Middletown transcript., 1906-10-20
USEFUL THINGS 10 KNOW


Never shut out fresh air aud sunshine
from baby's living and sleeping rooms.
Sleep is more refreshing at night for the
flood Of sunshine and air let into the
room during the day.
OF an tit remedy fUr ore tn
make a poultice Of norwood, boiled in
sweet milk, and apply il to the throat.
If you suffer from indigestion; try the
effect Of a teaspoonfuI Of pure glyeerine
taken after each meal This will often
cure an obstinate case Of Indigestion OF
long standing in about a fortnight Mix
the glycerine with half wineglassful Of
water. y
A very simple method of inducing sleep
in cases of persistent insomnia, and one
that has succeeded where many drugs
have failed, is-simply administer mod
crate amount of liquid food before tile
patient goes to bed. This diyertss the
blood from the brain to the abdominal
organs, andetakes away the cerebral ex-
citement that precludes sleep.
Butter. used in excess renders its users
phlegmatie and lazy Apples are excel
lent for brain workers, and everybody
who has much intellectual work to do
should eat them freely. Potatoes, on
the contrary, render one dull, inyidious,
and lazy, when eaten constantly and in
excess. To preserve the memory, even
to an advanced age, nothing is better
than mustard.
On sore throat. erysipelas, sciatica, and
swellings of various kinds, tobacco ex-
ternally applied has wonderfully good
effect. It-seems to increase the pain for
few minutes, but assargards acts as
sedative. and allays the suffering. 1t
may take as much as two hours to pro-
duce the soothing effect, but tile result is
usually that the sufferer is enabled to
sleep, and Inflammation entirely subsidies.
AT the first sign OF a corn or bunion the
feet should be bathed every morning in
cold or warm water to which a little
alum or vinegar las been added. This is
soothing bath, also. sfoE swollen feet,
and leaves nice sensation of freslmessss
Feet that are inclined to corns or bunions
should be spoDged at night with lavender
water or very slightly diluted vinegar
People who suffer from weak ankles
should put plenty Of salt in the water in
which they bathe their feet, and should
use the water cola.
Children under eighteen months of age
should not be given bread and butter ex-
cept in very small quantities. When
given, the bread should be cut at thinly
as possible. Children under two years of
age are generally. better without any
meat, though gravy or beef tea may be
given with vegetables for dinner. No
feeding between meals should ever be
allowed. Y
Everyone has fayorite remedy for
cold which sometimes averts the disease, :
but more often does not. And friends
always have dozen infallIble cures to
recommend the moment one even begins
to sneeze. Well, for once lay aside the
household nostrum and turn deaf ear to
all friendly advice. Don't '.stuff a cold
and starve fever;" a cold isSa certain
form of fever. Heavy feed stimulates the
morbid processes at work in the body,
thus making worse the very condition
that must be remedied, for cold is partly
the result of an accumulation Of poison
in the system. Drinking cold water is
one of the best remedies for cold com-
ing on. The water stimulates the system
and helps wash out the poison. A doctor
recommends living almost exclusively On
fruit for two or three days, drinking no
or cold water freely and perhaps bot
milk for nourishment. This course will
certainly cure an ordinary cold if taken
in time. 1t is also very good plan to
make hot applications TO that part OF the
body first affected By the cold. DO this >
Immediately the cold is felt. Do not wait
until it has extended all over the body.
The hot applications or the hot bath must
be followed by cold applications or a cold
shower bath to tone up the system and
increase its resistance II is safer, if pos
sible, not to nse.hot water in cold weather,
but to depend entirely on the hracing
effects of cold, or if one is delicate, luke
warm water. But decidedly the best
thing is to keep in such good health that
you will not take cold.
Stand your pans on damp cloth i'm
mediately after taking them from the
oven, and the cakes will come ont with
out sticking.
To produce shining results on the mir
rorsa and windows, try rubbing them over
with thin, cold starch aud wiping off
with soft cfetlI.
Try making new dress out of a faded
one by washing il in boiling cream Of
tartar water. 1t will become perfectly
white,
To make rubber shoes wear longer,
from the tops Of old rubber shoes cut
pieces the shape Of a heel. Smear these
pieces on the lining side with thick mu-
cilage, or any sticky substance. and place
In the heels Of rubbers, pressing down
firmly. These protectors prevent the
rubber from receiving the direct pressure
of the boot heels, and can be renewed
when they show the least signs Of wear