Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-04-16
LADIES' COLUMN N.
an EMER gEN CY CUPBOARD.

home remedies, to be used in case of
accident Or illness.
A neat little cupboard of hard wood,
with compartments and shelves for
the various articles, will be found
much more convenient, but one Or two
shelves or drawers in bath room, or
even in an ordinary clothes press, can
be made to answer all practical pur-
poses.
Among the actual necessities for
such a cupboard are rolls of old line n,
cotton and flannel, which are frequent
ly needed for accidents Or illness, alb
sorbent cotton, fountain syringe, a
hot-water bag, small alcohol lamp,
a package of mustard plasters already
prepared, court plaster, and surgeons
sticking plaster, and pair of scissors,
are all essential articles in an emer
gency cupboard.
1t is a good thing to have bottle of
Ponds extract, Or witch hazel on hand,
in case Of sprains, a box of baking
soda to be used for burns, faxseed
meal for poultices, and boracic acid
for prickly heat.
Camphor, vaseline, and olive oil are
used for a variety of troubles, and it
is not safe to be without them.
Olive oil is frequently prescribed
for young and old suffering from Sc
we're colds Or lung difficulties.
Matted milk is another simple and
wholesome article which ought not to
be left out of our cupboard. It is much
liked by children and invalids, and is
very nourishing. Sweet spirits of
nitre ought not to be forgotten for
mosquito bites.
This may seem like long list of
"actual necessities.' What one may
need another may not. Many women
are absolutely lacking in all knowl-
edge that pertains to sickness, and the
consequence is that physician must
be called in, every time any member
of the family is indisposed, be it ever
so little.
An emergency cupboard may seem
but trifling, almost useless, piece of
furniture to many people, but it is
most important one, and, if economy
must be practiced, luxuries can be
dispensed with more easily than these
necessities.
Forethought and presence of mind
has saved many a life in time of sud-
den illness or a serious accident.
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roll and apply bandage, to prepare
poultice Or simple gruels, and what
applications are best for burn or
scald.
If there are young children in the
family there is always liability to
accidents, and it should be the first
education of the mother to acquire
knowledge of simple aids and reme-
dies, or if hired nurses or other help
are to remain in charge, they should
with prompt aid Household.
w w. Mayhem, Merton, Wis says, 81 consider
One Minute Cough Cure most wonderful med
icine, quick and safe" 1t is the only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results. 1t cures
coughs colds, Group, bronchitis, grippe, whooping
cough, pneumonia aud all throat and lung diseases
It's early prevents consumption. Children
alw avs like it and mothers endorse it
H Pierce, Barton; r E French. Glover; II S
Webster, Barton Landing; G w Russell, Iras-
burg.
If tansy is sprinkled through wool
len garments when laid away they
will never become moth eaten. When
well to burn little camphor prompt
ly. If done in the early spring, it will
generally rid the closet of the pests.
Mattresses that have become fiat
tened will fill QUITO the original shape
if placed in the sun and pure air for
few hours each day when houseclean-
ing is in progress.
A solution of soda and water, applied
with a whisk broom kept for the pur-
pose will remove the brown streaks in
bath room bowls, made by sediments
in the dripping water.
When ground glass stopper sticks
fast in a bottle, the safest plan for
loosening it ie to wrap long string
of cloth around the neck, over which
pour a stream of hot water, beginning
with it blood warm.
A defaced straw hat may be cleansed
by brushing with a strong solution of
borAx, and placing in sunlight to dry.
A bottle of linseed oil and lime
water unixed in eoua1 Darts ia the
best application for burns, and pre-
vents scars.-HousehoLd.