The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-14
FEMININE CHAT
AND CHA R
GOSSIP AND epvfcE Fos HE
WORLD Of WOMEN
Some Home Remedies That Have
Been Found Most ReneaelaI-sfn.
pie Cure for Neuralgia To Cure
sealds and Burns Relief for Tired
Eyes-Advtee for the Home MUSE.

A simple remedy fog neuralgia is to
appIy grated horscradlsh, prepared the
sane as fer table use, to the temple
when the head OF face is affected, and
to the wrist when the pain IS in the
arm or shoulder.
Fer scald or burn apply alum VIZ.
er twice a day Powdered rosin is IL
so good Pound IT well in clean
mortar or wooden bowl. and when well
Dnlyerized place in a sterIllzed pepper
not and sift it upon the wound; put
a soft cloth over the cut and coca.
sionally wet Il with cold water. This
will prevent inflammation and sore
mess.
| FOR severe sprain OF the ankle In.
merse as soon as possible In hot wat
Gas hot as il can be borne-and
keep it there for 20 to Is minutes. add.
ing more not water as It cools. After
removing from the water. Snndage
tightly in cloth wrung out in hot rum.
Repeat this every two hours the first
day, then twice day TIL the ankle is
well.
To cure sleeplessness take cupful
of hot Indian meal Cruel Just before
retiring. Sip 1t slowly.
An excellent preventive against scar.
let fever or diphtheria in their season
f, Is to give a child q small pinch of sui.
phur every night and morning. Also
Eeep little bag full of gum cantphor
hung about the neck ON string next
! the body. A little coffee burned on
the stove night and morning is an ex.
cellent dtsinfectant and not an un-.
pleasant odor through the house. To
most people 1t Is delicious. Coffee
burning ON hot STOW cover carried
about sickrom will disinfect anI
purify the air and hill any unpleasant
odor that may exist.
Never leave a patients untasted
food by his or her side from meal to
meal in the hope that it may be eaten
in the intervals; it will prevent the
patient taking any food at all. Nor
should medicines. beef tea or stimu.
fants be kept where a patient can
see or smell them, The sick are all.
normally sensitive.
To battle tired eyes in water as hot
as one can bear it will give great re.
lief.
A drink of warm sage tea VIII often
$oothe the restless child.
Half teaspoonful Of limewater will
usually cure colo ana hiccough.
Delicate and nervous children win
be greatly benefited If before retiring
they are gently bathed and rubbed in
warm water in which has been dis.
solved two heaptng Tablespoonful of
salt.
Battle the face and hands OF a Gev.
ertsh person in warm water that has
bit OF common soda dissolved in 1t.
Flowers should never remain in a
sickroom for any great length of time,
and never over night in any bedroom.
Squeaking shoes should never be
wcrn in slckwom, nor garments that
rustic. Some patients have been IL.
rttated and their recovery retarded by
such trivial things as these and the
creaking of a door, the rustllng of
newspaper. etc. Never rock in u rock.
ing chair before patient. The aver.
age person has little idea OF the sen.
sitveness Of invalids who are at all
nervous. No person wearing wet or
damp clothing should enter sick.
room.
Never get out of patience with the
%hims Of an invalid. but try to coax
and soothe without Irritating
Do not give sick people fried foods
of any sort or anything highly season
ed. Avoid hot bread and biscuits and
strong tea and coffee, except when ex.
'ressly ordered by the physician.
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