Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-18
COMMON SENSE REMEDIES.

There is scarcely an ache to which
children are subject that is so hard TO bear
as the earache. The cases, il treated as
follows, will often be relieved immediate
ly. Take a bit of cotton and soak it in
gycerine and sprinkle on it little black
pepper in sert this into the ear and put a
dry piece of cotton outside. to be kept in
place, il necessary, by a light bsndage
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 fun
pores in their skin the oil obstructs these
openings, causing their death. Children,
and ften those of larger growth, acquire
the habit Of picking their ears with pin,
hairpin, etc. 1t is pernicious practice
and should not be allowed. The drum OF
the ear is a very delicate membrane and
is easily injured inhammation and deaf
ness may be induced thereby. have
sometimes succeeded in removing foreign
bodies from the throat, such as piece OF
meat OF large bone by blowing forcibly
into the ear. 1t causes powerful reflex
action, during which the foreign sub
stance may be expelled from the windpipe.
Many persons are subject to nose bleed
In robust. plethoric habits this is rather
bene fetal than otherwise, bat in many
cases it occasions Inconvenience and per-
haps alarm. 1t generally yields readily
to treatment. Take pledget of lint,
moisten, dip in equal parts Of powdered
alum and gum arabic and insert in the
nose. Bathe the forehead and nape of
the neck in cold water. II slum ard
gum arabic are not at hand, nse the tea
dust fouLd 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
huns and scalds. Their severity and
danger depends upon the extent of surface
and depth Of tissues involved. An un-
failing remedy is, in most households,
always on hand. Common baking soda
or bi-carbonate of soda. Make a thick
paste with soda and a little water, and
apply to the injured spot 4; then dust the
whole with the dry soda and cover with
light bandage. 1t will act like magic,
relieving the pain at once. Allow it to
remain antil it is ready to drop off-a few
hours or days as the case may be. When
it is removed, dress the wound with cos
moline. Never put on to burn or scald
any molasses, starch, soap, -four, char
coal or glue. They have the nconven.
ience of being uncleanly, and some Of
them form crusts which it is difficult to
remove. make this suggestion from the
fact that physicians are seldom called to
see cases Of extensive burns and scaIds.
but that they find some such procedure
has been adoped.
Bruises and sprains, which are liable
to occur at any time, are much more
quickly cured if treated Immediately on
their occurrence. The effect OF a bruise is
to rupture some of the smaller blood YES
sells, nea; the surface, and the blood being
poured out under the skin. forms the black
and blue spots, so,called. When such an
accident occurs, a stream of cold water
directed on to the part, and continued as
long as it can be born, and then renewed
after time, will often prevent swelling,
and will contract the mouths OF the rup-
tured blood vessels. Such method may
he applied by pouring water on TO the pait
from height, from pitcher or coffee
pot. A rubber tube may he attached to
faucet, and the water thus conducted -
The parts should be tightly bandaged af-
terward, and the bandages soaked with
tincture of arnica, or what | prefer, tine
ture of marigold (Calendula.)
A sprain is always more serious than
bruise, the joints being the parts implica-
ted. One may recover from fractured
limb sooner than from some forms Of
sprain. When such an accident occurs,
place the limb in basin or pail OF water
as not as can be borne. Keep the temper
ature up by the addition of more hot wa
ter from time TO time. Allow it to remain
immersed in the bath from ten minutes to
haitian hour, according to circumstances.
After removing. bandage evenly and
tightly the whole extent of the limb, both
below and above the joint implicated,
commencing the bandagihg at the extrem-
ity OF the limb, below the injury and
making it tighest at that point, thus fore
ing the blood from the superficial veins to
wards the trunk. The limb should be kept
in an elevated position for some hours af-
terwards. Ii the injury is to the lower ex-
tremity, the foot may be laced in chair,
and supported by pillow. Ii the ripper
extremilies are involved, a sling, made Of
a wide silk handkerchief, and tied around
the neck, will give the necessary elevation
and support.