Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-02
An Emergency" Shelf.

If there is anything that adds to
ones comfort in an emergency it Is a
closet shelf prepared for emergencies.
That is clear. Accidents, nervous
ness, sudden pain, midnight calls for
help, parcels that want doing up,
broken crockery or ornaments, all
find a ready answer to their calls on
this carefully prepared shelf. 1t is so
easy to prepare and keep in order, can
be small or large, as one decides to
confine it's contents to q few things or
enlarged to many. Intend to give n
list Tor the smallest one that j think
it advisable for anyone to keep, beshe
keeping house or boarding. First oil
all come the things that are TO be
ready for illness, sudden or otherwise:
Camphor for faintness, headache,
or o sudden attack OF diarrhoea,
although for the latter there is
nothing equal TO a tablespoon
full of raw -four in glass ofcold water,
to be taken in two doses half.an hour
apart. A closely covered little box OF
raw flour is easily kept on the shelf,
to be often renewed, lest it get musUy.
small tin can OF flour and mustard,
mixed in equal parts, ready to mix
into paste for a mustard plaster, is
to me pleasanter arrangement for
hastily required muster plaster than
the mustard leaves" ready at the
drug stores. In little box beside
this can should be old linen and cotton
rags for the other half OF the plaster,
as well as for cuts and bruises; also a
strip OF flannel, Ginger" broad and
three-quarters OF yard long, to put
upon the outside OF a cotton cloth,
several times folded and wet in cold
water, for compress for a sore
throat. Keep your case OF court
plaster in this box ofrags, and a spool
OF white linen thread, both convenient
ly near the necessary pair OF small
scissors.
Camphorated oil, which is best
when made at home by dissolving
camphor gum in warm olive oil until
no more will dissolve, is invaluable in
sore throats or chests or a cold on
the lungs Rub in well and there will
be no cold taken afterward, as there
is after the old-fashioned goose
grease" Vaseline is good for this
purpose also, as well as for many
Others that every one knows about.
There is nothing for chapped hands
equal to glycerine and tincture OF
hydrastis, fifteen drops OF the latter
to an ounce OF glycerine. Wash the
hands in warm water thoroughly, and
before wiping rub in little or good
deal of the mixture, according to the
need.
Tannin, dry, greenish powder, is
great comfort when sudden severe
nose-bleed occurs in 1.-THE family.
Once shutting it up we'll into the
nostrils generally ends the trouble. |
Tannin forms, with water, a good |
gargle for sore throat, as it is |
a healing astringent. 1t is the |
best thing / know OF for severe
chatting, especially for infants. The |
effect is almost magical Ponds ex-
tract ofhamameiis is anotherindespen
sable for this emergency shelf 1t is |
really good for nearly all the ills |
mentioned on the wrapper OF the bot |
tie. An excellent way to get hamame. |
lis is by the quart, and it is the cheap |
er way. On principle. my emergency |
shelf always holds olive oil, alcohol, |
AMI ammonia. Hot summer DAYS |
and headaches find me greatful for |
my bay rum bottle. According to my |
faith, / keep twelve principal homeo. |
pathic remedies and little book of !
directions for their simple use. My |
faith wakes stronger with the passing |
years, and my family is Il living mon
ument to their often efficiency. / |
quite forgot to put arnica in my rem |
edy list, although it is decidedly se,- |
ond to tincture OF calendulu for cuts
or wounds. Both are to be diluted |
with water when used.
1t is very pleasant to turn from the |
above list and point you to my per
feet" mucilage bottle; that is its COM |
name and well deserved. How |
many times you will use it if convcn-
lent on its shelf. Next it should stand |
a bottle OF stratina, or one of its rela- |
tions in the cement family. IfClytie's |
head come off, or the butter-dish COW
u "ANo'hc az ""OSi Oui iaNoilCS tillIld
cup gets into so many bits that it will
only do for an ornament after vigor-
Gus use OF the cement, you will beglad |
OF the remedy. A bottle of shoe-polish
or a box of shoe paste is a handy
thing when one dresses in a hurry.
Last, but not least, comes q ball of
Irvine. II you refortunate enough to
possess a silk bag, with pretty ribbons
and a pair OF scissors, to hold your
string ball, it is delightful Otherwise,
a ball on the end OF the emergency
shelf will save much hunting for strings
and much vexation OF spirit.