Searchlights on Health: The Science of EugenicsJefferis, B. G. (Benjamin Grant)
Philosophy
Searchlights on Health: The Science of Eugenics
Jefferis, B. G. (Benjamin Grant)
Eugenics; Hygiene; Marriage; Medicine, Popular; Sexual ethics
13. NO RIGHT TO MARRY.--A delicate girl has no right until she be made
strong, to marry. If she should marry, she will frequently, when in
labor, not have strength, unless she has help, to bring a child into
the world; which, provided she be healthy and well-formed, ought not
to be. How graphically the Bible tells of delicate women not having
strength to bring children into the world: "For the children are come
to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth."--2 Kings XIX,
3.
14. TOO SPARING.--Menstruation at another time is too sparing; this is
a frequent cause of sterility. Medical aid, in the majority of cases,
will be able to remedy the defect, and, by doing so, will probably
be the means of bringing the womb into a healthy state, and thus
predispose to conception.
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CELEBRATED PRESCRIPTIONS FOR ALL DISEASES AND HOW TO USE THEM.
VINEGAR FOR HIVES.
After trying many remedies in a severe case of hives, Mr. Swain found
vinegar lotion gave instant relief, and subsequent trials in other
cases have been equally successful. One part of water to two parts of
vinegar is the strength most suitable.
THROAT TROUBLE.
A teaspoonful of salt, in a cup of hot water makes a safe and
excellent gargle in most throat troubles.
FOR SWEATING FEET, WITH BAD ODOR.
Wash the feet in warm water with borax, and if this don't cure, use
a solution of permanganate to destroy the fetor; about five grains to
each ounce of water.
AMENORRHOEA.
The following is recommended as a reliable emmenagogue in many cases
of functional amenorrhoea:
Bichloride of mercury,
Arsenite of sodium, aa gr. iij.
Sulphate of strychnine, gr. iss.
Carbonate of potassium,
Sulphate of iron, aa gr. xlv.
Mix and divide into sixty pills. Sig. One pill after each meal.
SICK HEADACHE.
Take a spoonful of finely powdered charcoal in a small glass of warm
water to relieve a sick headache.
It absorbs the gasses produced by the fermentation of undigested food.
AN EXCELLENT EYE WASH.
Acetate of zinc, 20 grains.
Acetate of morphia, 5 grains.
Rose water, 4 ounces. Mix.
FOR FILMS AND CATARACTS OF THE EYES.
Blood Root Pulverized, 1 ounce.
Hog's lard, 3 ounces.
Mix, simmer for 20 minutes, then strain; when cold put a little in the
eyes twice or three times a day.
FOR BURNS AND SORES.
Pitch Burgundy, 2 pounds.
Bees' Wax, 1 pound.
Hog's lard, one pound.
Mix all together and simmer over a slow fire until the whole are well
mixed together; then stir it until cold. Apply on muslin to the parts
affected.
FOR CHAPPED HANDS.
Olive oil, 6 ounces.
Camphor beat fine, 1/2 ounce.
Mix, dissolve by gentle heat over slow fire and when cold apply to the
hand freely.
INTOXICATION.
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