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Show Dear Vi: Recently while my granddaughter, Christine, was staying overnight with me, she got a gushing nose bleed that wouldn't stop. We both started to panic, but my friend pounded a lead sinker (the kind fishermen use out flat and held it in the hallow of her throat. Within seconds the bleeding stopped. I can't explain why this works, but I saw it and my friend says he has done this for years. Now, to be prepared for another nosebleed, Christina wears the flattened sinker around her neck and we have taken one to another granddaughter, Cheryl Leonard, because her nose bled so profusely and long in school the other day, it nearly frightened her teacher to death. I thought this was worth passing on because a serious noseblood can cause panic and choking. Connie Whitmore, Elma, Washington Someone told me about putting a paper folded several times to make a pad about 4" x V4" directly under the upper lip, which is then pulled tightly down over the pad to press it against the gums. She said this method has been used in her family for years to stop nosebleeds. I imagine pressure has something to do with the success of either method. Dear Vi: Our dog hates to be bathed, so sometimes instead of giving him a regular bath, I try clean him by rubbing baking soda thoroughly into his coat. It -deodorizes as well as cleans, and he doesn't mind a bit. In fact, he seems to like it. A. Franklin, Provo, Utah Dear Vi: I use paper towel tubes for storing posters and pictures that I don't want bent or folded. Our son's kindergarten teacher liked this idea so well she now asks her students to bring empty toilet paper tubes from home to carry art work and other papers they don't want folded. The janitor also saves these for her so that she always has plenty. Ardith Spencer, Las Vegas Dear Vi: When I go jogging, I put a slip containing my name, address and telephone number in a pocket so that should something happen I can be identified. To save time, I tear the computer printed labels off junk mail to use for this purpose. M. J. Donaldson Dear Vi: I keep my lipstick in the refrigerator because I find it goes on smoother when it is cold. I feels refreshing, too. After I wash my toaster and other chrome appliances, I rub them with a used bread wrapper. The wax in the bag makes them sparkle. My husband also uses bread bags to polish the chrome on his car. We have found toothpaste useful in removing marks left by marking ink. FranB. Dear Vi: I buy wide masking tape to use for a lint brush. You just turn the back of the tape over the rolls so that the sticky side is out and roll it up and down the garment. I keep one in the car's glove compartment and one at home. Dennis Arrington, Salt Lake City |