APOPLEXY. 1. Mothers' Remedies, Simple yet Effective Remedy for

Categories: Diseases of The Nervous System

"Place
the feet of the patient in hot water and mustard," This is a very simple

treatment for such a serious disease, but very often will relieve as the

hot bath will cause a reaction, take the pressure of blood from the brain

and by this means has been known to save many lives.



2. Apoplexy, Simple Injection for.-"Place dry salt on the tongue and give

an injection as follows:



Warm ater 1 quart

Common salt 2 teaspoonfuls

Brandy 1/2 ounce



This injection is recommended for any kind of a shock which affects

the circulation."



The injection of the bowels will relieve the congestion by drawing the

blood away from the brain.



Medical treatment must be to regulate the diet, bowels, kidneys, and

stomach. Restore the general health.



Caution. A person who has had an attack of this kind may have another.

The mode of life must be changed in most cases. The patient must take

things easy. The bowels, kidneys, stomach, and liver must work naturally

and the stomach must not be overloaded. Too much meat must not be eaten;

alcohol must be let alone; rich foods are prohibited. Hurry, worry, anger,

fright, excitement, etc., are bad. Be lazy, take life easy, do not get

over-heated, and sleep, sleep, SLEEP,--in a room where there is plenty of

good air. Do not lift or strain to have a passage of the bowels. Stooping

is injurious. The blood must be kept from the head. Take proper care and

you are likely to live years longer. And now you may wonder why I give

such cautions. Apoplexy is directly due to a breaking of the wall of a

blood vessel, large or small; due to a weakening, or decay, or

degeneration of the wall. This lets the blood into the substance of the

brain and presses upon the nerve centers, causing the trouble and

paralysis. Any wrong action tends to fill the blood vessels very full and

the weakened wall bursts.