The record-union., 1891-04-19
MOTHERS MEDICINE BOX.
Remedies That Should Always Be Kep
On Hand.

On Hand.
Every mother should keep within easv
reach store of simple remedies. Some
times having them at hand means saving
child's life, which might be lost from
the delay in getting them.
Liquids should be in bottles, plainly
marked: powders in wide-mouthed bot
ties, well corked. LinimentS in dark
colored bottles, kept by themselves; oint-
ments in earthenwGre boxes with covers
1t is better to have small bottles, and
have them filed frequently, if necessary,
as many drugs are injured by keeping.
Castor Oil.-This is the safest laxative
for children. Half a teaspoonful may be
given to q baby under year old, and
two to child of 6. Put two tablespoon
fuls Of iced water in a small cup, pour IN
the oil carefully, not to touch the sides,
and it will form a ball in the water. Let
the child suck piece OF ice and then take
the oil; the taste will not be perceived. 1t
may be given in little not milk favored
with few drops Of essence of pepper
mint. Give in cases of vomiting and
diarrhea from undigested food.
White Soap.-A small suppository made
Of strip of white soap as thick as pen
ell and shaved to point, is better than
cathartlc to relieve constipation.
Sweet Spirits of Niter.-Reduces fever
and causes perspiration. Put teaspoon
ful in half a glass of cold water and let
the child drink it at intervals. Valuable
III n feverish cold.
Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia.-Kee
IN bottle with glass stopper Ten or
fifteen drops in water may be given to q
baby who cries perSistently with collie.
Half teaspOOnful viii relieve cramps in
an older child. 1t is better stimulant for
children than alcohol, and may be given
IN any emergency where that is indi-
Gated.
Paregoric.-This must be used with
caution, as it contains opium. Ten drops
may be added to a dose of castor oil for a
baby when diarrhea is excessive. When
other remedies have proven Intellectual,
from twenty to thirty drops will relieve
pain in an older child.
Wine Of Ipecac.-A good emetic. 1t
does not keep well and should be re-
newed every three months. Dose. one
teaspoonful for child over year old.
Follow with drink Of tepid water, and
repeat several times if necessary. The
first remedy in Group or accidental pois-
oning.
Powdered Alum.-Half a teaspoonfuI
mixed with sugar may be given as an
emetic if the first dose of ipecac does not
effect. It may be sprinkled on the canker
sores that sometimes appear in the mouth,
or shifted up the nose 10 stop bleeding.
Lime Water.-A quart bottle of this
may be kept in store, as it does not easily
spoil. 1t can be made by pouring cold
water on lump of lime until it is dis
solved. Add it TO milk in the proportion
of one spoonful to eight, whenever the
digestion is out of order. Mixed with
one-third oil it is excellent for burns.
Glycerine.-Half teaspoonful dose re-
lieve the irritation of the throat caused by
coughing. Mixed with powdered tannic
acid and diluted with water, it is good
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with four times as much rose water, it
makes healing wash for chapped hands.
Friar's Balsam. This is compound
uncture of benzoin. A little spread on a
piece Of linen and bound on Il fresh cut
viii heal it. It can also be applied to
sluggish sores that viii not readily heal.
Wash them with bichloride solution and
apply the balsam. II white spots, or
ulcers, in the throat are touched with a
brush dipped in it they viii heal.
Iodine.-Can be painted on with a cam
els hair brush when there is slight sore
ness OF the chest, or on an enlarged gland
III the neck or groin. 1t is rapidly ab-
sOrbed and should not be repeated if the
skin is tender. II it smarts too intensely
to be borne it can be washed off with am
monia. Sometimes there is no smarting.
Soap Liniment-A good simple lini-
ment for bruises, or to use in rubbing III
lameDess.
CamphOrated Oil.-The best application
for a cold on the chest. Warm the oil,
rub the chest and back well with it, and
cover with cotton batting, secured with
safety pins on the shoulders and under
the arms.
Cosmoline.-The best ointment for or
dinary use in roughing Of the skin,
cracked lips, etc. 1t does not spoil with
keeping.-A Trained Nurse an the LADIES'
Home Journal.