CONCERNING HEADACHES.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2293, 5 January 1900, Page 2

CONCERNING HEADACHES.

To attempt to banish all va> iations of headache by a single ' cute ' shows a childlike faith in medicine, but very little commonsense. The first step towards curing a headache is to find out which kind it is. The headache which results from indigestion is of frequent occurrence, and it implies over-eating or Unwise eating, and when a woman finds herself afflicted with such a head- ; ache she should proceed to cure it by I hutting and a mild cathartic, and sitting with her feet in hot water before going to bed. The nervous headache is the kind to which women are most subjected, as it results from the effort to make the nerves do more than they ought. The first step in treating this is to drop work and worry, if possible, and draw blood from the head by soaking the feet in hot water, and putting cold applications to the forehead and the back of th* neck.

A great many mysterious headaches have their origin in overstrained eyes. This kind is cured only by giving the wyes a vacation, or by an oculist.. Of course, care in the use of the eyes is also a help. The common practice of trying to read in jolting trains must never be used too long at a time, and when there is such eye work to l»e done brief re-ts and bathings in hot water will ward off the dreaded headache.

The headache which is the result of exposure to colds or draughts or sudden changes is best treated by hot applications, hot water bags, and gentle friction of the place of pain. It this does not banish it in a day then a deeper illness is indicated.

The l>est way to avoid headaches is to refuse to overtax the eyes, the nerves, or the stomach, aad to give attention to exercise and bathing.