A medical journal says that in severe paroxysms of coughing, from whatever cause, a tablespoonful of glycerine in hot milk or cream will give immediate lelief. Good Cougrh Mixture. Juice of 1 lemon and 1 oz. glycerine well mixed. Take 1 teaspoon- ful night and morning. To Relieve a Ticking Cough. Mix thoroughly some honey and vinegar. Take in small quan- tities when cough is troublesome. Sir W. Gull’s Cough Prescription. I Hot Milk, i Glycerine. One teaspoouful every 2 hours. Cure for Croup. Give I teaspoouful warm olive oil every 10 or 15 minutes inter- nally, and rub chest, windpipe, and between shoulders with same warm oil, laying on both back and chest good pieces of new flannel soaked in oil. Two doses will generally quiet cough for the night and send child to sleep, but severe attack will give way in an hour. Repeat dose whenever child coughs for next day or two. Cure will rapidly become perfect. Cure for Chilblains. 3 teaspoonfuls sulphurous acid, one do. of glycerine, diluted with the same quantity of water. This, applied with a small brush, will be found to allay irritation. To Cure Chapped Hands; Take an .equal quantity of pure sweet oil and glycerine. Shake well before using. Be careful to thoroughly diy hands after washing. A piece of mutton suet, melted in the oven, will be found very good for the hands. Pure glycerine without the admixture of oil is not to be rcK;ommended. Cure for Corns. Soak some young ivy leaves in vinegar for a few hours, then tie one of the leaves on the corn with thread. Change each night and morning, and in a few days the com can be taken out without any pain. After corn has been taken cut, continue the leaves for a day «r two, in order to remove any little hardness that may remain. 192 TRIED FAVOURITES COOKERY BOOK. A piece of lemon bound over a corn, and changed daily for 3 days, will loosen a corn so much that it may easily be removed if the foot is first soaked for a few minutes in warm water. Deafness induced by Cold, to Cure. Cleanse the ear out thoroughly by means of a piece of lint or cotton and warm water ; afterwards soak a piece of cottcwi iir some glycerine, which insert in the ear. One or two applications will cure. Onion juice is one of the most effective remedies for earache. Wrap a large onion in heavy wrapping paper, wet it thoroughly, and roast in the coals. When tender, strip off the skin and squeeze out the juice by twisting in a thin cloth. Bottle and save for use. When needed, pour one or two drops in a spoon, waiun a little, and drop into the ear. Afterwards put in a bit of wann cotton to exclude the air. It rarely, if evei', fails to effect a speedy cure. Good Disinfectants. For travelling, take a Is box of permanganate of potash. Being dry, there is no chance of spilling, and water to mix it can always be had. It is most useful as a mouth wash or gargle. To make Condy’s fluid, 1 oz. to a gallon of water. Camphor is also most valuable. A few lumi^s packed in one’s box prevent unpleasant visitors, all too common in warm climates. Remedy for Dysentery.

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A medical journal says that in severe paroxysms of coughing, from whatever cause, a tablespoonful of glycerine in hot milk or cream will give immediate relief. Good Cough Mixture. Juice of 1 lemon and 1 oz. glycerine well mixed. Take 1 teaspoonful night and morning. To Relieve a Ticking Cough. Mix thoroughly some honey and vinegar. Take in small quantities when cough is troublesome. Sir W. Gull’s Cough Prescription. I Hot Milk, i Glycerine. One teaspoonful every 2 hours. Cure for Croup. Give I teaspoonful warm olive oil every 10 or 15 minutes internally, and rub chest, windpipe, and between shoulders with same warm oil, laying on both back and chest good pieces of new flannel soaked in oil. Two doses will generally quiet cough for the night and send child to sleep, but severe attack will give way in an hour. Repeat dose whenever child coughs for next day or two. Cure will rapidly become perfect. Cure for Chilblains. 3 teaspoonfuls sulphurous acid, one do. of glycerine, diluted with the same quantity of water. This, applied with a small brush, will be found to allay irritation. To Cure Chapped Hands; Take an .equal quantity of pure sweet oil and glycerine. Shake well before using. Be careful to thoroughly diy hands after washing. A piece of mutton suet, melted in the oven, will be found very good for the hands. Pure glycerine without the admixture of oil is not to be recommended. Cure for Corns. Soak some young ivy leaves in vinegar for a few hours, then tie one of the leaves on the corn with thread. Change each night and morning, and in a few days the com can be taken out without any pain. After corn has been taken cut, continue the leaves for a day or two, in order to remove any little hardness that may remain. A piece of lemon bound over a corn, and changed daily for 3 days, will loosen a corn so much that it may easily be removed if the foot is first soaked for a few minutes in warm water. Deafness induced by Cold, to Cure. Cleanse the ear out thoroughly by means of a piece of lint or cotton and warm water ; afterwards soak a piece of cotton in some glycerine, which insert in the ear. One or two applications will cure. Onion juice is one of the most effective remedies for earache. Wrap a large onion in heavy wrapping paper, wet it thoroughly, and roast in the coals. When tender, strip off the skin and squeeze out the juice by twisting in a thin cloth. Bottle and save for use. When needed, pour one or two drops in a spoon, warm a little, and drop into the ear. Afterwards put in a bit of wann cotton to exclude the air. It rarely, if evei', fails to effect a speedy cure. Good Disinfectants. For travelling, take a Is box of permanganate of potash. Being dry, there is no chance of spilling, and water to mix it can always be had. It is most useful as a mouth wash or gargle. To make Condy’s fluid, 1 oz. to a gallon of water. Camphor is also most valuable. A few lumps packed in one’s box prevent unpleasant visitors, all too common in warm climates. Remedy for Dysentery.

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