Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada

2. A Needle Holder.--A guest of ours kept all her needles in a bottle in which was a pinch or two of emery. She said that it keeps them always bright and free from rust, and she...

How soon should a child stop nursing from a bottle? If the child is well this should be begun at the end of the first year, and after it is fourteen months old, it should not ha...

Baby will be sensitive to light, even the first day. Do not allow the sun to shine in his eyes, or gas or electric light if that must be used. The baby's skin may change to yell...

75. To Freshen Bread.--To freshen bread pour cold water all over the loaf, drain quickly, and place in the oven. When the outside is dry and hot remove the loaf and it can scarc...

162. When the Top Cannot be Removed from Fruit Cans.--When the top cannot be removed from a fruit can, if the lid is carefully pried at one point, so the gum can be caught, the...

MOTHERS' REMEDY.--1. Chafing in Infants, Mutton Tallow for.--"Five cents' worth of mutton tallow, melted. Apply at night." If there is a tendency to chafe during the day, use ta...

40. Mustard Pickles.--Wash the pickles and put in fruit jars, then cover with the following dressing, do not cook the pickles or dressing: 1 cup salt, 2 cups dark brown sugar, 1...

250. To Destroy Flies.--Flies will get into the house during the summer in spite of the greatest care. One method of catching and killing them, without having disagreeable looki...

14. Raspberry Jams.--To three or four pounds of ripe red raspberries add an equal quantity of white sugar. Crush the whole well in a preserving kettle; add one pint of currant j...

Placenta Praevia.--The after-birth is placed in the lower part of the womb; (after-birth before the child). This is a dangerous condition and terrible bleeding may occur. It occ...

What shall I do for this trouble? Rid the system of the irritating matter by giving the baby one teaspoonful of castor oil. Then stop all solid food and give boiled water if the...

Hot Eggnog.--Beat up the yolk of one egg; add a teaspoonful or two of sugar and a glassful of hot milk; strain and add a tablespoonful of brandy or old whisky, or flavor with nu...

Sponge bath.--Water and soap should be ready. Clothes to be put on, well aired and at hand. Then remove the patient's clothes and wrap him in an old blanket, expose only the par...

Shall I prepare the milk for all day at one time? It is better to prepare the milk for all day during the second and third years. If you wish to modify it by adding cream, water...

When to Write.--Notes of invitation should be promptly answered. So should business letters. As for friendly letters, were they answered at once, by both parties, the exchange w...

Mothers who have a very large supply of milk are very likely to overfeed their babies if the milk is of good quality. This will drain the mother's strength. Some mothers allow t...

But suppose baby will not sleep, but continues cross and wakeful and peevish; can I not give medicines to produce sleep? Never. If baby is wakeful and refuses to sleep, there is...

Another method.--Face the child's back, put an index finger in each arm-pit and the thumbs over the shoulders, so that their ends over-lap the collar-bone and rest on the front...

Requirements.--A dinner of this kind requires a serving-table or sideboard where china and silver may be in readiness. Such an aid is even more indispensable where the hostess s...

Treatment.--First use emetics; mustard and luke-warm water or one teaspoonful of alum in a glass of luke-warm water; a little salt and warm water; ten to fifteen drops syrup of...

How much should cow's milk be diluted for a very young infant? Diluted twice will give almost the same proportion of proteids present as in mothers' milk, but as the proteids of...

A Matter of Habit.--Manners, like everything else in life, must be learned by rule, the only possible exception being in the case of those who have been brought up in what we ca...

2. Nosebleed, Alum as a cure for.--"Apply cold water to face and back of neck; snuff powdered alum." The powdered alum contracts the blood vessels, thereby shutting off the supp...

At afternoon teas, receptions and "At Homes" the visitor leaves a card for the hostess on the tray in the hall, and one for the guest of honor, or the debutante if one is being...

The vein may be felt as a hard lash-like cord, a red line of inflammation marking its course along the inner and under side of the thigh. The disease may last weeks, depending u...

Obedience.--Prompt, unquestionable obedience in children seems to be a thing of the past, is the criticism of a recent writer, who adds: The up-to-date mother no longer tells he...

