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and carbolic acid, is recommended by a celebrated physician. Half a tea- 

 spoonful of mixture will be enough at a time, if it is put into a kettle of water 

 kept near the boiling point. The odor gives some relief to the sufferer, and 

 and tends to prevent the spread of the malady. 



Salt Rheum. — Take half a pound of swamp sassafras-bark and boil it, 

 in enough fresh water to cover it, for the space of half an hour. Take off 

 the water, and thoroughly wash the part affected. Add hojj's lard to some 

 of the water, and simmer it over a moderate fire until the water is evapo- 

 rated; anoint the part affected, continuing the washing and anointing four 

 days. A cure is generally certain. 



Simple Disiixfectaiit— The following is a refreshing disinfectant for a 

 sick-room, or any room that has an unpleasant aroma pervading it: Put 

 some fresh ground coffee in a saucer, and in the center place a small piece 

 of camphor gum, which light with a match. As the gum burns allow suffi- 

 cient coffee to consume with it. The perlumc is very pleasant and healthful 

 — being far superior to pastiles and very much cheaper. 



To Protect the Lungs from Dust. — lu farm labor one has often to en- 

 counter a hurtful amount of dust. A simple and cheap protection from such 

 an annoyance is to got a piece of sponge large enough to cover the nostrils 

 and mouth, hollow it out on one side with a pair of scissors, to fit the face, 

 attach a string to each side and tie it on. First wet it well, and squeeze out 

 most of the water. Eepeat this whenever the sponge becomes dry. All the 

 dust will be caught in the damp cavities, and it is easily washed out. 



Fainting. — Painting is caused by the blood leaving the brain. Place 

 the patient flat and allow the head to be lower than the body. Sprinkle cold 

 water on the face. Hartshorn may be held near the nose, not to it. A half 

 teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of ammonia, in a ■wiueglassful of water, Avill 

 tend to revive the patient. If the symptoms recur, send for a physician. 



Bee Stings. — Take a pinch in the fingers of common salt, put on the 

 place stung and dissolve with water, rub with the fmger. If not relieved in 

 one minute wet the place with aqua ammonia. Care should be taken not to 

 get the ammonia into the eye. I have used this remedy for several years 

 and it has never failed with me. It has always arrested the jjoison and pre- 

 vented swelling. 



Cramp in the Leg. — A garter applied tightly round the limb affected 

 will, in most cases, speedily remove the complaint. When it is more obsti- 

 nate, a brick should be heated, wrapped in a flannel bag, and placed at the 

 foot of the bed, against which the person troubled may place his feet. No 

 remedy, however, is equal to that of diligent and long-continued friction. 



Boils. — These should be brought to a head by warm poultices of camo- 

 mile flowers, or boiled white lily root, or onion root by fermentation with 

 hot water, or by stimulating plasters. When ripe they should be destroyed 

 by a needle or lancet; but this should not be attempted until they are fully 

 proved. 



Pulmonary Complaints.— When an effusion of blood from the lungs 

 takes place, a prompt and infallible resource might readily be provided, so 

 as to meet the occasion with a safe and decided effect. From twenty to 

 thirty-five drops of the spirits of turpentine in a glass of water will produce 



