WORTH KNOWING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1994, 24 June 1919, Page 4

WORTH KNOWING.

To keep bedsteads wholesome they should frequently he anointed

with spirits of turpentine in the spring and autumn to keep off insects. With a stout feather it

be applied to the tiniest cracks and botAveen every joint. Carbolic is also useful for this purpose. A sore chest, and (lie tiresome, tickling cough that usually accompanies it, Avili be much eased by inhaling the steam of boiling water to which has been added half a teaspoonful of friars’ balsam.

A warm Avater or tepid bath is highly recommended for (hose avlio cannot take a cold one. The effect is soothing, the blood (lowing into ILe relaxed superficial vessels of the skin, and thereby increasing its functions.

For scalds an application of glycerine is most useful. Strips of linen or lint well soaked in glycerine gently laid over the scalded skin immediately after the accident Avili afford relief from pain and hasten a cure.

If a child receives a IJoav causing a bruise, immediately smear a small lump of fresh butter on (lie part atlecled, and rencAV it every (ive minutes for two or three hours; Olive oil may bo used if fresh butter is not at hand.

Acute attacks of dyspepsia generally depend upon some error in diet, and, as a rule, rapidly subside when the cause is removed. Total abstinence from food for IS hours AA’itl often be found entirely to remove all symptoms. Sufferers from insomnia should try cayenne pepper sandAviches. Cut a slice of thin bread, butter it generously, and add a liberal sprinkling of cayenne pepper. The sandAvieh should be eaten just before retiring, and soon after the sufferer will be asleep.

Vinegar added to either goldetf syrup or honey will take the hardness from a hacking cough and ease a sore throat.