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Show SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES Do not rub the face with camphor or vaseline, as It is apt to make the hair grow. Hot water taken freely before bedtime bed-time has a soothing effect upon the stomach and bowels. Fine loaf sugar sprinkled over proud flesh will remove it with less trouble than any other remedy. Almond meal used instead of soap keeps tho skin smooth In winter and will ward off sunburn in summer. If feet are tender or painful after walking, great relief may be had by bathing them in tepid salt water. Sliced onions in a sickroom are said to absorb all the germs and prevent contagion; It is a good plan to hang an onion in the nursery. To Relieve Neuralgia Towels wrung out of hot water give relief when applied to parts affected. For a Felon Take oil or oreganium and rub affected parts; also saturate a cloth and wrap around the finger. This Is not painful and will afford relief re-lief almost at once. Must bo kept from children, as it might poison if taken Internally. |