drugs. Tinctures of scull cap, musk, ele campane, chick weed, &c., &c., ad infinitum, are worse than nothing; let calomel, and all the myriad forms of recommended drugs, entirely alone; and instead, put the sufferer into a very hot vapor bath, as near 150° Fahrenheit as possible, and continue the sweating process for nearly twenty minutes. After which astonish the patient with a shower of cold water, and immediately cover him with blankets in bed. This will be followed by a desire to drink some cold fluid. Instead, give a tumblerful of strong red

pepper tea containing one tea-spoonful tincture lobelia. (Procure a bottle of this tincture now.) Perhaps a paroxysm will immediately come on; if so, repeat the sweating process, with even more heat, if possible, for ten minutes; then, as before, give the tumbler of cayenne tea and the tincture of lobelia.

It may be necessary to put the patient four times through this terrible ordeal. But as soon as the system is excessively weakened by the steam process, and the sickness at the stomach is succeeded with copious vomiting, the crisis is passed, and all danger of a fatal termination is removed. While vomiting, it is well to give a little spearmint or sage tea. If, however, the paroxysmal indications reappear, let nothing deter you from administering, still more vigorously, complete repetitions of the course above prescribed.

In some incorrigible temperaments the virus of the animal Rabies resists the most energetic remedies for several hours, and even days, especially after the final symptoms have been. fully developed. The snake-stone of most countries, and the mad-stone, also, will neutralize the psychological vapor of Rabies, but not unless the individual is aware that the charm is within his possession. For it should be borne in mind that one-half of the deaths by hydrophobia, as by cholera, owe their origin to the erroneous belief of the patient that death is inevitable.

Vapor Baths for Hydrophobia.

Some twenty years ago the following case was stated in the Boston Transcript: A gentleman suffering from hydrophobia conceived the idea of suicide by means of a hot vapor bath. He entered the room when the temperature was about two hundred degrees, expecting to be suffocated, but soon fell into a profuse perspiration, and was permanently cured. Sometimes a sudden plunge in cold water will break the paroxysm

Galen's Remedy for Hydrophobia.

A favorite remedy for the bites of the rattlesnake, and in cases of hydrophobia, was introduced by Galen, under the name of " Mad-wort." The Latin name for it is Marrubium Vulgare," which, being boiled down and done into plain English, is the common "Hoarhound," so generally and wisely used in cases of coughs and asthmatic affections. There is, unquestionably, a medicinal quality in this "mad-wort," which, if persistently used both in the form of poultices and as a drink, would neutralize the venomousness of snakes and rabid dogs. Let this be remembered when no other remedy is at hand. There is much experience in its favor.

Coup de Soleil, or Sun-stroke.

This malady is produced by exposure to the heat of the sun's rays. It is a modified form of apoplexy, and is most likely to attack persons of bad digestion, or of bilious and intemperate habits. The brain fever which succeeds a sun-stroke, is dangerous. Prevention is better than cure. Experience has shown [says a military writer,] that troops serving in warm climates greatly need protection from sun-stroke, often quite as dangerous and fatal as the fire of the enemy.

The judicious care and foresight of the British officers, in the recent campaigns in India and the Crimea, protected their soldiers from the danger, by thick white linen cap covers, having a cape protecting the back of the neck, which reflected, instead of absorbing, the heat of the sun.

Farmers and teamsters-indeed every one much exposed to the sun's rays in mid-summer-might save themselves from headaches and sun-strokes by this simple cap. Sun-strokes may also be prevented by keeping a wet handkerchief or napkin in the hat. This is the best remedy for any person whose head

is accustomed to ache while exposed to the sun's rays. Always have two or three small holes in the top of your hat.

Proper Amount of Sleep.

Sleep is of the utmost consequence to the nervous and debilitated. But it should be had at night or before dinner; not afternoon, nor at irregular periods. Henry Ward Beecher hath well said: Men vary with regard to the need of sleep. A nervous man can get along with, perhaps, from five to six hours' sleep, while, perhaps, a phlegmatic man requires to sleep from eight to nine hours. The amount of sleep which a man requires depends upon his temperament. It seems strange to some that the most active men sleep the least. Men that work fastest

sleep fastest. A nervous man does everything quick; he sees quick, and hears quick, and steps quick, and works quick, and sleeps quick. He does twice as much in an hour as a phlegmatic man, and he only requires half the time in which to do up his sleep-work that the phlegmatic man does. Every man ought, from his own experience, or from the advice of a physician-one who knows something-to determine what amount of sleep he needs, and then take that amount. He that steals necessary sleep from the night, steals from the Lord.

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mits a theft for which God will visit him with punishment, in the shape of suffering and premature old age.

Sleeplessness-its Cause and Cure.

We know a person who presents a wonderful instance of wakefulness. No medicines can cause him to sleep naturally; not even drowsiness comes upon his diseased and tremulous nerves; and he is moved in despair to exclaim:

CAUSE AND REMEDY.-The cause of all sleeplessness is inseparable from the condition of the ganglionic system. The centers of life are temporarily changed, and the mind trembles and wabbles in its orbit, somewhat as a planet would if thrown from its polar relations to the sun. The Remedy, therefore, cannot be found in anodynes, opiates, &c., but in the re-establishment of the nervous and cerebral motions. This can be accomplished by the "Movement Cure" in some cases; in others, the result may come on by applying the magnetism of a harmonious and healthy operator. Chronic wakefulness may be greatly controlled by eating plentifully of onion soup from twice to thrice per week. All sedatives, anodynes, and somnolent medicines, -such as opium, morphine, laudanum, hasheesh, tobacco, &c.are at variance with the natural repose of the sympathetic ganglia. The loving and harmonious are invariably the sweetest sleepers; but the stoutest slumberers are they who work much and think little.

How to Procure Refreshing Sleep.

An unbalanced condition of the brain and its dependencies constitutes the cause of an 'oppressive fullness" in many cases, and also explains the source of much mental fatigue and bodily weariness, on awakening in the morning.

REMEDY.-Every night, before retiring, subject the posterior portions of your head to a thorough rubbing, chafing, and smiting, by the hands of another. While endeavoring to sleep, do not forget to breathe fully many times. The habit of reading and thinking, or of talking upon any exciting topic, after nightfall, is never promotive of the physical harmonies. Extreme sensitiveness, cither physical or mental, should be regarded as a morbid condition.