The household cook book

hastens the cure. (2) The skin peeled off of a boiled egg, moist- ened and applied, will draw off the matter in a few hours. If the tips of the fingers are wet with spirits of camphor or tincture of arnica and gently rubbed on the surface every 8 or 4 hours, followed later by ohve oil, it will prevent a boil from coming to a head. BLACK EYE. — Apply at once whiskey, brandy or spirits of wine. Never apply cold water, except a little at first, but apply a cloth wrung out of hot water — as hot as it can be borne. BRUISES — Treat first same as directed above for "Black Eye." Later rub with hamamelis, or apply lard or butter. BUNIONS — These are caused by ilhfitting shoes. To cur lem, first get shoes which fit properly. If they are much irril.ilc.; pply v/arm fomentations and bathe with arnica. If, on their ihr'- appearance, the shoes are attended to and oxide of pulphur oint- ment is applied to the bunion each night, they are easily checked and prevented from becoming serious. BURNS AND SCALDS.— For slight burns apply a paste made by mixing common baking soda with a little water; then dust on dry so- da and bind on a light bandage. It affords almost immediate relief and stops the pain. Borax may be used instead, if more convenient. Burns by alkalies, like caustic potash, strong ammonia, soda, etc., should first have a dilute acid apxolied, like vinegar or lemon juice. The acid at once neutralizes the alkali; then treat the spot like any other burn. Burns from acids, like muriatic acid, oil of vitriol, etc., should have an alkali, like ammonia, soda or lime=water, applied at once to neutralize the acid. If these are not available, pouring on water dilutes the acid; or put on moist earth, which contains suf- ficient alkali to dilute the acid. Aftervv^ards treat like other burns. CANKERED SORE MOUTH AND THROAT.— Pulverize burnt alum and add equal amounts of sulphur and sugar; keep in a v;idc= mouthed bottle. Put a little on the sore spots and let it dissolve slowly. For the throat put it on the back of the tongue. CATARRH OR COLD — A teaspoon of warm honey taken every 15 to 80 minutes affords great relief to colds and catarrh. A little can be kept in every house, and some taken at once on taking cold. (2) If, at the start, camphor is inhaled, or a little put on a lumiD of sugar and eaten, a cold can be broken up. (8) Inhaling aromatic spirits of ammonia will also often cure a catarrhal cold. CHAPS.— The best preventive is perfect dryness, especially be. fore going into the open air. To produce dryness, after washing and wiping, rub on cornmeal or chalk; then warm. An excellent applica- tion for chaps is glycerine 1 oz.; chalk 2 oz.; milk 5 oz.; mix and rub on. Vaseline or petroleum jelly is also good. CHILBLAINS. — These are usually caused by abrupt transitions from cold to heat. Do not warm very cold feet at the tire at once, 624 MEDICAL HINTS but bathe them first in cold water. When chilblains appear rub them with a lotion made of 1 oz. of iodine in 3 oz. rectified spirits of wine ; apply with a brush not more than once a day. Apply tincture of myrrh in water to broken or ulcerated chilblains. Protect in- flamed chilblains from the friction of boots and shoes. CHOKING — (1) A marble or similar article in a child's throat may be dislodged by turning him heels upwards and shaking him.