Little Hints that will Save Large Doctor's Bills.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 79, 6 March 1885, Page 4

Little Hints that will Save Large Doctor's Bills.

Never prick a blister with a pin. A needle is the only suitable thing. A good gargle for a sore throat is made of vinegar and a little red pepper mixed with water. Lime juice and milk is one of the best remedies for dyspepsia or indigestion. Oatmeal porridge is one of the best things to begin the clay with. ' Those who dislike it should take it as a medicine. Do not drink strong coffee just before retiring, or m the evening at all. It is apt to cause sleeplessness. Cofiee or tea should never be given to children at night. They disturb the nerve system, and make children cross and peevish. Never wash m warm water before going out m the cold air. Such a practice will roughen the skin. Warm water should be used only before retiring* To keep m good sound health one must take a certain amount of exercise. Exercising one part of the body and not another, m about the same degree, is wrong. Coarse brown paper soaked m vinegar and placed on the forehead is good for a sick headache. If the eyelids are gently bathed m cool water the pain m the .head is generally allayed. .Never wash the feet m warm water except just before retiring. Cold water with a little ammonia or salt dropped m is much pleasanter and more healthful. When putting glycerine on chapped hands first wash thoroughly m soap and water, and when not quite dry rub m the glycerine. This process will be found much better than the old one. Haking soda is one of the best known remedies for burns and scalds. It should be immediately applied either wet or dry. It almost instantly relieves the burning sensation and helps to heal. On rising m the morning always put on the shoes and stockings the first thing. Never walk about m the bare feet or stand on oil-cloth. Even m summer time this is a dangerous and unhealthy practice. One of the best cures for croup, and one which is always at hand, is to dip strips of flannel m very hot water and then bind tightly about the throat. Remove as soon as cold and apply others. A cold m the chest can also be cured by wetting several thicknesses of flannel m hot water and laying it upon the chest. One of the best and most strengthening drinks, as well as a pleasant one, to give a delicate child, is made by beating up an egg m a tumbler with a little sugar until it froths, then fill it with rich milk and have the child drink it at once. The nourishment m the egg and milk combined will sustain the system all day even if nothing else is taken,