The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-07-12
Useful Home Remedies.

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Useful Home Remedies.
In every kitchen or storeroom there il
quite druggist shop of useful remedies
says the Doctor in London Answers.
So far as medical science has discovered
the best all around cure for dyspepsia il
salt and water. You put small teaspoon
full of salt in large tumbler as hot as you
can swallow, and drink it half an hour Oh
20 minutes before each meal This washes
out the stomach thoroughly. Many peo-
pie try the plan of drinking hot water as
cure for stomach complaints, but as they
omit the salt the operation is not always
satisfactory. The plain water is irritating
to delicate stomach, but the addition OF
salt prevents the irritation and converts the
draught into powerful stomach stimulant.
Pepper proves equally valuable in emer-
gencies. Suppose one has pain in the
stomach or sinking feeling, there is moth
ing better than small quantity of pepper
in glass of hot water. With the addi-
ton of sugar it forms pleasant and stim-
ulating draught; good for cold and all
sorts of pains.
Mustard has many valuable uses As
plaster on the chest it draws the blood
from the congested lungs to the skin, and
in the footbath it draws the blood from the
lungs to the feet But it is still more val
liable as an emetic. In these days Of
timed food we run considerable risk OF
poisoning-if not to the death, at least to
the point of very great discomfort. A
spoonful of mustard in large glass of warm
water is splendid remedy in such cases,
and it also stimulates.
Sugar cannot be beaten as cure for
cold in the head. 1t must be very finely
powdered and used as snuff In some
way it then acts as an astringent, and, if
used in time, puts an end to the cold.
Suppose it is an irritant poison, such as
arsenic, or sedative, such as opium, you
must Immediately give large quantity Of
tepid mustard and water as an emetic.
But this is not sufficient in the case Of
opium poisoning. Drowsiness comes on,
which may be fatal. Therefore you have
to dose the patient with strong black coffee.
If you get cut that will not stop bleed
ing, there is nothing like cold water.
Don t bandage the hand. And if you wish
to avoid blood poisoning don't dream Of
using the ancient remedy cobweb-but
hold your hand above your head, and pour
the coolest water procurable over it. The
worse case of bleeding will usually yield to
the treatment.
For slight burns, too, there is nothing
like cold water. IF you Inadvertently
touch hot poker, then plunge your hand
instantly into cold water, and keepit there
for five or ten minutes.
Black -currant jam is one of the most
agreeable and effective remedies for sore
throat or cough. Put tablespoonful of
it in tumbler of hot water, and you have
a delicious beverage, as well as an oxcel
lent cure.
When coming home after a cycling trip
over dusty roads your eyes are apt to be
sore. Dom rub them and DOM commit
the common and great mistake of opening
them in cold water. But put some salt
say, desertspoonful or more-in basin
of tepid water, and then plunge in your
head and open your eyes. The salt will
prevent the water from hurting the deli
cate lining membrane.
Eight out of ten cases of toothache can
be relieved by getting some bread soda
bicarbonate of soda, not baking powder
dusting it ON piece of cotton wool, and
placing this in the cavity Ifall the teeth
ache together the cause is generally acidity
of the mouth. In that case, dissolve the
soda in warm water and wash the teeth
with it, You will be well in an instant.
If you keep licorice in the house, you
have one of the very best cures for dyspep-
sia. A small piece of licorice, slowly dis
solve in the mouth, covers the stomach
with protective coat and relieves the pain
of Inflammation.
A mote may be removed from the eye,
or the pain at least alleviated, by putting
a grain of faxseed under the lid.
1t is said that freckles can be removed
by washing the skin in water in which is
dissolved a small quantity of borax.
A little saltpeter or baking soda mixed
with water in which cut flowers are placed
will keep them fresh for long while.
A paste of chloride of lime and water
well rubbed in will take ink stains from
silver OF plated ware. Wash and wipe as
usual.
Do not use coal oil lamps in bedrooms
with wick turned down low They pro-
duce asthma, heart disease, throat disease,
etc.
Washing the hands twice day with
cornmeal, and rubbing on little diluted
glycerine at night, will keep them soft and
white.
A little linseed oil brushed over faded
green blinds will, if they are not too far
gone, make them look almost as good as
new.
Wash Valenciennes lace in luke-w warm
water with fine soap, and iron over several
thicknesses of flannel to bring out the pat
tern.
If any fat has spattered the stove while
frying or broiling wipe it off Immediately
with newspaper.
Never add wine or favoring extracts to
a dish till it is cold. If put in while hot
much of the flavor passes off in the steam.
To clean mirrors and window -panes mix
some powdered whiting to thin paste, and
rub this over the surface. Wipe with
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