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of water, and using it as a gargle, and swallowing a fcw drops before going 

 ont. A pint of bromo cliloralum costs fifty cents, bat a small vial full will 

 last a long time. 



(i) Take eiglit drops of muriatic acid, in half a tumbler of spring water, 

 and add a little lemon peel or juice to suit the palate. Let tliis mizture be 

 taken three times a day for some weeks, and, if found beneficial, then use it 

 occasionally. 



(5) The best treatment in regard to oflfensiTe breath is the use of pow- 

 dered charcoal, two or three tablespoonfhla per week, taken in a glass of 

 water before retiring for the night. 



To Stop Bleeding. — (1) If a man is wounded so that the blood flows, 

 that flow is either regular, or by jets or spurts. If it flows re^larly, a vein 

 has been wounded, and a string should be bound tightly around below the 

 wounded part, that is, beyond it from the heart. If the bloOT comes out by 

 leaps or jets, an arterj- has been severed, and the person may bleed to death 

 Li a lew minutes; to prevent which apply the cord above the wotind, that is, 

 between the wound and the heart. In case a strmg or cord is not at hand, 

 tie the two opposite comers of a handkerchief aronnd the Umb, put a stick 

 between ami turn it round until the handkerchief is twisted sufliciently tight 

 to stop the bleeding, and keep it so until a physician can be had. 



(2) It is said that bleeding from a wound, on man or l>east, may be 

 stopped by a mixture of wheat flotir and common salt, in equal parts, bound 

 on with a cloth. If the bleeding be profuse, use a lai^e quantity, say from 

 one to three pints. It may be left on for hours or even days, if necessary. 

 The person who gave us this receipt says: " In tliis manner I saved the iife 

 of a horse which was bleeding from a wounded artery; the bleeding ceased 

 in five minutes after the application." 



(3) Blood may be made to cease to flow as follows: Take fine dust of tea 

 and bind it close to the wound; at all times accessible and easily to be 

 obtained. After 'Ibe blood has ceased to flow, laudanum may be advantage- 

 ously appUed to the wound. Due regard to these instructions would save 

 agitation of mind, and running for the surgeon, who would, probably, make 

 no better prescription if he were present. 



(4) Powdered rosin is the Ijest thing to stop bleeding from cuts. After 

 the powder is sprinkled on, wrap the wound with a soft cotton cloth. Aa 

 soon as the wound begins to feel feverish, keep the cloth wet witli cold 

 water. 



(5) For internal bleeding put the patient in bed with the head slightly 

 raised, keep the room cool, and give frequently a swallow of the coldest 

 water or a pellet of ice. 



(6) For bleeding, take linen or other rags, bum to charcoal and put it in 

 the wound, and no more blood will come. 



(7) For bleeding at the cavity of an extracted tooth, pack the alveolus 

 fully and firmly with cotton wet with alum water. 



Cliildren^s Falls. — A child rolls do>Tn the stairs, or falls from a height, 

 and in either case strikes its head \\-ith force. AVTiat shall be done till the 

 doctor comes ? We would give the following dinetions, as nearly as possible 

 in the order in which they should be adopted, liaise the cliild geotly in the 

 aims, and carrying to the nearest sofa or be J, place him on it— unless crying 

 loudly, when he can be Boithed quickest in his mother's arms. All the 

 clothing should be loosened, especially about the neck, to afford the froeet 