Of course her wedding is the one pageant in which the girl is the central figure--the admired of all beholders. It is quite natural for her to wish it to be beautiful, to look l...

BLEPHARITIS MARGINALIS.--This means a chronic inflammation of the margin or edge of the eyelids accompanied by congestion, thickening and ulceration of the parts and the formati...

CARE OF THE HAIR.--The hair is kept in order by frequent brushings, which excite the natural oil by which it is fed, and by washing it. Dr. Leonard, an authority on the hair, sa...

Glycerin enema, one-half ounce with equal quantity of warm water 95 degrees F., and give with a hard rubber syringe. This generally proves successful, without an additional soap...

Diet and Nursing.--Food should be given every two to four hours. Only water can be given as long as there is nausea and vomiting, and sometimes not even that. After they have st...

5. Inflammation of Eyes, Milk Curd Relieves.--"Make a curd of sweet milk; that is, set it on the stove till it forms a curd; then add quite a little alum and wash eyes." The mil...

Try to discover some subject in which your companion is interested, and get him to talking. Then show yourself a good listener. A woman may get the reputation of being bright an...

2. Colds, Valuable Caution and Treatment for.--Mrs. Maxwell, of Cleveland, writes in the Cleveland Press as follows: "If you intend to treat the cold yourself, take it up at the...

Tomatoes Canned Whole by Steaming.--Select medium sized, firm, ripe tomatoes. Wash and peel. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes and they will peel easily. Pack in sterilized j...

PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT for Eczema.--Water is likely to make acute cases worse. In order to cleanse the parts use water softened by starch or bran. Use oily preparations to soften...

The best personal asset a girl can have is "nice manners;" they will contribute more to her lasting popularity than beauty or wealth. Girls sometimes wonder how it happens that...

Spasmodic or Second Stage.--The peculiar whoop is now present. The cough is spasmodic. The child has distinct paroxysms of coughing which begin with an inspiration (in-breathing...

The Duties of the Next Friend.--The actual duties devolving upon the person representing the family include ascertaining their wishes as regards the officiating clergyman and hi...

CHLORAL HABIT. Symptoms.--After a slight primary exhilaration there is depression of the mind and body; skin eruptions, bad breath, spongy gums, poor appetite, indigestion, bad...

Recovery.--The result in your children when it comes with scarlet fever is not so good. It may run into chronic nephritis. In adults when it is due to exposure the rule is recov...

2. Leucorrhea, Glycerin for.--"One part glycerin to six parts water is a very soothing lotion when there is much tenderness, pain or heat in the vagina. A teaspoonful of tartari...

The Inopportune Arrival.--Many awkward and sometimes amusing anecdotes are told in connection with the inopportune visit. Thus not long ago the newspapers chronicled the plight...

CHOLERA INFANTUM, Symptoms.--Usually begins with a diarrhea, which is often so mild as to attract but little attention, but should be a warning. If a weakly baby has a diarrhea...

Symptoms.--These are varied. The most prominent symptom is fatigue. The patient feels so tired and complains of being unable to do any mental labor. It is almost impossible to p...

Rusty Nail Wound, Simple Guard Against Serious Results from.--"Every little while we read of someone who has run a rusty nail in his foot or some other part of his person, and l...

Individual Prevention.--A mother with pulmonary tuberculosis should not nurse her child. An infant born of tuberculosis parents or of a family in which consumption prevails, sho...

Children reflect the manners of their homes. As they learn to talk after the fashion of their parents' speech, so they learn to be polite by example, aided by training, and in b...

2. Dropsy, Wild Milkweed for.--"Steep the root of the wild milkweek and drink the tea in doses of a wineglass three times a day. This is a sure cure if taken in early stages."

After a period ranging from weeks to years, tubercles rise from the spots described, varying in size from a pea to that of a nut, and they may be as large as a tomato. They are...

In attending a tea or afternoon reception, the right-hand glove must be removed before entering the drawing room, as it is bad form to offer a gloved hand to one's hostess on su...

Symptoms.--The main symptom is the discharge from the ear. This may be abundant or scanty. It may stop for a time and begin again. The hearing may be slightly or seriously impai...

