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kn inBtantaneous collai)8e of the mouth of the blood vessel. It is also asserted 

 that, m the above case, a tumblerful of strong gin-toddy, or gin and water, 

 will have the same effeet. 



Tobacco Antidote. — Buy two ounces or more of gentian root, coarsely 

 ground. Take as much of it after each meal, or oftener, as amounts to a 

 common quid of " tine-cut." Chew it slowly and swallow the juice. Con- 

 tinue this a few weeks, and you will conquer the insatiable appetite for to- 

 bacco, which injures both mind and body, and from which thousands strug- 

 gle to be free, but give up in despair. 



lee for Teething Children. — The pain of teething may be almost done 

 away, and the health of the child benefited by giving it tine splinters of ice, 

 picked off \vith a pm, to melt in its mouth. The instant quiet which suc- 

 ceeds hours of fretfuiness is the best witness to this magic remedy. 



Odor fi-oni Perspiration. — The unpleasant odor produced by perspira- 

 tion is frequently the source of vexation to persons who are subject to it. 

 Nothing is simpler than to remove this odor. Put two tablespooufuls of 

 spirits of ammonia (hartshorn) in a basin of water, and wash. This leaves 

 the skin clean and fresh. The wash is perfectly harmless and very cheap. 



S^relled Feet and Ankles. — Take plantain leaves (which can be found 

 in almost any grass-plot, and in our pubUc parks); wilt them by putting 

 8«parately between the hands; cover the swollen parts with them, and keep in 

 place by wrapping the limb with rags or a towel on going to bed at night, or 

 keep them on during the day if not obliged to be upon the feet A cure will 

 be speedily effected. 



Acid Stomach. — A little magnesia and water will Bometimefl correct the 

 aciility of a child's stomach, and render unnecessary any stronger medicine. 

 Powder a teaspoonfol of magnesia, and put it in half a glass of water; it will 

 not dissolve, of course, but will mix with the water so that an infant can 

 swallow it. Give a teaspoonfhl of this three times a day until indications 

 warrant you in discontinuing it 



Diet During Diarrhoea. — Tea without miDc, and very little Bngar; 

 mutton and chicken broths, or beef tea, thickened with a little flour or 

 arrowroot; boiled rice, tapioca, sago; rice-water or toast-water to drink. If 

 the attack is severe, or of long continuance, the patient must be kept in bed. 

 The feet must be kept warm, and the covering to suit the feelings of the pa- 

 tient, 



To Prevent Sanatroke. — Sunstroke is prevented by wearing a silk 

 handkerchief in the crown of the hat, or green leaves, or a wet cloth of any 

 kind; but, during an attack, warm water should be instantly poured on the 

 head, or rags dipped in the wattr and renewed every minute. The reason 

 is two-fold — the scalp is dry and hot, and the warm water not only removes 

 the dryness but carries off the extra heat with great rapidity by evaporation. 



To Ascertain Fractnre*. — Fractures of the ril« may be ascertained by 

 placing the tips of two or three fingers on the 8jx)t where the pain is, and 

 desiring the patient to cough. If a rib be broken, a grating sensation will be 

 felt. All that ia necessary is to pass a broad bandage round the chest so 

 tight as to prevent the motion of the ribs in breathing, and to observe & low 

 diet. 



