Ncjw, as regards prevention, which is mucli better than the cure, as a first precaution it should behove us to be careful as to what we eat, especially in the warm seasons of the year. Those foods that decompose easily should be avoided, as the warm weather assists and aids this process of fermentation. Beef and all . flesh meat should be cooked as soon as possible. If kept it should be sprinkled or brushed over with a solution of boracic acid in water, made by dissolving about an ounce of the acid to a gallon of water. It is quite harmless, easily prepared, and may be bought ,of any chemist. The same solution will be found an excellent and harmless preserva tive for all meat. Mackerel and other fish should be as fresh as possible, and kept on ice or very cool. A little of the boracic acid solution should be sprinkled over it directly when bought, in warm weather. Mussels should always be boiled before being eaten, and a tablespoonful of bicarbonate of soda being added to the water in which they are boiled Will prevent the formation of any poisonous principle. Milk in hot weather, should also be bailed before being used. Great care should be exercised that all vessels in which it is kept are made perfectly clean, especially when intended for children. Sausages and game should be thoroughly well cooked throughout before being eaten. In cases of poisoning from decomposed food, the symptoms soon show themselves, usually commencing with headache, and vomiting, and all the symptoms of an irritant poison. Medical assistance should be promptly ob tained.
