The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03
MANY THINGS
MOTOR CAMPER
OUGHT TO KNOW
Making Easy Difficult
Situations Away from
Home

For burns and scalds a piece OF
absorbent cotton spread with but
ter and olive oil or Tengelsenis
healing save ana bound on a burn
Immediately will draw out the pain
and the hurt will leave no scar
Some flour bound on instantly will
prevent blistering the purpose be-
ing to exclude the air in either
case. Common baking soda will
also give instant relief.
To stop the flow of blood in case
of slight cut apply common I'M
glazed brown wrapping paper.
For constipation.-A few figs
eaten while fasting, or spoonful
of wheat bran in glass of water,
taken a half hour before breakfast.
Eat raw fruit and drink freely of
cold water during the day. Evacua-
ton of the bowels daily and regu-
larry is absolutely essential to Sc
move the poisons from the system.
Corn-starch from the commits
sary box makes an excellent sub
stitute for talcum powder in case
of chafed skin.
Corn-meal and vinegar is fine
for roughened hands to soften
them. Rub hands in this and then
in glycerine.
For chapped lips and hands use
camphorice.
For iockjaw.-Warm a small
quantity of spirits of turpentine
and pour into the wound and
battle backbone with cayenne pep
per and water or mustard and wa
ter Vinegar is even better than
Water.) Use as hot as the sufferer
can stand it.
Bleeding Of the nose.-Roll up a
piece of paper, and press it under
the upper lip. Use cold compress on
the forehead. Put hands in cold wa
ter and apply hot-water bottle to
the feet.
To remove cincer or sand from
the cyclone or two grains of
faxseed placed in the eye. All
campers should carry a few of
these seeds. Or drop castor oil in
the eye freely. Do not rub the sore
eye-l'ub the other eye.
For inflamed eyes-Use eye-rup
and diluted bOric acid for an eye
wash.
For sunstroke.-Wrap wet
cloth around the head, bind anoth-
en- wet cloth, tnickly covered with
salt, on the back of the neck, and
apply dry salt behind the ears.
Use mustard plasters on the calves
of the legs and soles of the feet.
Cure for hiccough.-Sit erect
and initiate the lung fully. Bend
forward slowly as far as possible,
and rise slowly. Expel breath, DO
this two or three times.
For fainting.-Place person in
PROSTATE position, with head lower
than body. Loosen clothing around
neck, chest, and waist. After COM,
ing to, give tea or coffee.
A bag of hot sand relieves neur-
ralgia.
For cold in the head-Siff pow
dered boraX up the nostrils.
For sore feet.-Rub inside of
socks with soap.
To cure a spider, bee, or wasp
sting.-Bind on common baking
soda, dampened With water, or il
you have no soda mix earth with
water into mud and bind it on the
place.
For ptomaine poisoning.-Give
plentv of oil or milk; large doses
of epson salt in hot water to
purge; hot greasy water for an
emitic, and raw eggs.
For sunburn, windburn, or bis
ters.-Use Tengelsen's healing
salve.
Spinach is good for the kidneys.
Asparagus purifies the blood.
Celery acts on the nervous sys-
TEN.
Tomatoes act on the liver.
Lettuce and cucumbers are cool |
ing.
Onions stimulate the circulate,
and promote digestion.
White onions are tonic and
good for insomnia.