Middletown transcript., 1904-12-10
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in the foot, apply piece of salt pork and
bind it on the foot, and keep the foot at
rest on chair or stool for several days,
if need be, to avoid inflammation and
possible lock-jaw.
The white OF an egg applied to burn
relieves the pain.
To prevent the skin from being dis
colored after a bruise, apply salt but
ter quickly. Very hot bathing of the
part is also efficacious.
Borax is excellent for the bites OF in
sects, as it neutraizcs their acid proper
ties.
Mud or clay is good to relieve bee
sting Make it stiff and apply.
Earache is very painful. A dust of
ground black pepper put in dry piece
Of cotton wool and covered with the cot
ton, inserted in the ear, gives relief.
For erysipelas. poultice made of
pounded cranberries and applied is all
excellent and safe remedy.
A woman who dropped large piece
Of butter on her silk waist was in despair
for there was no benzine or French chalk
in the house. A sudden insiration
caused her to cover the grease spot
thickly with talcum powder, leaving it
over night. In the morning the spot had
disappeared.
Mullins and gems made without eggs,
but with more milk and butter, the bat
ter beaten with wso len spoon till it is
very light, are said to be indistinguisl-
able from those made with eggs.
1t is not uncommon to see in house
hold periodicals and cook books recipes
for picking pineapples, cherries, apricots
prunes, Strawberries, ounces and SO OH
indefinitely. While such goods may be
edible, it is the height of extlavagance to
put them up in way that hides their
flavor
Small holes in table linen should be
darned with ravelings Of the linen itself,
and for this purpose the ravelings should
be carefully preserved whenever new
linen is purchased. Linen floss is the
next best darning medium.
Cucumber cream will whiten the skin.
Sage tea made moderately strong is a
good tonic for the hair.
Elder flower water is pleasant lotion
to apply to the face.
If the skin becomes red and oiley,
avoid greasey and rich foods.
A pint of witch hazel and three grains
Of borax is simple and good remedy
for pimples.
For ring worm, apply with feather
one part Of sulphric acid to twenty parts
water.
Hot milk slipped slowly will relieve
fatigue and is more Strengthening than
most beverages.
To tighten the hair, use two table
spoonfuls of salts OF tartar to the basin of
shampoo water.
Never scrape the finger nails; it will
thicken them and make them uneven and
full Of ridges.
For hands which prespire too freely,
add small quantity OF alum to the water
when you bathe them.
For an itching scalp ard iandrntf, use
the egg shampoo, ST. oiten recommended.
An old -faslii mel aud very good rem
edy for the emo,aI Of tan and snnlnrn
is buttermilk mixed with little grated
horse-radish. Apply night and morning
A good lotion to contract enlarged
pores and one that will also whten the
skin, is made by mixing together one
ounce Of tincture Of camphor, one-half
ounce OF tincture benzion and three
ounces Of rose water.
Lie lldl OiusI sH'tiIu TtCtiNe SptCldl
attention and be kept scrupulously clean.
To wash without softening the hristleS,
dip up and down in basin Of tepid water
to which has been added a tablespoon fnl
Of ammonia; dry in the sun.
Although lotions and creams will hem
eft poor complexion, an ernptive skin
means some internal trouble to cause the
effect on the skin. Therefore, the source
Of the disease must be reached, if the full
results OF the lotions and creams are to be
secured.
Frequent shampooing is necessary to
remove dandruff, as dandruff is tile dead
ening particles that the skin of the scalp
casts off and the tiny scales are held by |
the hair. In many cases, the egg sham
poo and tonic made Of Bay Rum three
ounces and twenty grains OF muriate of
quinine, will effect a cure.
Cocoa butter nourishes the skin and |
when used daily as message cream, will |
remove scars which are not very deep.
Ii one wishes to gain flesh, take a light
luncheon before retiring for the night. !
An empty stomach feeds upon the fat of
he body during the night