~~ 896 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
habit of nipping indulged in by travellers who do business 
with public-houses, samplers in wholesale stores, want of 
exercise, &c., &c It may be paradoxical, but we might say 
that the way to cure apoplexy is to prevent it first by living in 
accordance with nature's laws. There are certain premonitory 
‘symptoms, which, if heeded and the proper remedies taken, 
would either prevent the attack or greatly lessen its violence. 
hese symptoms are so numerous that we do not think it 
needful to give them all. The principal are, dull heavy feeling 
in the head, giddiness if attempting to stoop, an unusual 
tendency to sleep, engorgement of the veins of the fore- 
head, and loss of memory. These symptoms being marked 
in stout plethoric people advanced in life, should induce 
measures to be taken to ward off a possible and near attack. 
The first object is to equalise the circulation, exercise in the 
open air, but not too fatiguing, hot foot-baths, cold applica- 
tions to the head, keep the bowels free with the compound 
mandrake or leptandrin powder, dandelion or liver pills; become 
as nearly as possible a vegetarian, use the digestive food, drink 
meadowsweet tea or ulmaric wine, or a cup of composition 
at bed-time.” “I’hese measures will in all likelihood ward off 
the threatened blow, but should it come, as it often does, 
without these warning symptoms being given or heeded, the 
patient falling down insensible, showing by the livid 
countenance, stertorous breathing, swelling of the veins, blood- 
shot eyes, and frothing at the mouth, that it is apoplexy we 
have to deal with, open the collar or neck-wear, vest, &c., get 
a hot foot-bath with mustard nearly up to the knees, apply 
cold water to the front and top of the head, rub the back of 
the head with tincture of cayenne or pain-killer. ¥Keep up 
this treatment for 20 mimutes, if the patient does not come 
round before this, give an injection of the slippery elm, 
into which put a teaspoonful of the antispasmodic tincture and 
a tablespoonful of olive oil, put to bed with a hot brick ina 
vinegar cloth to the feet, prop up ina reclining posture to 
favour the return of blood from the head. Whenthe pat.ent can 
swallow give half a teaspoonful of the antispasmodic tincture, 
