Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-12-12
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FARM AND FIREsIDE

FARM AND FIRESIDR
/, USEFUL RECIPEs.-A few simple rene
dies W ich are known to be effectual may
be of value to those living at a distance
from physician, or whose means will not
permit them to send for one on every oc-
casioD.
In the dreaded disease Of Group, / have
invariably found the wet bandage invalu-
able. Take linen cloth, the size Of din
ner napkin, double it six or eight times,
wet it well, but not dripping, with cold
water; apply it to the throat, and cover
entirely with double WOODEN cloth. When
you have done this, give to the child, ac-
cOrdlng to its age, from half a teasp oonful
to a dessertspoonful OF syrup Of ipecac. IF
vomiting is not effected in half an hour.
repeat the medicine, giving half the guam
tity. If the attack is very severe, the wet
bandage must be renewed every ten Or
fifteen minutes, using another cloth, so
that the throat may not be exposed to the
air for an instant while changing cloths.
| If the child does not obtain relief very
soon, put it in warm bath. or, what is
| better, wiring blanket out of hot water,
strip tie chlld quickly, wrap it in the hot
blanket, cover with dry one. and let it
| lie until perspiration is produced. 1t must
then be briskly rubbed, laid in dry, warm
blankets, and left quiet.
For whooping cough, slice some onions
and garlic very thin; take four tablespoons
full of sweet oil. Then strain and add the
same quantity of honey. and half an ounce
each of paregoric and spirits of camphor.
Bottle and cork it we'll. The dose is, for
child Of three years, a teaspoonful three
or four times day, or whenever the cough
is troublesome. Increase or lessen the
dose according to the age of the sufferer.
The best remedy we have ever known
for tiiarrhea, and one which has never
failed, is very simple. Mix together equal
proportions of tincture of rhubarb, spirits
camphor and laudanum. The dose for an
adult is thirty drops, in little sweetened
water, every two or four hour, according
to the severity Of the attack; a child of ten
years should take half the amount, and an
infant from three to five drops. 1t is an
excellent idea to have a bottle of this mix
ture prepared, and kept in the house; es-
peciaIly when spring and summer vegeta-
bles and fruit are coming into market,
when the children may need little medi-
cal attention from their mother.
If child is attacked with commissions,
put it at once into warm bath, or wrap
it in hot blanket, at recommended for
Group. If the commissions proceed from
worms force little salt and water down
the child's throat; if from Indigestion,
simple emetic should be given as soon as
possible.
swallowed poison, mix heaping teaspoon
full each of salt and mustard in glass of
water, and have it drunk at once. 1t
should cause vomiting in one minute.
Then administer the whites of two or
three eggs, or cup of very strong coffee.
If a child falls, and hurts it's head. do
not. on any account. allow it to go to
sleep for several hours. Battle the head
repeatedly with cold water, and give a
gentle cathartic. This treatment may pre-
vent serious consequences.
Chilblains are troublesome and painful.
but they may be effectuallY cured by fire.
quently soaking the feet in water in which
turnips have been boiled. If very bad,
make poultice of mashed turnips and
bind it on the parts affected. ~
There are few women who are thorough
ly fitted to act as nurses unless course Of
preparation for the business is first taken
at some institution where it is taught, or
in a hospital. Even those who have the
tenderest love for the patient, and would
make any sacrifice for his comfort, often
fail in making acceptable nurses. Their
very love causes them to be nervous and
fussy; and they excite and irritate the
sufferer, who only wants to be let alone
and to lie in peace and quiet. One must
be judicious, kind, calm, quiet, and per-
fectly healthy in order to be good nurse.
A woman with ''neryes" ought never be
trusted with the nursing of the sick.-Cor.
of the American Catlsiuator, Boston.
HANDSOME MANTEL LAMBREQUINs.-
Materials required: Olive green felt for
the curtain; one half dozen skeins of
black filling floss, one hank each of blue
crewel worsted IN two shades, four skeins
cream colored floss, one half dozen skeins
old gold split silk. Cut from stiff card
board pretty scallop, about five inches
from top to bottom, place this upon the
felt and mark around it with lead pencil;
continue this entirely around the curtain
and you will have the outline of a pretty
pattern. Inside these scallops make a net
work of the black floss, tackled down with
old gold split silk; around the outside of
these scallops tack down two shades Of
blue erewels with old gold silk 1.-THE crew.
els to be about five strands each). After
you have done this you will have straight
line running directly across at the top of
your pattern which will show you where
the black floss has stopped, and which
will need hiding. Cover this with a row
of cream. colored floss flour strands), tack
ed down with gold silk. About an inch
above this put another straight line, run
ming parallel with this, made in precisely
: the same manner. Between these two
lines work herring bone stitch in gold.