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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1902, 30 January 1885, Page 2

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Hot soda biscuits are' one of • the moat injurious kinds of food,

Never prick a blister with a pin, ' needle is the only suitable tiling, - : "• A good gavglo for a sore thvoafc is jnada of vinegar with a little red pepper. mixed with water. n. '

Limejuice and milk is one of the-best remedies for dyspepsia or indigestion. . Oatmeal porridge is one of the best things to begin the day with. Those who dislike it should take it as a medicine.

Do not drink strong coffee just befora retiring, or in the evening at all. It ia apt to cause sleeplessness, Coffee or tea should never be given to children at night. They disturb the nerve system and make.children cross and peevish, y Never wash in warm water bgfpre going but in the cold air. Such a practice will roughen the skin. Warm water should bfl used before retiring, To keep in good sound health oneißt take a certain amount of exercise. EsSr-/ cising one part of the body and not other, in about the same degree, is wrong. Coarse brown paper soaked in vinegar and placed on the forehead is good for a sick headache. If the eyelids, are gently bathed in cold water the pain in the jiead is generally a)layed. Never wash the feet in warm prater except just before retiring. Cold water with a little ammonia or salt dropped in is mucli pleasanter and more healthful.

When putting glycerine on" chapped hands first wash them thoroughly, -in soap and water, and when not quite dry rub in the glycerine. This process will be found much better than the old one. Baking-soda is one of the best-known remedies for burns and scalds. It should be immediately applied either wet or <jry, It almost instantly relieves tho burning sensation and helps to Ilea), On rising in the morning always put pn the shoes and stockings the ' first tliirig.' ' Never walk about in the bare'.feet or stand on oilcloth. Even in summer time this is a dangerous and unhealthy practice. One of the best cures for croup and which is always at hand is to dip strifln flannel in very hot water and then End tightly abeufc the throat. Remove as soon $s cold and apply others, A cold in the chest can alio be cured by taking and wetting sevorafthicknesses of flannel in hot water and laying it upon the cheat. One of the best and most strengthening drinks, as well as a pleasant One, t$ give a child is made by beating up an egfj| in a tumbler with a 'little sugar until it froths, then fill it witjj rioh mjlk : an4 havp the child drink it at onpe, : . The nourishment in tho egg and milk will sustain the system all day if nothing else is taken.