Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-12
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.
by Lillian Mason.


A hot water bag is invaluable. but IL
must have good care. otherwise the rub
Der will break and accidents occur that
may be painful DO not buy one that is
too cheap or where the stock may be old.
When the bag is to be filled take care
that the water is not too hot; boiling
water cannot be borne as an application
and It is certain ruin TO the rubber bag
Have the water of no higher temperature
than can be borne an instant by the finger
Fill the bag not over two-thirds full then
push the top down until the water Is seen
through the opening, insert the stopper
and lay the bag on its side. 10 will then
conform to the body when applied BE /
sure to have a flannel cover TO the bag, /
because otherwise burns may result, or at /
least discomfort come from contact with |
the heated rubber.
Sometimes physicians order an ice APP !
plication. and in that case a rubber bag |
filed with cracked ice is the most COM |
Portable way of accomplishing it. BE
sure to drain a rubber bag upside down
and do not let the sides stick together
Never let il lie folded over but hang
from It's own special hook, where every
body in the house will know it can always
be found in an emergency.
Milk and Lime Water-Add one tea
spoon of lime water TO four teaspoons of
milk and give to a patient ice cold. In
cases OF prolonged nausea it is acceptable.
Rice Alilk-Wash one-third cup Of rice
we'll and put into four cups OF milk Cook
slowly in double boiler for one hour
Sweeten and flavor with grating OF nut
meg.
Milk Porridge-Cut "A raisins into quar-
ters and simmer in water to cover for 20
minutes. Let the water be well reduced,
then add two cups of milk and when il
reaches the boiling point add one level
| tablespoon OF -four rubbed smooth in
little cold water. Season with salt and
strain.
Mutton Suet as a Salve A drop Of
warm mutton suet applied 10 cold sores
at night will soon cure them. Il also is
an excellent remedy for parched lips and
chapped hands Apply IN a liquid state,
heat and rub in we'll Il rs also healing
TO cuts and bruises Ar
Apple Tea.-For a feverish patient
| make apple tea. Bake three or four
apples and put them into pitcher with
two cloves. Pour on boiling water TO a
little more than cover and stand three
hours. Strain and sweetcn TO taste
Barley Water-Few drinks are better
appreciated by an invalid than barley
water. but il is not made as often as It
might be. The simplest form OF barley
water is made as follows: Simmer one
half cup OF barley in two cups of water
for five minutes. Drain and turn on SIX
cups of boiling water and simmer for two
hours. Add half level teaspoon of salt
and sugar to taste. Two or three varia-
tions can be made. The juice Of half a
lemon may be added or one-quarter pound
of figs or the same amount of raisins alter
the second water was added. and which
will be strained out with the grain.
Flaxseed Tea-Cut one lemon into
slices and squeeze all the juice from a
second; then add one-hah cup OF sugar
Pour one pint of boiling water onto two
tablespoons OF whole fiaxseed and let il
, cook 20 minutes. Strain it while boiling
, hot into the lemon and sugar and stir well
English Cough Mixture-Put a leve
( teaspoon each of hoarhound and SIENNA
and cover with boiling water Cook one
cup of molasses and a rounding teaspoon
of butter together until it viii almost
candy, then strain the hoarhound and
senna and cover with boiling water.
Camphor Ice-Put into a cup three
drains Of camphor gum, three Of white
beeswax, three OF spermacetti and two
ounces of olive oil Set the cup in "A pan
of boiling water on the range and where
they will melt slowly and form a white
ointment. An excellent preparation for
chapped lips or when glycenne cannot be
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