The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-07-03
HOUSE, FARM AND GARDEN

Health Hints.
For people with skin diseases a carbol-,
ic bath should be used.
Rubbing the hands with slice of raw
potato will remove vegetable stains.
Turpentine spread on leather will draw
out splinters and thorns from the flesh.
Always take bath IN warm room
and in tepid water, unless particularly
robust.
An application Of cold, wet common
whitening placed on Immediately is an
invaluable remedy for burn.
A warm bath on going to bed is the
best aid to sleep. A woman under so
should have eight hours of sleep.
A poultice of boiled hyssop will set to
right blood-shot eye, and remove the
unpleasant color from "black-eyc."
Bleeding of wound in man or beast
can be stopped by a mixture of wheat
flour and common salt, equal parts, bound
on with cloth.
Those who have hard calioused spots
on the hand can rid themselves of them
by holding the spot over the grindstonc a
moment or two.
A good wash for the teeth is made by
putting equal parts of borax and cam
phor gum into bottle of water and
letting it stand for a short time before
using.
Refined chalk made into thick plaster
with one-third as much glycerine as
water and spread on the parts will cool
inflammation and reduce redness Of the
nose or face.
To soften the hair, beat tile yolk Of one
egg into pint Of warm rainwater; rub
the scalp and hair we'll with this; then
rinse the hair thoroughly and dry with a
towel. Use a very little oil if the hair
becomes too dry.
Sick headache can generally be relieved
by soaking the feet in warm water, in
which spoonful of powdered mustard
has been stirred. Soak as long as posi-
bic, or till the water gets cool; it draws
the blood from the head.
Horseradish will afford instantaneous
relief in most obstinate cases of hoarsc-
ness. The root Of course, possesses the
most virtue, though the leaves are good
till dry, when they lose their strength.
The root is best when it is green. The
person who will use it freely just before
beginning to speak will not be troubled
with hoarseuess.
If a fish bone Or portion Of food sticks
in the throat and threatens to produce
sufocation, first give smart blow be-
tween the shoulders. This will most
likely dislodge the substance. II the
patient can make any attempt to swallow,
put a large lump Of butter in his
mouth. This will help the
offending substance to pass down
the throat more easily. If he cannot
swallow, put the finger as far down the
throat as possible, and cndeavor to pull
the bone or meat cut, or tickle the throat
to produce immediate vomiting. Unless
there is prompt action, life may be lost.
Laos # Life tells how rashes differ, as
follows: "Measles appear as a number
Of dull red spots, in many places run
ming into each other, and usually first
about the face and on the forehead, near
the roots Of the hair, and is often pre-
coded by running of the eyes and nose,
and all the signs of severe cold. Scar
let fever appears first about the neck and
chest, but not unfrequently at the bend
of the elbow or under the knee, and is
usually preceded by sore throat. 1t can
be distinguished from roseola, mild
disease which is sometimes mistaken fol
it, by the bright red color of the skin
which appears not unlike a boiled lob
ster. In chicken-pox, the symptom is
attended by fever, the spots are small
separate pimples. and come out general
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