To Clean Plate. Mix to a paste Y^ lb. of prepared chalk with 2 dr. of spirits of camphor, i dr. of ammonia, \ oz. of turpentine, and a dessertspoonful of spirits. When the silver is clean and dry, dab on the paste with a sponge and leave it to dry before brushing off. Plate Bags for Daily Us'^. Boil soft rags (nothing is better for the purpose than the tops of old cotton stockings) in a mixture of new milk and harts- horn powder, in the proportion of Plate Basket. I OZ- o^ powder to a pint of milk; boil them for 5 minutes; wring them, as soon as they are taken out, for a moment in cold water, and dry them be- fore the fire. With these rags rub the plate briskly as soon as it has been well washed and dried after daily use. A most beautiful deep polish will be produced, and the plate will require nothing more than merely to be dusted with a feather or a dry, soft cloth before it is again put on the table. Washing of Knives. The handles of knives should never be immersed in water, as, after a time, if treated in this way, the blades will loosen and the handles discolor. The blades should be put in a jug or vessel kept for this purpose, filled with hot soda water. This should be done as soon after they are used as possible, as stain and rust so quickly sink into steel. Knife Basket. OUR MEDICAL ADVISER PART 1.— What to do in Case of Accident or Sudden Illness.— Bandaging Taught by Pictures. PART II.— In the Sick Room. PART III.— The Family Doctor— Allopathic and Homeo- pathic Methods. WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN ILLNESS. Apoplexy. Treatmetit. — When a person is in an apoplec- tic fit, prevent all unnecessary movement; raise the head and remove everything tight from the neck, then apply ice or cold water cloths to the head; put the feet in mustard and water or apply mustard leaves or poultices to the calves of the legs. Bruises. These are caused by blows, the skin remain- ing unbroken. Treatment. — Apply tincture of arnica, spirit and water, vinegar or sal-ammoniac and water. The follow- ing is a useful combination: Chloride of ammonium (sal- ammoniac), one ounce; rectified spirit, lavender water, or eau de cologne, two ounces; vinegar, three ounces; water to make sixteen ounces. Rags dipped in this should be laid over the bruise and kept constantly wet. Choking. Treatment. — If the substance causing choking be at the upper part of the throat thrust the finger and thumb into the mouth and endeavor to seize it. If this cannot be done, take a penholder, a quill, or piece of whalebone — anything, in fact, that will do, and endeavor to push it down the gullet. A smart blow on the back will sometimes dislodge a foreign body from the throat. Concussion of the Brain. Treatmetit. — Move the patient as little as possible; remove all tight articles from the neck. Apply hot bottles to the feet and sides, or hot bricks wrapped in flannel and a mustard poultice or mustard leaf over the stomach. Dislocations. Treatment. — If medical assistance is at 269 270 In Case of Accident or Sudden Illness hand do not touch a dislocation: in an}' case do not use or submit to rough handing. If skilled assistance cannot be had, get some one to seize the part of the limb nearest the body, and then apply gentle, . steady traction upon that furthest removed. {See Bandaging taught by pii.tures.)

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To Clean Plate. Mix to a paste Y^ lb. of prepared chalk with 2 dr. of spirits of camphor, i dr. of ammonia, \ oz. of turpentine, and a dessertspoonful of spirits. When the silver is clean and dry, dab on the paste with a sponge and leave it to dry before brushing off. Plate Bags for Daily Use. Boil soft rags (nothing is better for the purpose than the tops of old cotton stockings) in a mixture of new milk and hartshorn powder, in the proportion of Plate Basket. I OZ- o^ powder to a pint of milk; boil them for 5 minutes; wring them, as soon as they are taken out, for a moment in cold water, and dry them before the fire. With these rags rub the plate briskly as soon as it has been well washed and dried after daily use. A most beautiful deep polish will be produced, and the plate will require nothing more than merely to be dusted with a feather or a dry, soft cloth before it is again put on the table. Washing of Knives. The handles of knives should never be immersed in water, as, after a time, if treated in this way, the blades will loosen and the handles discolor. The blades should be put in a jug or vessel kept for this purpose, filled with hot soda water. This should be done as soon after they are used as possible, as stain and rust so quickly sink into steel. Knife Basket. OUR MEDICAL ADVISER PART 1.— What to do in Case of Accident or Sudden Illness.— Bandaging Taught by Pictures. PART II.— In the Sick Room. PART III.— The Family Doctor— Allopathic and Homeopathic Methods. WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN ILLNESS. Apoplexy. Treatmetit. — When a person is in an apoplectic fit, prevent all unnecessary movement; raise the head and remove everything tight from the neck, then apply ice or cold water cloths to the head; put the feet in mustard and water or apply mustard leaves or poultices to the calves of the legs. Bruises. These are caused by blows, the skin remaining unbroken. Treatment. — Apply tincture of arnica, spirit and water, vinegar or sal-ammoniac and water. The following is a useful combination: Chloride of ammonium (salammoniac), one ounce; rectified spirit, lavender water, or eau de cologne, two ounces; vinegar, three ounces; water to make sixteen ounces. Rags dipped in this should be laid over the bruise and kept constantly wet. Choking. Treatment. — If the substance causing choking be at the upper part of the throat thrust the finger and thumb into the mouth and endeavor to seize it. If this cannot be done, take a penholder, a quill, or piece of whalebone — anything, in fact, that will do, and endeavor to push it down the gullet. A smart blow on the back will sometimes dislodge a foreign body from the throat. Concussion of the Brain. Treatmetit. — Move the patient as little as possible; remove all tight articles from the neck. Apply hot bottles to the feet and sides, or hot bricks wrapped in flannel and a mustard poultice or mustard leaf over the stomach. Dislocations. Treatment. — If medical assistance is at 270 In Case of Accident or Sudden Illness hand do not touch a dislocation: in an}' case do not use or submit to rough handing. If skilled assistance cannot be had, get some one to seize the part of the limb nearest the body, and then apply gentle, . steady traction upon that furthest removed. {See Bandaging taught by pictures.)

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