Typhoid.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7404, 7 March 1903, Page 4

Typhoid.

A Few Useful Mints. Writing to a Sydney paper, a correspondent says :—" As usual at this time of the year, typhoid has again appeared amongst the people ; but, no doubt, on account of the dry weather, many country towns arc suffering more than generally. I have frequently given a i'cw drops of spirits of turpentine, mixed with an equal quantity of salad or olive oil, in about half a teaspoonful of sugar at bedtimo for a few days, when tho littlo ones complained of not being well, and became feverish. A dose of sulphur also docs good. The oil is used to prevent any ill effects of the turpentine on tho lining of the intestines. To a child of live years o drops of turpentine, of eight years 5 drops, and so on ; adults 10 drops. From a copy of tho London Daily Mail, just to hand, I see that a Mow York cable says : —' As a result of a series of experiments, the Chicago Jioard of Health has endorsed the recent announcement of Dr. Ferguson, of London, that lemon-juico on oystors is also recommended as a preventative of typhoid,' "