Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-09-06
THE HOME DOCTOR
Do not scold nervous children.

Remember always that the mind IS the
natural protector of the body.
A soft channels shield for corns and
bunions affords immediate relief.
Who knows? Perhaps the baby is
thirsty for just drink of cool water
If you want to have luxuriant hair
when you are old, don't part it in the
same place all the time.
Women are allowed the privilege OF
changing cir minds; why not accord
the same privilege to useless habits.
Do not feed the babv every time hs
cries. 1t may be he has an -ful
stomach already and his distress would
be aggravated by an extra meal
A healthy baby will sit I'D of his own
accord when his SHINE and muscles are
strong enough. 1t is not best to force
him before that time.
A good plan will be to change with
the prevailing fashion, not necessarily to
keep up with it. but to make it the op-
portunity for some becoming variation
Charcoal is said to absorb the injuri-
Gus gases that are formed in the stom-
ach and bowels by undigested food, and
often acts as mild laxative.
A very easy method of taking salt
rub in the morning is to dip large
turkish towel in basin Of strong salt
water, let it remain there over night,
and it will be ready to use without a
moments delay on rising.
Heavy brown wrapping paper soaked
in hot salt and vinegar, applied to a
sprain or bruise, and bandage put on
to keep it in place and retain the hea.
will relieve the pain and swelling
A woman worn out with the days
work often eats the wrong kind of food.
When tired, select foods that will re-
cuperate. rather than for special food
value. Hot soup of any kind quickly
refreshes.
A disordered stomach often gives rise
to an acidity in the mouth which is
very harmful to the teeth. causing tartar
to FORM In such cases it is we'll to
rinse the mouth night and morning with
an antiseptic solution.
The small callous spot on the sole Of
the foot, from which so many house
wives suffer, can be cured by placing a
bit of absorbent cotton, saturated with
olive oil, on the spot each morning be-
fore putting on the stocking or shoe.
For sluggish liver nothing is better
of half lemon in cup of hot water,
taken before breakfast; add teaspoon
full of phosphate of soda to the lemon
ade and take every morning for two
weeks.
Keep the windows sufficiently open so
the fresh might air" can come in from
one side and the impure air can go
out through the other. The upper sash
should be down one inch and the lower
sash up one inch for each person sleep
ing in the room.
A floor should never be swept in a
room where there is contagious patient.
II should be washed with a cloth dipped
in borax water, so that no dust annoys
the patient AMI no assortment Of germs
is flung up in the air to drift oat of
the window en- route to fresh victims
Another who had a small, warty hand
to treat tried bathing the excresences
with weak solution of sal soda, and the
blemishes disappeared. About half a
teaspoonful of washing soda was dis
solved in half cupful of water. The
wash was used often and was allowed
to dry in.
II we would exercise the muscles daily
keep the body clean, breathe the pure
air deeply, drink good water freely, cal
moderately, and add to this a cheerful
and contented spirit we would not onl,
carry youth and health to the centu-,
mark
Il is claimed that few drops of ca,
de cologne, ether, and chloroform, II
equal parts, poured on a handkerchie
previously wetted with cold water, ant
placed on the seat of neuralgia pain
gives instantaneous relief. 1t is also yer.
efficacious for nervous headache.
This remedy for soft corn will affort
relief: Have little turpentine in small
bottle; with a camels hair brush toucl
the corn with this every night, and a
the end of fortnight the corn shoult
come out easily. Don't let the turcentin,
run on to the adjoining skin. or it viii
be made sore.
i Bath for Rheumatic Sufferers: Per
sons who are rheumatic will be benefited
by hot baths. to which oil of tufpentin,
IS added A good mixture to add to ;
hot bath is made of fifty grammes o
green soap and thirty grammes of OF
OF turpentine. These ingredients SHOULD
be mixed together and shaken we'll.
i For pain in the face and teeth, taxi
two teaspoonfuls of -four. the sam,
quantity of grated ginger. and mix then
well together with sufficient alcohol t.
make a thin paste Spread this on
linen rag and annly il on the part affected
on going to bed, wrapping a piece o
flannel over all, and it viii effect cure
\ IL your eyes ache and get tired, tr,
closing them two or three times da,
for FIVE minutes: frequent bathing in ;
solution of boracic acid (made by dis
solving one ounce of boracic acid in on,
pint of water) and water also helps Il
give relief: add enough hot water to tn,
boracic solution to make it comfortabl,
warm, and be sure to dry your eyes yer!
thoroughly afterward
One of the greatest fire chiefs in thu
world makes the startling statement
The sleep have lost tonight is gone
| never try to make it up, simply turn !
over to the profit and loss account" II,
also claims that he loses on an averag'
$50 hours of sleep year, which is onl,
made up to him by extreme care in tn,
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