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to make the lye too strong, or it wi'l 

 bliBter the feet. This remedy is highly 

 recommended by those who have used 

 it. 



Bee- Stings Wet indigo and apply. 

 It will at once cure stings of any in- 

 sects. 



Cerebro Spinal Meningitis The 

 following are the most approved pro- 

 fessional remedies for this disease : 



DURING THE FIRST 24 HOURS. 

 Fluid extract of ergot, 1 oz. ; spirits 

 ammonia aromatica, 2 ozs. ; mix. Take 

 a teaspoonf ul in water every four hours. 

 In addition, acetate of potash, 12 

 drachms ; camphor water, 6 ozs. ; mix : 

 take a tablespoonful every two hours 

 until sweating occurs. 



In addition to these remedies, add a 

 warm bath, followed by wrapping in 

 flannel or rubbing with dry mustard, 

 every three to six hours, to a child of 

 five years, according to the urgency of 

 the case. Dr. J. B. Hamilton, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



For controlling the restlessness and 

 delirium of the disease : Bromide of 

 potash, 10 to 20 grains; tincture of 

 hyoscyamus, 15 to 40 drops ; mix : a dose 

 to be taken every five to six hours. 



Where the disease is attended by per- 

 sistent vomiting: Hydrocyanic acid, 

 dilute, 2 to 5 drops ; bicarbonate of soda, 

 5 to 10 grains ; mix : take every three 

 to four hours. 



In children: Bromide of potash, 5 

 to 6 grains; water, 2 tablespoonf uls ; 

 taken at a dose, every two, three or 

 four hours. Dr. F. Lewis Smith. 



Sore Nipples Fluid extract of 

 hydrastis canadensis and glycerine, of 

 each, one ounce : tannin, thirty grains ; 

 mix and apply with a brush or lint. It 

 is one of the most speedy and effectual 

 remedies in use for this affection. 



To Prevent Hair Falling Out- 

 Make a strong decoction of white. oak 

 bark in water and use it freely. It is 

 best to make but little at a time and 

 have it fresh at least once a fortnight. 



Cravats and Collars should not 

 be worn so tight as to compress the 

 many large vessels of the neck, which 

 connect with the brain, and they should 

 never, under any circumstances, be 

 worn during the night. 



How to Keep Sick-Booms Cool 

 It consists in opening the windows 

 wide and covering the openings with 

 cloths steeped in water. It is well 

 known how largely water in passing 

 from the liquid to the gaseous state, 



absorbs caloric. This absorption low- 

 ers the temperature of the room from 

 five to six degrees in a few minutes, 

 and the humidity diffused in the air 

 causes the heat to be more readily en- 

 dured. By this system patients, even 

 in the hottest time in summer, find 

 themselves in a perfectly fresh atmos- 

 phere. 



Neutralizing Mixture Take of 

 rhubarb (pulverized), two scruples ; sal- 

 eratus (pulverized), two scruples ; pep- 

 permint-plant (pulverized), two scru- 

 ples ; add half a pint of boiling water 

 and sweeten with loaf sugar. Dose, 

 one teaspoonful every one or two 

 hours, according to the symptoms. 

 This is among the most valuable prepa- 

 rations in use for cholera-infantum, 

 cholera, cholera-morbus, diarrhea, dys- 

 entery, etc. Its operation and action 

 appear to be specific or almost infalli- 

 ble. This the celebrated " Neutralizing 

 Mixture." 



To Improve the Complexion 

 Mix sulphur in a little milk and after 

 standing an hour or two if the milk 

 (without disturbing the sulphur) is 

 rubbed into the skin, it will keep it 

 soft and make the complexion clear. 

 It is to be used before washing. In 

 warm weather the amount necessary to 

 be used must be prepared each even- 

 ing, otherwise it will become putrid. 



To Beautify the Hands To a 

 wineglassful of glycerine add the yolk 

 of two eggs. Mix very thoroughly or 

 rub in a mortar and bottle for use. No 

 better preparation can be had for the 

 hands. 



To Purify Water Water is puri- 

 fied by 1, filtration through gravel, 

 sand or soft porous stone and charcoal. 

 Or, 2, it may be sweetened and improv- 

 ed by charcoal, coarsely pulverized 

 and thrown into a vessel of water. 8, 

 by boiling and distillation. 



Beds Bendered Healthy Beds, 

 instead of being made up as soon as 

 people rise out of them, ought to be 

 turned down and exposed to the fresh 

 air from the open windows through the 

 day. 



Feather-beds, especially for youth 

 and in warm weather, are very un- 

 healthy and should never be used ex- 

 cept in very cold weather. 



They should be opened every third 

 year, the ticking washed, the feathers 

 dressed and returned. 



To Fill a Decayed Tooth When 



