The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-17
COmmOn-Sense Remedies.

COmmOn-SenSe kemeuIeS.
There is scarcely an ache to which
children are subject that Is so difficult to
bear as the earache. The cases, if treated
us follows, will often be relieved imme-
diately Take bit of cotton and soak it
in glycerine and sprinkle on it little
black pepper; insert this into the ear
and put dry piece of cotton outside, to
be kept in place, if necessary, by light
bandage tied over the head. Sometimes
insects will find lodgment in the ear,
causing great pain. Should this occur,
turn the head on one side and pour the
ear full of sweet oil. Insects breathe
through pores in their skin; the oil OBJ
structs these openings, causing their
death. Children, and often those of
larger growth, acquire the habit of pick
ing their ears with pin, hairpin, etc.
1t is a pernicious practice, and should
not be allowed. The drum of the ear is
II very delicate membrane and is easily
injured; Inflammation and deafness may
be induced thereby / have sometimes
succeeded in removing foreign bodies
from the throat, such as piece of meat
or II large bone, by blowing forcibly into
the ear. 1t causes powerful reflex
action, during which the foreign sub
stance may he expelled from the wind
pipe. Many persons are subject to nose
bleed. In robust, plcthoric habits this
is rather beneficial than otherwise, but
in many cases it occasions Inconvenience
and perhaps alarm. 1t generally yields
readily to treatment. Take plcdget of
lint, moistcn, dip in equal parts of pow
dcrcd alum and gum-arabic, and insert
in the nose. Bathc the forehead and
napc of the neck in cold water. If alum
n,,l rt1 1Ni, , 4 4, L.,
tea dust found in the bottom of the tea
caddy.
Among the more common accidents
which are liable To occur in the house
hold. and which often prove serious, are
burns and scalds. Their severity and
danger depend upon the extent of sur
f;lce and depth of tissues involved. An
unlailing remedy is, in most households,
always on hand-common baking soda
or hi-carbonate of soda. Make a thick
paste with soda and little water and
apply to the injured spot; then dust the
whole with the dry soda and cover with
II light bandage. 1t will act like magic,
relieving the pain at once. Allow it to
remain until it is ready to drop olf-a
few hours or days, rs the case may be.
When it is removed, dress the wound
with cosmoine. Never put on to brrn
or scald any molasses, starch, soap, flour,
charcoal or glue. TIey have the incon-
venience of being uncleanly, and some
of them form CT Ists which it is difficult
| to remove. | make this suggestion from
| the fact that physicians are seldom called
to see cases of extensive burns and scalds
| but that they find so ne S, ch procedure
has been adopted.
Bruises and sprains, which are liable
| tn IL n1.n |,
quickly cured if treated. Immediately on
their occurrence. The effect of u bruisc
is to rupture some of the smaller blood
vessels, near the surface, and the blood
| being poured out under the skin, forms
the black and blue spots, so-called
| When such an accident occurs, II stream
of cold water directed on the part, and
| continued as long as it.can be borne, an(
| then renewed after time, will otter
prevent swelling, and will contract the
mouths of the ruptured blood vessels
| Such method may be applied by pour
ing water on the part from Il height
from pitcher or cofee-pot. A rubber
tube may be attached to a faucet, anC
the water thus conduct ed. The parts
should be tightly bandaged afterward
and the bandages soaked with tincture o
arnica, or what l prefer, tincture o
marigold (Calendula).
| A sprain is always more serious thai
Il bruise, the joints being the parts i'm
| plicated. One may recover from frac
tured limb sooner than from some form
ofsprain. When such an accident oc
curs. place the limb in a basin or pail o
water rs hot as can be borne. Keep tn
amperature up by the addition of nor
hot water from time to time. Allow
to remain immersed in the bath from
ten minutes to haitian hour, according t,
circumstances. After removing. ban
dage evenly and tightly the whole ex
tent of the limb, both below and abov
the Joint implicated, commencing tn
bandaging at the extremity of the limb
below the injury, and making it tightcs
ut that point, thus forcing the bloo'
from the superficial veins toward tn
trunk. The limb should be kept in n
elevated position for some hours after
ward. If the injury is to the lower cX
tremity, the foot may be placed in
chair and supported by pillow. If til
upper cXtrcmities are involved slim!
made of II wide silk handkerchief, an
tied around the neck, will give the ne,
essary elevation and support. -Househoi
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