dilute a few drops of vinegar or lemon-juice in a little water, and bring
it in contact with the lime in the eye. This will neutralize the effect of
the alkali. Even after this, it will be necessary to consult a physician,
for the injury to the eye is apt to be severe. Always avoid all of the
popular "eyewashes" or "salves" so extensively advertised.
Rest the eyes for a few minutes when the sight becomes in the least
painful, blurred or indistinct.
Have sufficient light ; never sit facing it ; let it come from behind or
from one side. It is considered by oculists that too much light is
almost as bad as too little. They strongly recommend a moderate light,
so that surrounding objects may not be too much illuminated, and the
wearing of a black shade, so large that front and side light may not
enter the eyes. With this protection the light may be safely in front —
if reading, it is better that it be to one side.
Never read in horse or steam cars.
Never read when lying down.
Do not read much during convalescence from illness.
The general health should be maintained by a good diet, air, exercise,
amusement and a proper restriction of the hours of hard work.
Take plenty of sleep. Retire early and avoid the painful evening
lights. Ten hours' sleep for delicate eyes is better than eight.
A VISIT WITH THE DOCTOR.
" My best assistants," says the good old doctor, " are catnip, smart-
weed, horseradish leaves and mustard plasters."
When baking, if you touch your finger against the oven door or a hot
pan, the instant application of a little mucilage will alleviate the pain
and heal the blister.
Aromatic spirits of ammonia, if inhaled, will often cure a catarrhal
cold.
Spearmint and sage tea is good for children troubled with worms,
and warm water a trifle sweetened is good for the stomach ache.
The instant anyone is stung, wet some cut tobacco and lay it at once
on the spot. Hold it there a few minutes and the cure is complete.
For a burn, if the skin is not broken use raw linseed oil, or varnish
If the skin be broken, wet with a feather and the white of an Qgg, and
sift on charcoal through thin muslin.
Steep some fine cut tobacco until it is a strong solution, and mix with
clean, fresh lard — enough to color the lard a dark brown✪ Burn Treatment Ointment — it is one of
the best ointments for burns, scalds, sores, etc., in the market.
For sprains,take one part blue clay and two parts vinegar and
make into a paste and bind on at night with a wet towel. One appli-
cation is generally sufficient.
To draw fire from a burn, wet the burn with pulverized alum dis-
solved in water, the stronger the better.
270 MEDICAL.
Liniment for pain proceeding from cold — Half pint spirits turpen-
tine, half pint vinegar, one raw egg. Shake all well together and rub
part affected night and morning with a flannel rag.
For a cut, wash off the blood in cold water and bind it up with a
clean cotton bandage ; if it inclines to bleed put on scraped lint, after
bringing the edges of the wound together as closely as possible, and
bind it rather tight.
Milk is found to form an excellent solvent for quinine, and also to
disguise, in a measure, the bitterness of that drug. It will be found
particularly useful in administering quinine to children. Five grains in
a tumbler of milk is almost tasteless.
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dilute a few drops of vinegar or lemon-juice in a little water, and bring it in contact with the lime in the eye. This will neutralize the effect of the alkali. Even after this, it will be necessary to consult a physician, for the injury to the eye is apt to be severe. Always avoid all of the popular "eyewashes" or "salves" so extensively advertised.
Rest the eyes for a few minutes when the sight becomes in the least painful, blurred or indistinct.
Have sufficient light ; never sit facing it ; let it come from behind or from one side. It is considered by oculists that too much light is almost as bad as too little. They strongly recommend a moderate light, so that surrounding objects may not be too much illuminated, and the wearing of a black shade, so large that front and side light may not enter the eyes. With this protection the light may be safely in front — if reading, it is better that it be to one side.
Never read in horse or steam cars.
Never read when lying down.
Do not read much during convalescence from illness.
The general health should be maintained by a good diet, air, exercise, amusement and a proper restriction of the hours of hard work.
Take plenty of sleep. Retire early and avoid the painful evening lights. Ten hours' sleep for delicate eyes is better than eight.
A VISIT WITH THE DOCTOR.
" My best assistants," says the good old doctor, " are catnip, smartweed, horseradish leaves and mustard plasters."
When baking, if you touch your finger against the oven door or a hot pan, the instant application of a little mucilage will alleviate the pain and heal the blister.
Aromatic spirits of ammonia, if inhaled, will often cure a catarrhal cold.
Spearmint and sage tea is good for children troubled with worms, and warm water a trifle sweetened is good for the stomach ache.
The instant anyone is stung, wet some cut tobacco and lay it at once on the spot. Hold it there a few minutes and the cure is complete.
For a burn, if the skin is not broken use raw linseed oil, or varnish If the skin be broken, wet with a feather and the white of an egg, and sift on charcoal through thin muslin.
Steep some fine cut tobacco until it is a strong solution, and mix with clean, fresh lard — enough to color the lard a dark brown — it is one of the best ointments for burns, scalds, sores, etc., in the market.
For sprains,take one part blue clay and two parts vinegar and make into a paste and bind on at night with a wet towel. One application is generally sufficient.
To draw fire from a burn, wet the burn with pulverized alum dissolved in water, the stronger the better.
Liniment for pain proceeding from cold — Half pint spirits turpentine, half pint vinegar, one raw egg. Shake all well together and rub part affected night and morning with a flannel rag.
For a cut, wash off the blood in cold water and bind it up with a clean cotton bandage ; if it inclines to bleed put on scraped lint, after bringing the edges of the wound together as closely as possible, and bind it rather tight.
Milk is found to form an excellent solvent for quinine, and also to disguise, in a measure, the bitterness of that drug. It will be found particularly useful in administering quinine to children. Five grains in a tumbler of milk is almost tasteless.
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