1. Strangulation is the most frequent cause; this is caused by adhesions and bands from former peritonitis, or following operations. The strangulation may be recent and due to a...

Local--In mild cases, shampooing with hot water and a good soap may be sufficient when the scales and crusts are thick and abundant; first soften them with olive oil and then re...

If only twenty-five or thirty guests are present the wedding breakfast is preferably served at small tables. The clergyman and his wife, who should always be invited, are seated...

MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Asthma, Raspberry Tincture for Adults.--"Take a half pound of honey, one cup water; let these boil, take off the scum; pour boiling hot upon one-half ounce...

Symptoms.--There are two distinct types. The major attacks--or "grand mal"--in which there are severe convulsions with complete loss of consciousness, etc.; and the minor attack...

THREAD WORM OR PIN WORM.--(Oxyuris Vermicularis.)--This common worm occupies the rectum and colon. They produce great irritation and itching, particularly at night, symptoms whi...

Remove the hard muscles from the oysters, scald and drain. Melt the butter, add the cream and seasonings. Cayenne, celery salt, Worcestershire sauce and onion juice are good sea...

Baby's Fine Dresses.--If the baby's dress is not made of the finest of handkerchief linen, French nainsook or a very fine batiste is usually chosen. These are the soft materials...

GENERAL PARESIS.--Wine, worry and women produce a great many cases of this disease. The doctors claim a notorious criminal now committed to one asylum and about whom we have rea...

DISEASES OF THE FALLOPIAN TUBES.--These are named after their discoverer, Fallopian, an Italian anatomist. These tubes begin at the part of the body of the womb that extends out...

Government Ownership.--The ownership and control of the Hot Springs of Arkansas by the United States Government is absolute, and its endorsement of them for the treatment of cer...

10. MEDICINES. Parke, Davis & Co., Anti-Tonsilitis Tablet No. 645 is very good. This can be bought at any drug store. For a child give one-half a tablet every two hours for four...

Mix: and make into ten powders; one every thirty minutes until relieved or until six doses have been taken; this is better than the first prescription when there is much nervous...

If an artery is cut, this bleeding must be stopped. The blood spurts out. Press your hands hard on the back of the thigh towards the body of the wound. Another should tie some c...

1. Prodromal or forerunning; the stage of pain.--This consists of lightning-like pains in the lower extremities, numbness, formication (feeling of ants, etc., crawling), sensati...

MOTHERS' REMEDIES. Shingles, Herb Remedy for.--1. "Make a solution of yerba rheuma, one ounce to a pint of boiling water, and apply freely to the part several times a day." The...

Bottle Bouillon.--Cut beef, free from fat, into squares. Place these in a stoppered bottle, put the bottle in a basin of warm water, heat slowly, and boil for twenty minutes. Th...

Hygiene of pregnancy.--In pregnancy the dividing line between health and disease is often so shadowy that every care should be given the pregnant woman, not only that she shall...

Burns or Scalds, Grated Onions for.--"Grate onions and mix two parts pulp with one part salt; apply twice or three times a day, changing as soon as onions are wilted." The onion...

I have given a lengthy description of these organs; I think it will repay a careful reading. To understand a disease one should understand the organs that are subject to the dis...

5. Piles, the Cold Water Cure for.--"Take about a half pint of cold water and use as an injection every morning before trying to have a movement of the bowels." This simple trea...

12. Constipation, Fruit and Hot Water Cure for.--"Drink a pint of hot water in the morning before eating. Eat fruit, plenty of apples, eat apples in the evening, and they will l...

Diseases, Dose, etc.--For female weakness, bleeding, leucorrhea, and bearing down particularly, bloody urine, two to four ounces, of the strong tea, four times daily, and also u...

The Heart.--The heart is the central organ of the entire system and consists of a hollow muscle; by its contraction the blood is pumped to all parts of the body through a compli...

Causes.--This disease has been called "The calamity of sailors." It has been known from the earliest times, and has prevailed particularly in armies in the field and among sailo...

Symptoms.--The most of the growths start in the membranes of the brain, and by compressing a certain part of the brain they produce their special symptoms such as headache, vomi...

