7. An inexpensive mouth wash for the fever
patient is equal parts of lemon juice, glycerine
and water. Also good, is a wash made from %
teaspoon of tincture of myrrh in a half-glass of
water.
8. Only partially fill the hot water bottle or
ice cap, then twist it to squeeze out air before ad-
justing the screw. Place a piece of flannel be-
tween the cap or bottle and the patient to pre-
vent freezing or burns.
9. Always rub toward the heart to promote
good circulation. A coarse cloth wrung from
strong salt water and allowed to dry is stimu-
lating and strengthening for a gentle rubbing.
10. Make a mustard plaster % flour and %
mustard. Mix with tepid water, as hot water
destroys the properties of the mustard. When
all mustard is used mix with the white of an
egg to lessen danger of burning. Do not have
the plaster watery. Spread on muslin and cover
with a larger piece to turn over edges. Keep on
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about half an houi* — watcli for signs of redden-
ing— and grease the surface with vaseline later.
11. A nourishing, refreshing drink when the
patient cannot retain food is made from the
white of an egg — unbeaten — two tablespoons of
orange juice and half glass of water✪ Nourishing Drink for Patients. Shake
well, then pour over a glass of cracked ice. To
conceal the presence of white of egg from the pa-
tient, never beat it, but put it in a bottle along
with the liquid and shake hard.
12. To change the under sheet on a sick bed
roll it from the far side of the bed close to the
patient. The clean sheet, previously rolled, is
then unrolled over the uncovered part of bed
until the clean sheet lies beside the soiled one.
Turn the patient back on the clean part, remove
the old sheet and spread the clean one into place.
Renovating Furniture at Home
Nearly every family has some discarded piece
of furniture too shabby to use, yet by reason of
its lines or grain of wood well worth doing over.
Unfortunately this renovating is not cheap ; but,
happily, it can easily be done at home if a woman
has patience.
Paint the section of furniture to be cleaned off
with a varnish remover — Adelite is especially
good — and let it remain on ten minutes.
Supply yourself with a ten-cent scraper with a
wooden handle and a steel blade, and at the end
of the ten minutes scrape off the loosened var-
nish, working with the grain of the wood and
being careful not to cut into the fibre. Several
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applications and scrapings may be necessary, as
some old furniture has many coats of varnish,
one on top of the other, until the wood is prac-
tically disguised.
After the scraping, wash the wood with de-
natured alcohol or gasoline — never use the last
near a flame — then sandpaper with No. % paper.
The furniture is now ready for the oiling. Mix
equal parts of linseed oil and turpentine and rub
in two coats. Let each coat dry from 10 to 24
hours.
For any j)iece of furniture save a dining-room
table it is well to use a very light coat of var-
nish. This must be carefully done or your work
is ruined. Put just as little as possible on the
brush and give a light, quick stroke across the
surface in one way and then another in the oppo-
site direction. Use so little varnish that you feel
doubtful if it will cover the surface.
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7. An inexpensive mouth wash for the fever patient is equal parts of lemon juice, glycerine and water. Also good, is a wash made from % teaspoon of tincture of myrrh in a half-glass of water.
8. Only partially fill the hot water bottle or ice cap, then twist it to squeeze out air before adjusting the screw. Place a piece of flannel between the cap or bottle and the patient to prevent freezing or burns.
9. Always rub toward the heart to promote good circulation. A coarse cloth wrung from strong salt water and allowed to dry is stimulating and strengthening for a gentle rubbing.
10. Make a mustard plaster % flour and % mustard. Mix with tepid water, as hot water destroys the properties of the mustard. When all mustard is used mix with the white of an egg to lessen danger of burning. Do not have the plaster watery. Spread on muslin and cover with a larger piece to turn over edges. Keep on
about half an hour — watch for signs of reddening— and grease the surface with vaseline later.
11. A nourishing, refreshing drink when the patient cannot retain food is made from the white of an egg — unbeaten — two tablespoons of orange juice and half glass of water. Shake well, then pour over a glass of cracked ice. To conceal the presence of white of egg from the patient, never beat it, but put it in a bottle along with the liquid and shake hard.
12. To change the under sheet on a sick bed roll it from the far side of the bed close to the patient. The clean sheet, previously rolled, is then unrolled over the uncovered part of bed until the clean sheet lies beside the soiled one. Turn the patient back on the clean part, remove the old sheet and spread the clean one into place.
Renovating Furniture at Home
Nearly every family has some discarded piece of furniture too shabby to use, yet by reason of its lines or grain of wood well worth doing over. Unfortunately this renovating is not cheap ; but, happily, it can easily be done at home if a woman has patience.
Paint the section of furniture to be cleaned off with a varnish remover — Adelite is especially good — and let it remain on ten minutes.
Supply yourself with a ten-cent scraper with a wooden handle and a steel blade, and at the end of the ten minutes scrape off the loosened varnish, working with the grain of the wood and being careful not to cut into the fibre. Several
applications and scrapings may be necessary, as some old furniture has many coats of varnish, one on top of the other, until the wood is practically disguised.
After the scraping, wash the wood with denatured alcohol or gasoline — never use the last near a flame — then sandpaper with No. % paper.
The furniture is now ready for the oiling. Mix equal parts of linseed oil and turpentine and rub in two coats. Let each coat dry from 10 to 24 hours.
For any j)iece of furniture save a dining-room table it is well to use a very light coat of varnish. This must be carefully done or your work is ruined. Put just as little as possible on the brush and give a light, quick stroke across the surface in one way and then another in the opposite direction. Use so little varnish that you feel doubtful if it will cover the surface.
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