But before plugging of the nose is resorted to, it will be well to try the effects of a cold solution of alum:-- Take of--Powdered Alum, one drachm; Water, half a pint: To make a Lotion. A little of the lotion should be put into the palm of the hand and sniffed up the bleeding nostril; or, if that does not succeed, some of the lotion ought, by means of a syringe, to be syringed up the nose. 375. _In case of a young lady fainting, what had better be done_? Lay her flat upon her back, taking care that the head be as low as, or lower than, the body; throw open the-windows, do not crowd around her, [Footnote: Shakspeare knew the great importance of not crowding around a patient who has fainted. He says-- "So play the foolish throngs with one that swoons; Come all to help him, and so stop the air By which he should revive."] unloosen her dress as quickly as possible; ascertain if she have been guilty of tight-lacing--for fainting is sometimes produced by that reprehensible practice. Apply smelling salts to her nostrils; if they be not at hand, burn a piece of rag under her nose; dash cold water upon her face; throw open the window; fan her; and do not, as is generally done, crowd round her, and thus prevent a free circulation of air. As soon as she can swallow, give her either a draught of _cold_ water or a glass of wine, or a tea-spoonful of sal-volatile in a wine-glassful of water. _To prevent fainting for the future._--I would recommend early hours; country air and exercise; the stays, if worn at all, to be worn slack; attention to diet; avoidance of wine, beer, spirits, excitement, and fashionable amusements. Sometimes the cause of a young lady fainting, is either a disordered stomach, or a constipated state of the bowels. If the fainting have been caused by _disordered stomach_, it may be necessary to stop the supplies, and give the stomach, for a day or two, but little to do; a fast will frequently prevent the necessity of giving medicine. Of course, if the stomach be _much_ disordered, it will be desirable to consult a medical man. If your daughter's fainting have originated from a _costive state of the bowels_ (another frequent cause of fainting), I beg to refer you to a subsequent Conversation, in which I will give you a list of remedies for the prevention and the treatment of constipation. A young lady's fainting occasionally arises from debility--from downright weakness of the constitution; then the best remedies will be, change of air to the coast, good nourishing diet, and the following strengthening mixture: Take of--Tincture of Perchloride of Iron, two drachms; Tincture of Calumba, six drachms; Distilled Water, seven ounces: Two table-spoonfuls of this mixture to be taken three times a day. Or for a change, the following:-- Take of--Wine of Iron, one ounce and a half Distilled Water, six ounces and a half