An excellent way to admit fresh air to a sick room in winter, when a window is near the bed, is to open it the desired height, then stretch a piece of cheese cloth over the open ing and tack it fast. A still more convenient way is to put the cheese cloth on a small frame that will fit into this opening; it can then be re moved at any time.
A handy way to fumigate the sick room is to place a brick in a large wash basin, and on this set a baking t,in containing sulphur. If the sul phur is burned directly in the basin, you are liable to crack or break it.
A valuable remedy for proud flesh, an obstinate outgrowth of flesh from small sores, consists of ahun. A lump of alum is placed upon a stove just hot enough to enable it to turn to dry powder. The pow der placed on the affected part re peatedly and covered with a bandage can be relied upon to effect a speed3r and inexpensive cure. It has never failed to cure when even the services of a physician were vainly resorted to.
Another good remedy: use pow dered resin. Apply as above; do not heat the resin, however.
If there is an invalid in the family who must be fanned, have your " handy man " make wooden handles for several large palm-leaf fans. These should be longer than the stem handles, nicely polished, and nearly as large as that of a broom. The
center of the stick is hollowed, then the stem of the fan is inserted and fastened firmly with glue. These handles may be made at home b3r using the hollow end of a window shade roller. The wooden handle, on account of its size, does not cramp the hand as does the small stem.
All winter, keep in the medicine closet small jar of turpentine and lard, melted together in equal quanti ties. If one shows signs of hoarse ness, give the neck and chest a vig orous rubbing with this homemade liniment.
For jammed fingers, immerse the hand in water as hot as can be borne and rub vigorousl3r. Do up in sweet oil or vaseline. If the bruise is on the face, apply a cloth wrung from hot water, to prevent the blood from settling; afterwards apply the oil.
A cure for eczema is to take yellow carrots, scrape them, and fry slowly in fresh lard till brown. Drain off the lard and melt in it 1 table spoonful of powdered resin. Stir well, put in a jar, and when it is cool mix in 1 teaspoonful of sulphur. Ap ply each day; the cure will be speedy.
Castor oil will not be objectionable to children if put in a bottle with an equal quantity of pure glycerin, heat ed, and shaken well. Each drop of oil will be coated with glycerin and rendered almost tasteless.