5. Croup, Remedy that Never Fails.--"Two tablespoonfuls of liquor or brandy and one-quarter teaspoonful of glycerin, one teaspoonful of sugar, one tablespoonful of water; stir u...

Orange Flower Water, triple 6 ounces Deodorized Alcohol 1-1/2 ounces Bitter Almonds, blanched and beaten in a mortar 1 ounce White Wax 1 dram Spermaceti 1 dram Oil of Benne 1 dr...

3. Olive Oil.--Olive oil is used very extensively. I do not know whether it does any good; some people think it does. From two to ten ounces daily, if possible. The phosphate or...

Before Going to Bed.--To avoid discomfort from a sensation of hunger during the night, the patient may take a meal of panada, or he may soak graham or bran crackers or biscuits...

Sanitary Care of the Household Articles.--Dishes must be isolated, washed, dried separately and boiled daily. Thermometers must be isolated, kept in a corrosive sublimate soluti...

2. Paint thoroughly with tincture of iodine outside of the margin of the disease where the skin shows no sign of the trouble. This is very effective. If done freely it produces...

ANTHRAX. (Charbon, Wool Sorters' Disease, Splenic Fever).--This is "an acute infectious disease of animals, transmitted to man by inoculation into the wounds, or by inhalation o...

MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Baldness, Well Recommended for.--"A first class hair restorative is made of sage tea and whisky in equal parts with a dash of quinine in the bottle."

After Pasteur had thoroughly satisfied himself by repeated trials, he announced his wonderful discovery, and it was in 1886 that Pasteur considered the preventive inoculation in...

Diseases, Dose, etc.--Four to eight drops of oil to be given night and morning, for four or five days, and then followed by a purgative. Combination: Oil of wormseed one ounce,...

CHICKEN POX.--Slight fever, chilly feelings. In twenty-four hours the eruption appears upon the body, face and forehead often only a few separate red pimples which soon become r...

CHRONIC DYSPEPSIA (Chronic Indigestion--Chronic Gastritis--Stomach Trouble).--A chronic digestive disorder characterized by increased secretion of mucus, changes in the gastric...

Causes.--It is frequently hereditary, and it has occurred through several generations. Women and members of nervous families are usually attacked. Many of the headaches from eye...

To meet Mr. and Mrs. William Dash, Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Smith request the pleasure of Miss Anderson's company at dinner, on Wednesday, January twenty-sixth, at seven o'clock....

Diseases, Dose, etc.--Some claim the infusion is good for snake bites or the expressed juice can be used. This, to my mind, is doubtful and I would advise the usual remedies fir...

Grows (where).--In Europe and Japan. Cultivated in United States and grows in moist places and about houses. Prepared (how).--Use half ounce of the powdered root to a pint of bo...

Red Clover 32 grains Queen's Root 16 grains Barberry 10 grains Prickly Ash Bark 4 grains Burdock Root 16 grains Poke Root 16 grains Honduras Bark 16 grains Iodide of Potash 8 gr...

Vaccination after exposure to Smallpox.--Vaccination as late as the second day after known exposure to smallpox is believed to have prevented the smallpox; vaccination the third...

Patterson's Emulsion of Pumpkin Seeds is said to be a good emulsion for expelling tapeworms. Take two ounces of pumpkin seeds, peel and pound to a paste with sugar, then add by...

Treatment.--Emetics at first, if seen early, such as mustard water, and warm salt water, vaselin, goose grease, etc. Keep person awake by walking, slapping and cold applications...

Tartar Emetic 3X trit. (tablet form), One tablet every four hours. Better for old people and chronic cases, when the cough is loose and much rattling from mucus. Also good in ch...

Tincture Myrrh 1 ounce Tincture Capsici 1 ounce Sweet Spirits Nitre 1 ounce Sulph. Ether 1 ounce Chloroform 1/2 ounce Tincture Arnica 1 ounce Oil Spearmint 2 drams Oil of Winter...

Dr. Ritter, therefore, wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to the following: On the subject of Theory and Practice, to Dr. Wm. Osler, Oxford University, England; Dr. James M....

