Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-05

to New Mexico to be with my husband,
who had gone there to Try and regain
his health.
During the trip. which took four days
and three nights, 1 was under a con-
slant dread for fear little Gwendolyn
would embarrass me. She was dread
fully spoiled and was used to being
rocked and sung to sleep, but she be-
haved beautifully and the trip was
much enjoyed.
Shortly after our arrival In the west
my husband failed completely, and he
was forced to go to bed for good. Now,
just try to imagine me with sick hus-
band to care for continually, baby who
could scarcely crawl, my cooking and
homework to do, and the washing and
ironing thrown in. And babies always
wake at dawn, when one would give
the world to have them sleep.
| After a three months stay we return
ed to Florida. My husband was scarce
lily able to walk alone and my hands
were full helping him and holding the
baby with one and carrying the suit case
| in the other.
There is one thing that this expert
ence has taught me. 1 don't think 1
will ever be guilty of spelling another
child as I have this one. 1t is a pleas
ure, I'll admit, to sing the little ones
to sleep, but when you are as busy as
can be it surely means trouble.
You come again, Mrs. Alexander, and
tell uShow you are getting along
Marion Stephens, enjoy your letters,
also Opals. Come again, both of you.
Sincerely,
MRS. FRANK HAYNES.
ACCIDENTS AND ANTIDOTES.
AS a school teacher. employed in
small towns and rural schools, I've had
great many opportunities to see the
need of boys and girls being trained
! in habits of self-reliance and keeping
cool in times of storm and stress.
1 know a woman whose child fell in
the fire and she clapped her hands to
her ears and ran out of the house
! screa ming like she was a crazy woman.
Fortunately a neighbor was in the room
and snatched the little thing out of
the fire-not before ii had a deep burn
on its cheek. The mother had no idea
what to do for the burn, nor did her
husband. Linseed oil and limewater in
equal parts was suggested and they
were indignant over suggesting lime
water for a raw place. 1t was put on.
however. and the place healed nicely.
It's little thing to do but four
ounce bottle of linseed oil and lime
water does not take up much room in
ones medicine chest and is mighty safe
to have in winter where there are
children.
Cooking soda put on the burns one
gets around the stove is healing.
Moisten the place and apply the soda.
Nothing is more unsightly than hands
and arms all SCARED from cooking. Sat
urate a cloth or cotton with the oil
and limewater and dress ii as seldom
as possible as the removal of the cloth
retards the healing. Keep the cloth
soaked.
Cloths wrung out of hot water and
three times as much vinegar prevents
bruises.
Another woman acted as If she was
crazy when her baby had spasms. In
stead of plunging the child in hot water
she, too, went to screaming. Plunge
the child in water as hot as can be
borne by such tender skin and rub
briskly. Hot mustard water is the
remedy for older children.
Corrosive sublimate is one Of our
most deadly poisons Yet how many
children are taught that 1t is mixture
OF calomel and iron?
have known people who were TAX
ing one to foolishly take dose of the
other and IL takes a strong emetic to
save life at such a time. For carbolic
acid, give large doses of olive oil or
melted butter, or even lard. If one is
poisoned by an alkali weak vinegar and
water or chalk and water may be used;
for acid poisons milk or the whites of
large number of eggs is the thing.
Narcotics demand emetics and after
ward strong coffee, ana every effort to
keep the patient awake.
This is the time of year that gives
children the opportunity to swallow all
the grape seed possible, a teacup of
castor oil mixed with warm milk or
pour a little vinegar in the cup, put
in the oil and then cover the top with
more vinegar and the weakest stomach
will retain il. / had a doctor to tell
me that five minutes lying quietly on
ones back win guarantee any medicine
staying.
Here is another place where self
control is needed. Many mothers get
excited and that upsets the child's di-
gestive apparatus and the medicine