The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-08-06
FOR THE home CIRCLE
Salt, Lemons and Hot Water form an
Invaluable Home Medicine Chest.
RECENT CONUsDkUaS TO Be CRACKED
skeIetonizina Leaves and stitching
with Hair Are Decorative De-
vices Of Our Ora nd mothers which
Have Recently Been Revived.

| II il is true that the man who is his
own lawyer has a fool for a lawyer. it Is
quite as true Of one who acts as his own
doctor but there are pains or perhaps
dangerous diseases like Group or convul-
sions that come too suddenly to send for
physician in season to cure. and it is
well to know what to do at once, and to
have the remedies at hand, says DIR. w.
NJ. Morrell in July Table Talk.
In every family there should be med.
icine closet too high for childish hands to
reach. All things which are poisonous
should be kept in three cornered bottles
that there need never be any mistake
about what one is handling, although no
one should ever take anything to swallow
without having looked at it.
In this closet should be strips of cloth
sewed together and rolled. These may
be three yards long and when the boy
comes home with broken arm or other
wounds requiring bandsging the house
mother will see the use OF it. 1t takes
but little time when one has cloth to lay
aside to tear it into these strips two or
three inches in width. Old handkerchief,
old linen should also be laid into the clos
ct. A few sheets OF mustard plasters
which are ready for instant use, fiaxseed
mesl. glycerine, witch-hazel, camphor,
alum and sugar mixed, will be necessities
A bowl and spoon rightly belong here,
too.
Anyone who once hears Group will
know it. A half teaspoonful of alum and
sugar will loosen the phlegm. So will a
teaspoonful OF melted lard, or hot oil.
The first named remedy is the best.
Then soak the feet in water as hot as can
be borne, and rub the chest with turpen.
tine or put on it poultice Of onions as
hot as the flesh can bear.
An alcohol or gas stove is an invalua-
BILE addition TO the home medicine closets
stores. There are few pains which are
not eased by the application OF heat, and
water may be boiled more quickly over
alcohol than in any other way. 1t is bet
ter to apply it in hot water bag than by
wet cloths unless one wants to get the
steam. In that case wet flannel cloth
placed around the water bottle willsgive
steady water steam.
A Imminent made OF ammonia, sweet
oil and laudanum, equal parts, is good
for bruised surfaces, or for tightness OF
the chest. Another for lameness and for
rheumatism is made of the whites OF two
eggs, two tablespoonfuls OF spirits OF tur-
pentine, two tablespoonsfuls of vinegar.
Before using either OF these it should be
well shaken.
Turpentine is an. excellent family rem
edy. As an inhalation, it is soothing 10
bronchitis, pneumonia, coughs and any
lung trouble. Rubbed on the chest it
will ease the pain Of aching lungs.
For burns the application Of pure lard
mixed to paste with -four will be found
healing. and will prevent any scar from
the injured part. The same 10 true OF
raw potato grated and applied on cloth.
the cloth being next the garment, the
raw potato. with its juice being on the in.
jured flesh. II must be removed as soon
as dried, but it's sctiop is marvellous in
severe burns.
Children suffer from earache which
may be cured by the fumes of chloroform.
To apply it make funnel Of paper, drop
into it bit of cotton saturated with the
chloroform. Press the cotton in by blow
ing into the large end OF the funnel The
application of hop bag heated will
often ease the pain.
The simpler the home remedies the
better. They are quite as efficacious and
are safer. Salt, lemons and hot water
form pbarmacopeia complete enough
for use wishout the doctors directions ex-
cept in accidents and Group. The cura-
tive effects of salt have never been known
as they should be.
Sore and iLfamed eyes are relieved by
bathing with salt water. Sore throat
yields to gargle OF the same. The most
obstinate cases of constipation can be alb
solutely cured by the persistent use Of
half teaspoonful OF salt in glass Of
water taken just before going to bed, or
the first thing in the morning. Consti-
patton is one OF the commonest evils.
Baths of salt and cold water will rouse
q sluggish skin to action, and will cure
cold feet. Salt used occasionally is a
good dentrifice and keeps the teeth free
from tartar. Salt and water used on the
hair now and then stops its coming out.
Lemons are as near being a panacea
for all ills as anything can be. Chronic
sick headaches and billousness will die
appear If their victim will drink as soon
as rising, before dressing even, glass OF
warm water with the jnice Of half lem
on and no sugar.
Lemon juice and sugar will cure a
cough and hosrseness. 1t will relieve
feverishness and thirst. Lemonade as q
drink in spring apd summer will prevent
or cure s'that tired feeling" Hot lemon
ade taken soon enough will break up a