Middletown transcript., 1904-12-17
USEFUL TO KNOW

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To .leasse glass vases. carafes or bottles
of any sort tmthing is better than little
nnriatic acid. 4 Tablespoonful rinsed
around in d vase or tiecanter will cleanse
it thoroughly, removing from the glass
every particle offoreign matter The acid
can than he poured into another vase to
perform the same office, aud even re-
turned to the bottle of supply for service
on another OCCASION After the acid is
out of the vase or bottle the latter must
be rinsed inside thoroughly, first with hot
soapsuds and then in several clear waters.
Muriatic acid is deadly poison and must
be used with great caution.
Chilblaiiis may often be prevented by
rubbing, the feet aud hands with cam
pEorsted spirits, mixed with little vim
egar; or little spirits rubbed on every
night is sometimes sufficient to prevent
their appearance. If they are bad, how
ever, great relief may be obtained by ap-
plying mixture composed of one ounce
Of spirits OF inc and ten drops of tinct.
ure OF arpca. Turpentine, too, is very
good, and, although the skin will peel off
this simple remedy is often as effectnal
as the more costly mixtures.
Nose bleeding may be stopped by
snnffing lemon juice into the nostrii from
which the blood issues. 1t has long been
known to physicians that lemon juice is |
a most powerful stypic.
Grapes and raisins are nourishing and |
fattening, and apples eaten daily ensure
clear, bright complexions.
Never eat anything that you know
disa.rees with you il you want to keep
zood eomplexien. Indigestion is one of
the greatest enemies Of the skin, and for
this reason the simpler the food one eats
She better. Fruit, either fresh or cooked,
md green vegetables should be part of
he daily diet.
To relieve gumboil, a homely remedy
6 to take thin strip OF dried fig, dip
in milk, toast it, and then apply hot
o the swollen gum. Relief is speedy.
Rose water, eight ounces, and tincture .
t benzoin, two drains, make one of tile
est skin tonics and whiteners.
Celery is good for nervousness, being i
onsidered a nerve s'ilnulant. L
Vaseline will darken and increase the
rewth Of the eye-lashes aud eyebrows.
should be heated little and applied ]
itll a small eanel's hair brush. a
Powdered ice applied on lint will stop
bleeding wound.
For good champion mouth wash try q
le following: Take pint of hot water Z
ID dissolve in it two drams of powdered r
prax; when the water coos add one 2
ram each of spirits OF camphor and G
ncture Of myrrh. Il
"D.ink ali the water you want between t
eals, but none with your food," is the ci
test cure for obesity. Il
It is not generally known that castor :
| may be most easily taken mingled =
ith orange juice, little sugar being :;
lded to the jnioe il the orange is not q
rect. The difference between this and =
~ other mode of taking this valuable =
edicine is surprising. n
For aatulency there is no better rem. "
!y than teaspoonful ofglyeerine after d
ch meal. Is,
In case Of fainting lay the person fiat on =
e rack, keep the people at distance :.
the sufferer will have plenty of fresh y
r. Sprinkle the face with water and =
'ply spirits of hartslorn to the nose. ~
A floor should never be swept in a
ON where there is contagious patient.
should be washed with a cloth dipped fl
borax water, so that no dust annoys hi
e patient and no assortment of germs ],
e flung mp in the air, to drift out of the RI
ndow ell route to fresh victims b,
Skin eruptions show an impaired diges- IL
IN and an impure condition of the 1T
ood; fors the blood take the old-fash- 1t
ned remedy of sulphur and molasses. b'
void rich and greasy foods and each bt
orning before breakfast take glass of at
1t water in which You have squeezed U
e juice of an orange or lemon. ST.
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