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physician declared it would send the disease to the brain and soon destroy, me. 

 The occasion for its use arose from typhoid pneumonia of the right lung — the 

 exhausting discharges from the bowels and the change of position necessary 

 producing such sinking spells that life must have soon given out. The attend- 

 ing physician had determined to administer the brandy ; but the consulting one 

 (a much older man, and hence more set in the "old fogy" idea that brandy 

 ivould escite inflammation of the brain) was contending with him in the parlor, 

 is I was afterwards informed, that it would not do; when the clergyman came 

 In, as he was in the habit of doing in my sickness, and heard their argument, 

 he came in to see my condition; as soon as he saw my exhaustion — he having 

 been raised from the same condition by a physician in another city, went 

 back to the doctors and said: " I will take the responsibility of this case to-day," 

 thus agreeing with the advance in science, as shown by the younger physician; 

 he did as above indicated, personally attending to me all that day and niglil 

 till 5 o'clock in the morning; pronouncing the danger past, he called my deal 

 wife (since passed to the "better land"), whom he had compelled, as it were, to 

 lie down for a few hours, which she had not before done for several days and 

 nights (getting all her rest and sleep in a chair, notwithstanding there was plenty 

 of help, through her anxiety for me— such is a true woman's love). The brandy 

 was truly the hinge on which the case turned back to life, when scarcely a hope 

 was entertained that such could be the result. Why should not this, then, or 

 some other of these punches, eggnogs, etc., save others when in such extremely 

 weak conditions? If I did not so believe, I would certainly not take such pains 

 and so much space to explain and recommend them. But do not understand 

 me as recommending these stimulating drinks, only in these exhausting diseases, 

 where the diffusive as well as the stimulating power of the spirit is demanded 

 to aid the strength and stimulate the recuperative powers of nature to rally to 

 the rescue. My reasons for opposing stimulation generally, is more fully shown 

 in the remarks following ''Eggnog." 



37. Claret Punch.— Claret, 1 bottle: ice-water, J^ as much as wine, 

 sliced lemons, 2; powdered sugar, i^ cup. Put the sugar upon the sliced 

 lemons for a few minutes; add the ice-water and stir well for a minute or two, 

 then pour in the wine. Put plenty of ice into each glass as served For the 

 sick come as near to the proportions as practicable, for why should not the sick 

 have their share of the good things, as well as those who only use them for the 

 enjoyment ? These fixtures are only additions to improve flavor, and make 

 more palatable; hence let the sick have the advantage of them by all means. 



38. Currant Shrub for the Sick.— A lady writer says: 'Make the 

 same as jelly, but boil only ten minutes ; then bottle, and cork tightly. Put 3 

 table-spoonfuls of the shrub (jelly) to J^ glass of ice-cold water, and have some 

 bits of ice in it." 



Remarks.— TioB would be pleasant and grateful to the taste, but it is not 

 shrub — that always contains spirits of some kind, to prevent souring; or, for 

 its stimulating effects; see the following: 



38. English Shrub, for the tSick.— "One sour" (lemon juice) 



