Arm & Hammer Soda book of valuable recipes

If your own face looks red and shiny in warm weather, bathe it in hot water and a teaspoonful of Soda. Applications of hot water and Soda will alleviate piles and other inflammations of the rectum. If the hair smells sour and feverish, wash it in cool (not too cool) water, with half a spoonful of Soda to a quart of water. Dry thoroughly and rub in a little bay rum. For Rattle-Snake Bite.— Apply to the wound slightly moistened, just so as to make a paste. When it becomes discolored, either yellow or greenish, remove and put on a fresh application. Continue to apply in this manner until the Soda ceases to become discolored. Wash baby with weak Soda water in warm weather. ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA (or Saleratus) is recom¬ mended by English physicians for Toothache. A small quantity dissolved in a wineglass of water, a piece of cotton soaked in the solution and placed in the tooth, and the mouth washed with the balance, will alleviate severe cases of toothache. It is a good dentifrice, in fact, better than any other, as it neutralizes the acids which secrete themselves around the teeth, thereby preventing their decaying effect on them. Use with brush, same as tooth-powder, or dissolved in water, Corns and bunions may be softened and cured by making a salve of lard and ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA (or Saleratus), and applying at night on retiring. If this is persevered in they will soon disappear. The sick ought to have the largest and most cheerful room in the house— southern exposure, to admit the sunlight. DYSPEPSIA or H EARTBURN, a little Arm and Hammer brand Soda or Saleratus dissolved in a TUMBLER OF WATER, AND DRANK THREE OR FOUR TIMES A DAY, WILL BE FOUND VERY BENEFICIAL. INVALUABLE FOR THE CURE OF H ICCOUGH.-A tea¬ spoonful of Arm AND Hammer SODA dissolved in half a glass of water will give instant and permanent relief. ARM AND HAMMER SODA is a sovereign remedy for erysipelas. Add one heaping teaspoonful of ARM AND HAMMER SODA to one pint of boiling water, and apply the solution as hot as it can be borne. Apply every 15 minutes until the first sharp attack is relieved. Then every half hour for a time, after that every hour until quite cured. For this testimonial we are indebted to Miss Kate Will, No. 44 Cass Street, Chicago, Ill., a member of the Illinois Women’s Press Ass’n, Bites and stings of mosquitoes and other INSECTS MAY BE INSTANTLY RELIEVED BY APPLICATION OF A STRONG SOLUTION OF ARM AND HAMMER SODA. BATHE FREQUENTLY. USEFUL INFORMATION FOR FARMERS. HOG AND CHICKEN C H O LE R A.— A judicious mixture of ARM AND HAMMER SODA with the animal feed will prove a SURE prevention of this very prevalent disease among swine and poultry. It should be continued weekly. It is a prevention rather than a cure and is harmless, besides keeping the animals in good condition otherwise. DAIRYMEN AND FA R M E RS should use the A R M AND HAM¬ MER BRAND only, both for baking purposes and for keeping milk cans clean and sweet. COWS.— We call dairymen’s and farmers’ special attention to this article. The yield of milk in cows can be greatly increased (without in¬ creasing the food) by giving one teaspoonful of ARM AND HAMMER SODA in the feed once a day. It takes about ten days to obtain the desired effect.