“ The operation is carried out in the following manner : —
The head is taken in the right hand with the thumb against
the back of it, the neck being seized with the left hand,
then with a quick jerk with the right hand, the thumb
being pressed downwards at the same time, the vertebrae
are dislocated. Another method is to strike a sharp blow
on the back of the neck with a heavy stick. Whichever
process is adopted, the body may be hung up, and the large
veins of the neck divided. The bird bleeds just as freely
with this method as when it is bled to death without the
neck being dislocated. — A. J. SEWELL, M.R.C.V.S., 53
Elizabeth Street, Eaton Square, London.”
HOME REMEDIES WORTH KNOWING.
Though remedies for sickness and tempting foods for
invalids may be wanted at any time of the year, I have
entered what I have got since Hildas Where is it was
published, at this end of my Diary for easier reference.
To Prevent Bed-sores. — Rub the skin with the juice of a
lemon, white of egg, or spirits of wine.
Remedy for Bed-sore. — Melt beeswax and some good
Lucca oil together until it forms a soft salve. Spread on
soft old linen and apply.
Plaster for Boils. —
I teaspoonful of honey.
The yolk of an egg (raw).
I teaspoonful of flour✪ Plaster for Boils.
Mix well together, spread on a linen rag, and apply fresh
twice daily.
Another Plaster for Boils. —
Brown sugar, i teaspoonful.
Some yellow soap, scraped.
10 drops of laudanum.
Work with a soft knife into a paste, and spread a little
on old linen with a heated knife.
This is an excellent plaster for bringing a boil to a head,
and the laudanum soothes the pain.
Specific for Boils.— Yeast fresh after brewing is a specific
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HOME REMEDIES
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for boils. Drink half a wineglass filled up with water,
stiired, twice a day. N.B. Gingerbread is good after it
to take away taste. If brewer’s yeast is unobtainable,
made barm of malt and hops is good.
Buchu Leaves. — This valuable shrub {Buchu diosma, from
Dios, divine, and osme, smell, and Buchu baryosmd) is indige-
nous to the Cape, growing wild on the mountains of Ceres,
Swellendam, etc. The leaves are largely exported to
Europe, where its value as a kidney tonic is fully
recognized.
Buchu Vinegar.— A quarter of a pound of dried buchu
leaves (they are dried in the sun, but you can buy them
leady diied), one large spoonful of salt put into a wide-
mouthed bottle. Fill with good vinegar, cork well, and put
in the sun to get all the virtue out of the leaves ; shake the
bottle daily, pour it into a smaller bottle after a fortnight,
and label for use. Apply on soft cotton or lint to any
bruise or sprains.
Buchu Brandy, to be made in a similar way, but with
brandy instead of vinegar, is excellent for sponging with to
harden the skin when it is chafed, and relieves aching
limbs if rubbed in well.
To mix Castor-oil so that it will be imperceptible to the
Patient. — Pour into a wineglass a teaspoonful of brandy or
whisky, then one of cold water, then the prescribed quantity
of castor-oil ; then again, a teaspoonful of water, and lastly
half a teaspoonful of brandy. The oil will collect in a
globule in the middle of this mixture, and if the contents
are taken in a gulp will be quite imperceptible. A
little lemon rubbed on the edge of the wineglass is an
improvement Boiled milk is also very good to take it in.
Charcoal Poultice for Putrid Wounds and Ulcers.— Make a
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“ The operation is carried out in the following manner : — The head is taken in the right hand with the thumb against the back of it, the neck being seized with the left hand, then with a quick jerk with the right hand, the thumb being pressed downwards at the same time, the vertebrae are dislocated. Another method is to strike a sharp blow on the back of the neck with a heavy stick. Whichever process is adopted, the body may be hung up, and the large veins of the neck divided. The bird bleeds just as freely with this method as when it is bled to death without the neck being dislocated. — A. J. SEWELL, M.R.C.V.S., 53 Elizabeth Street, Eaton Square, London.”
HOME REMEDIES WORTH KNOWING.
Though remedies for sickness and tempting foods for invalids may be wanted at any time of the year, I have entered what I have got since Hilda's Diary was published, at this end of my Diary for easier reference.
To Prevent Bed-sores. — Rub the skin with the juice of a lemon, white of egg, or spirits of wine.
Remedy for Bed-sore. — Melt beeswax and some good Lucca oil together until it forms a soft salve. Spread on soft old linen and apply.
Plaster for Boils. —
I teaspoonful of honey.
The yolk of an egg (raw).
I teaspoonful of flour.
Mix well together, spread on a linen rag, and apply fresh twice daily.
Another Plaster for Boils. —
Brown sugar, i teaspoonful.
Some yellow soap, scraped.
10 drops of laudanum.
Work with a soft knife into a paste, and spread a little
on old linen with a heated knife.
This is an excellent plaster for bringing a boil to a head,
and the laudanum soothes the pain.
Specific for Boils.— Yeast fresh after brewing is a specific
App.
HOME REMEDIES
/
for boils. Drink half a wineglass filled up with water, stiired, twice a day. N.B. Gingerbread is good after it to take away taste. If brewer’s yeast is unobtainable,
malt barm of malt and hops is good.
Buchu Leaves. — This valuable shrub {Buchu diosma, from Dios, divine, and osme, smell, and Buchu baryosmd) is indigenous to the Cape, growing wild on the mountains of Ceres, Swellendam, etc. The leaves are largely exported to Europe, where its value as a kidney tonic is fully recognized.
Buchu Vinegar.— A quarter of a pound of dried buchu leaves (they are dried in the sun, but you can buy them ready dried), one large spoonful of salt put into a wide-mouthed bottle. Fill with good vinegar, cork well, and put in the sun to get all the virtue out of the leaves ; shake the bottle daily, pour it into a smaller bottle after a fortnight, and label for use. Apply on soft cotton or lint to any bruise or sprains.
Buchu Brandy, to be made in a similar way, but with brandy instead of vinegar, is excellent for sponging with to harden the skin when it is chafed, and relieves aching limbs if rubbed in well.
To mix Castor-oil so that it will be imperceptible to the Patient. — Pour into a wineglass a teaspoonful of brandy or whisky, then one of cold water, then the prescribed quantity of castor-oil ; then again, a teaspoonful of water, and lastly half a teaspoonful of brandy. The oil will collect in a globule in the middle of this mixture, and if the contents are taken in a gulp will be quite imperceptible. A little lemon rubbed on the edge of the wineglass is an improvement Boiled milk is also very good to take it in
Charcoal Poultice for Putrid Wounds and Ulcers.— Make a
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