Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-08-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
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BRIEF RULES FOR OAsBs OF EMERGENCY
RULE LII child is suddenly at.
tackled with vomiting, purging and pros
tration, send for doctor at once In the
meantime, put the child for few min.
utes in hot bah, carefully wipe it dry
with VAIN towel. and wrap it in warm
blankets. If it's hands and feet are cold
bottles filed with hot water and wrapped
in flannel should be laid against them
RULE "A mnsh poultice, or one
made Of faxseed meal, to which one
quarter part Of mustard -four has been
added, oi Hannels wrung out of hot vine
gar and water, should be placed over the
belly.
RULE 8 Five drops of brandy in a
teaspoonful of water nay be given every
fifteen minutes but if the vomiting per,
sists, give the brandy in equal parts Of
milk and lime water
RULE If the diarrhea has just be
gun, or if is caused by improper food, a
teaspoonful of castor oil. or Of the spiced
syrup of rhubarb should be given.
RULE 5.-If the child has been fed
panty on the breast and partly on other
food, the mothers milk alone must now
be used If the child has been weaned,
then it should have pure milk with lime
water, or week beef tea, or chicken
water.
RULE 6.-The child should be allowed
TO drink cold water freely.
RULE 7.-Ihe soiled diapers or the dis
charges should be at once removed from
the room, but saved for the Ihy sician to
examine at his vist
For tie Coarenicnce of Mohers the
.foiloriHg Recipes for Special Forms Of
Diet are gtren -
Boiled FLOUR OR FLOUR BALL.
Take one quart of good -four tie it
up in a pudding bag 80 tightly as to get
a firm solid mass; put it into pot Of
boiling water early in the morning, and
let it boil until bedtime. Then throw it
out and let it dry. In the morning peel
eff from the surface and throw away the
thin rnd of dough, and, with nutmeg
crater, CRATE down the bard dry mass
into powder. OF this, from one to three
teaspoonful- may be used, by first rub
hing it into a paste with little milk.
then added to it about a pint of milk,
and finally, by bringing the whole to just
the boiling point. 1t must be given
through nursing bottle
An excellent food for children who are
costive in their bowels may be made by
using branmeal or unbolted flour instead
of white -four, preparing it as above d.
rected
RICE WATER.
Wash four tablespoonfuls of rice put
it into two quarts of water, which boil
down TO one quart, and then add sugar
and little nutmeg This makes plea
SAINT drink
A half or pint of milk TO this, just
before taking it from the fire, and allowed
to come to boil gives nourishing food
suitable for cases of diarrbna
Sago, tapioca, barley, or cracked corn
can be prepared in the same manner.
BEEF TEA.
Take one pound Of juicy lean beef
say piece Off the shoulder or the round
and mince it up with a sharp knife on
a board or mincing block Then put
with its juice into an earthen vessel
containing an ounce of tepid water. and
let it stand for two hours. Strain off the
liquid through clean cloth, squeezing
well the meat, and add little. Place
the whole of the juice thus obtained over
the fire, but remove it as soon as it has
become Drowned. Never let it boil
otherwise most of the nutricious matter
of the beef will be thrown down as a
sediment. Prepared III this way, the
whole n2urishment of the beef is retain
ed in the tea, making a pleasant and
palatable food. A little pepper or all
spice may be added if preferred
Nation Tea may be prepared in the
same way. 1t makes an agreeable change
when the patient las become tired of
Beef Tea
Raw BEEF FOR CHILDREN.
Take half pound of juicy beef free
from any fat; mince it up very finely;
then rub it up into a smooth pulp either
in a mortar or with an ordinary potato
masher. Spread little ont upon plate
and sprinkle over it some sugar if the
child prefers it. Give it with a teaspoon
or upon buttered slice Of stale bread.
1t makes an excellent focd for children
with dysentery.
A wife of Bath, England, recently
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