The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-08
THE HOME DOCTOR
not scold nervous children.


A beautiful soul and 4 happy heart
will make any face attractive
Remember always that the mind is the
natural protector vi the body
A soft chanois 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 il 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 he
cries. 1t may be he has an over-ful
stomach already and his distress would
be aggravated by an extra meal
A healthy baby viii 81, up OF his own
accord when his spine and muscles are
strong enough. 1t is not best to force
him before that time
A good plan will be 10 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 sto1r-
ach and bowels by undiges,ed food, and
| often acts as 4 mild laxative.
/ n NtIS Easy Ol ldhlllS 4 sdii
rub in the morning is to dip a large
turkish towel in a 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. ard blndagc put on
to keep it in place and retain the heat
viii relieve the pain and swelling
A woman worn ont 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 well to
rinse the mouth night and morning with
an antiseptc solution.
The small calious 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
in the spring Of the year than the juice
of half a lemon in a cup of hot water,
taken before breakfast; add a teaspoon
full Of phosphate of soda to the lemon
ade and take every morning for two
| weeks
Keep the windows sufficiently open 50
the fresh might air" can come in from
one side and the impure air can 60
ont 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.
| in borax water, 50 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.
A mother who had small, warty hand
to treat tried bathing the excresences
| with a weak solution Of sal soda, and the
bemishes disappeared. About half
| 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, eat
moderately, and add to this cheerful
and conterted spirit We would not only
live our three score years and ten" but
carry youth, and health to the century
mark
II is claimed that = few drops of eau
de cologne, ether, and chloroform, In
equal parts, poured on handkerchief
previously wetted with cold water, and
placed on the seat Of neuralgic pain,
gives instantaneous relief II is also very
eficacious for nervous headache
This remedy for soft corn will afford
relief: Have little tufpentine in small
bottle; with camels hair brush touch
the corn with this every night, and at
the end Of fortnight the corn should
come out easily. Don't let the turpentine
run on to the adjoining skin, or it will
be made sore
Bath for Rheumatic Sufferers: Per
sons who are rheumatic will be benefited
by hot baths, to which oil of turpentine
is added A good mixture to add to a
hot bath is made of fifty grammes Of
green soap and thirty grammes of oil
Of turpentine These ingredients should
be mixed together and shaken well.
| For pain in the face and teeth, take
two teaspoonfuls of -four. the sarne
quantity of grated ginger, and mix them
| wei tOgetnef WIFI suiHclelu dtC'ilO! 10
make thin paste Spread this on a
linen rag and annly it on the part affected
on going to bed, wrapping piece OF
flannel over all, and it will effect cure
If your eyes ache and get tired, try
closing them two or three times a day
for FIVE minutes; frequent bathing in a
solution of boracic acid (made by dis
solving one ounce of boracic acid in one
| pint of water) and water also helps to
give relief: add enough hot water to the
boracic solution to make it comfortably
warm, and be sure to dry your eyes very
thoroughly afterward
One of the greatest FIRE chiefs in the