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and hot water; or soap suds or tinger down the throat may be resoited to. I'oi 
blistered feet, rub with spiiits mixed with tallow dropped from a candle-an 
excellent recipe. For wounds caused by animals, open the bites or scratches, 
cleanse thoroughly with water and treat liberally with strong carbolic oil, and 
poultice if required. For chafes use “ Homocea. For sunborn, -vaseline. 
For chilblains in their first stage whiskey or brandy, or any spirit well rubbed 
in, and as a preventative the socks soaked in spirit before being put on. 
For bad cases, almost any of the recognised patent medicines or equal parts o 
tincture of camphor and tincture of belladonna rubbed in, night and morning. 
Leeches must be removed with salt, and if there is profuse bleeding it should 
be treated with lint dipped in spirits of wine, or tincture Or iron applied with a 
camel’s hair brush. For bug bites, vinegar and water. For all strains and 
sprains, Elliman’s Embrocation ; or Bow’s liniment; or weak arnica lotion in the 
proportion of 60 minims to 8 oz. of wa*er. 
Camp Fire , The.— The logs for the camp fire should be arranged like radii 
of a circle, the fire forming the centre and the logs overlapping one anot ler on 
the fire ; they must be pushed inwards as their ends become burnt. 
Camp Ovens .—There are two useful styles : (1) Dig a small deep hole in the 
ground wider at the bottom than at the top, which should not be more than a 
foot in diameter, plaster it round with clay ; light a fire m it and keep it up unti 
