Children sometimes swallow buttons, fruit
stones, thimbles and pennies. When the mother is sure that the child
has swallowed a foreign substance the child should be encouraged and
even compelled to eat plentifully of mashed potatoes, thick mush and
coarse bread. Then follow with syrup of rhubarb or castor oil. Do not
give the cathartic immediately on finding out the accident but make
sure that much bulky food is taken. Give a child slippery elm to chew
when it swallows a penny or button or hard object. This forms a
slippery coating on the surface of the penny in the stomach which aids
it in passing easily through the intestine and prevents its lodging
there and was the remedy applied by a physician when called.--Mrs.
Whitehead.

CRAMPS IN THE LEG.--Sleep with hot water bag at the feet. A garter tied
tightly around the leg often effects a cure. Quick, hard rubbing is
best in sudden, painful attacks. Often it is essential to walk about
the room to bring the circulation of blood to the feet again.

INSECT BITES.--A teaspoonful of tincture of wild rosemary to a glass of
water. Apply this lotion frequently to the inflamed parts.

GOOD LINIMENT.--One ounce of camphor, four ounces olive oil. Dissolve
the gum in the oil and add one quarter of an ounce of chloroform. Shake
well and apply to affected parts. This is for external use only.

CURE FOR HICCOUGHS.--Lump of sugar saturated with vinegar will usually
cure hiccoughs in a child. Drink of water often brings immediate
relief. In prolonged cases of hiccoughing, weak, hot coffee with cream
and sugar given at frequent intervals has cured the patient.

NOSE BLEED.--Snuff powdered alum up the nose. This alum is also good
for checking hemorrhage, sometimes caused by extracting teeth. Fill the
cavity with the alum. Apply cold salt water to bleeding nose if you
haven't alum.

CORNS.--Bind bread soaked in vinegar on the corns day and night and
they will come out by the roots.

WARTS.--Prick with a needle (sterilized by boiling in clear water for
ten minutes) until the wart bleeds then apply soda.

BUNIONS.--Pulverize salt petre and sweet oil mixed well and applied to
the sore joints often brings relief. Bunions are usually caused by
wearing shoes too short.

SUMMER COMPLAINT OR DIARRHOEA.--In early stages unless alarming
symptoms appear, give the child or patient a generous dose of castor
oil and keep patient on a light diet for a day or two or refrain from
eating at all fo