Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1894 — A Valuable Convenience [ARTICLE]

A Valuable Convenience

A bottleoflime water in the house is a great convenience. To make it put about a pound of unslacked lime in a large bowl; pour over it three quarts of boiling water. Let it stand for ten minutes, then stir it well with a stick. Place the bowl in a cool place for eight or ten hours. At the end of that time pour off the clear water, letting the sediment remain in the bottom of the bowl. Bottle the clear water and keep in a convenient place. A tablespoonful of this lime water may'be added to a glass of milk to be given to a patient with an acid stomach. In case of burns cover the burned parts with a cloth wet in lime water.