Some of the suggestions in this book may be helpful or at least have a placebo effect. Beware of the many recipes that include kerosene (coal oil), turpentine, ammonium chloride...

glanders Contagious, usually fatal disease of horses, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei; causes swollen lymph nodes, nasal discharge, and ulcers of the respiratory trac...

332. Moths in Carpets.--If moths have attacked the carpet try putting gasoline on the edges, soaking the nap of the carpet. Also work powdered borax into the carpet wherever the...

Seidlitz A village in Bohemia (also Sedlitz). Seidlitz powders, effervescing salts, consisting of forty grains of sodium bicarbonate, two drachms of Rochell salt (tartrate of po...

Epispastic (ep-e-spas-tik). A congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the dorsum (back) of the penis. On the female, a fissure of the upper wall of the female urethra.

Metastasis (met-as'tas-is). The transfer of a diseased process from a primary focus to a distance by the conveyance of the causal agents through the blood vessels or lymph chann...

Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 676 1.--Chickweed for 676 Diets and Drinks 114 Physicians' Treatment for Cholera Infantum 114 1.--Washing Out the Bowel 114 2.--For Vomiting 114...

Biliousness (Herb Remedies) 421 Blackheads 61 Symptoms 61 Causes 61 Mothers' Remedies 61 1.--Effective Yet Harmless Remedy for 61 2.--Alum Water for 62 3.--Cream of Tartar and S...

When in the Larynx 186 Diet 186 Cautions 186 Diphtheria, Laryngeal 184 Diphtheria, Pharyngeal 184 Dishes for the Sick Room 646 Diseases of Women, Causes of 493 Disinfectants 625...

The Bladder 537 The Bowels 533 Leucorrhea (The Whites) 510 Causes 510 From a Torn Cervix 510 In Inflammation of the Canal of the Cervix 510 Inflammation of the Body of the Womb...

Diet for Rheumatism from a Head Nurse of a Prominent Hospital 324 May Take 324 Must Not Take 324 Treatment for Stiff Neck 324 Mothers' Remedies for Stiff Neck 324 1. Hot Salt an...

7. Dr. Hare Recommend 320 Nursing 321 Diet 321 Rheumatism, Gonorrheal 236 Rheumatism, Gonorrheal (Herb Remedies) 429, 430 Rheumatic Gout 314 Rheumatic Anthritis 314 Arthritis De...

Manners for Men 760 Value of Courtesy 760 Manners of the Gentleman, The 760 Training, A Matter of 761 Politeness an Armor 761 Manners and Social Customs 683 Importance of Knowle...

Tetter, Humid 63 Things in the Ear 395 Things in the Nose 396 Thomas's Electric Oil 486 Thread Worm 46 Throat, Sore 21 Throat, Sore (Herb Remedies) 418, 420, 425, 431, 434, 437,...

3. Ginger at Bedtime for 300 4. Milk Will Stop 300 Physicians' Treatment 300 Treatment of the Congestive Insomnia 300 1. Hot or Warm General Baths 300 2. Cold Spongings 300 3. T...

Spindle Tree 445 Squaw Mint 433 Squaw Root 418 Squaw Weed 428 Squaw Vine 432 Stagger Weed 444 Star Grass 444 Stillingia Sylvatica 436 Stinkweed 442 Storkbill 420 Stone Root 441...

Pain or Rheumatism 679 Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 679 1. Tansy and Smartweed for 679 2. Horseradish Poultice for 679 3. Liniment to Relieve 679 4. Vinegar and Pepper for 6...

Abortion (Herb Remedies) 413, 422, 444 Abortion (Accidents of Pregnancy) 524 Abscess 69 External Abscess 69 Mothers' Remedies 69 1. Beech Bark Poultice for 69 2. Milk and Salt P...

General Tonic 475 General Tonic (Herb Remedies) 424, 428, 432, 435, 444, 445 Genital Organs, Female, Anatomy of 490 Genuine White Oil Liniment 476 Genu Valgum 370 Genu Varum 370...

Petticoats, Making Children's 873 Piano Keys, To Clean 881 PICKLES 835 Beet 835 Blackberries, Mothers' 836 Brocoli 836 Cabbage 836 Cantelope, Sweet 836 Catsup, Aunt Mary's 838 C...