ch causes the skin vessels to fill with blood,
thus relieving the tension in the vessels of the tooth.

If there is a cavity, a small piece of cotton moistened with oil of
cloves and packed well into it may give much relief.

Children and adults should make a bi-annual pilgrimage to the dentist,
who seeks out beginning cavities, early treatment of which will
prevent these dreadful aches and later ill health.

BURNS

Burns and scalds are not at all uncommon with children, whose
eagerness to explore and desire to investigate often leads them into
trouble.

1. The simple reddening of the skin--slight burns and sunburn--simply
needs protecting oil, or equal parts of oil and lime water, and is to
be covered with sterile gauze.

2. The burns which destroy the outer layer of the skin, producing a
blister, are treated much as a wound would be treated. The blister, if
larger than a half dollar, should be opened near the edge with a
needle which has been passed through a flame. The serum should be
pressed out and the parts protected by a piece of gutta-percha that
has been disinfected with some antiseptic solution; this covering
keeps the dressings from sticking, thus avoiding the destruction of
the new-forming tissues.

3. When the tissues are injured in the more severe burns, the
surrounding flesh is carefully disinfected with boracic-acid solution,
and the same dressing applied as described for the "blister burns."
Balsam Peru is a healing balm for burns of this classification.

If a child's clothes catch on fire he is instantly to be thrown on the
floor and any heavy woolen fabric, such as a curtain, table spread,
blanket, or rug, is to be thrown over him (beginning at the neck) and
the flames thus smothered. The clothing is now cut off, and if more
than one-third of the body is burned the child should be taken to the
hospital for constant care; and if more than one-half of the body is
injured recovery is doubtful. Great care should be taken in keeping
the unburned portion of the body warm, as there is a great tendency
for the child to become very cold as he weakens from both the nervous
shock and from the absorption of toxins.

Acid chemical burns are treated with baking soda, except in the case
of carbolic acid (misnamed), which is treated with alcohol; alkaline
chemical burns are dressed in vinegar or lemon juice compresses.

Methods for restoring the drowned should be understood by every man,
woman, and you