Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1889 — Health Hints. [ARTICLE]

Health Hints.

St. Louis Magazine. When lifting little children by the wrists, the bones of the arm, not being wholly formed, or rather solidified, are very liable to break. The hands should be placed under the armpits. Beat half a teaspoon of powherd glum to a curd with the white of an egg, for inflamed eyelids; it is very soothing and efficacious. Drink for an invalid: Beat well the yolk cf one egg, place it in a glass, add white sugar and lemon or vanilla to taste; fill up the giaas with milk. Take the white of an egg and beat to a stiff froth and add sugar and flavoring. Place on the top of the glass. This is excellent. Drain pipes and all places that are Bour and impure may be cleaned with lime water or carbolic acid. It is a common occurence for children to get beans, grains of corn and other foreign substances up their noses. This'remedy is worth remembering: Get a child to open its month, apply your mouth over it and blow hard. The offending substance will be expelled.