Housekeeper.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 503, 10 January 1906, Page 7

Housekeeper.

MEASLES* MEASLES commence with all of the ordinary indications of a slight oold, suoh as running at the nose, red, watery eyes, and a oough. About the fourth day after tho commencement of the attack, the rash begins on the face and extends over the body and limbs. By the seventh day the rash begins to fade.and the fever deoiines. Treatment: Begin with a dose of citrate of magnesia to open the bowels, and follow with impecaouanha. For a drink use flaxseed and lemonade. If there is muoh oough use syrup of squills. WHEN THE HANDS ARE SUNBURNT. Equal parts of lime water and lemon juioe may be rubbed in after washing instead of the lotion given above; and a very useful lotion in these oases is the following: Powdered borax 3 drachms Glycerine 6 draohms Rose water ... G ounces Elderflower water 6 ounces Powdered ohlorate of potash \ ounce, Olive oil ... •. ... 20 drops. This is to be mixed and shaken, and applied to the skin as a lotion two or three times a day. It will also help to whiten the skin of the aims. # FRECKLES, , There is nothing that equals fresh buttermilk for removing freckles or sunburn. It has the great advantage that it does not injure the skin, but renders it soft. Take a soft oloth or sponge, and bathe the face thoroughly with buttermilk before retiring for the night; then wipe off the drops lightly. In the morning wash it well off and wipe dry with a rough towel. A few suoh baths will take off all tan or freokles. The following is a very good reoipe :—One ounce of lemon juioe, a quarter of a drachm of powdered borax, and half a drachm cf sugar ; mix, and let them stand a few days in a glass bottle till the liquor is fit for use, then rub it on the face constantly. PERFUMES. Perfumed linen has been the delight of women in all ages, and most of us have experienced the luxury of sleeping in some oountry house in ' olean sheets and pillows sweet with lavender.' Some rioh women have their lingerie rinsed in perfumed water; though few of us may indulge our love of perfumes to that extent, we oan all have a bag of lavender, sandalwood, dust of southernwood, whioh will add a fragrance to our belongings. Lavender should be pioked when the flowers are quite ripe, thoroughly dried, and put in muslin bags. A. good idea for a bazaar, by the way, is to embroider some white linen bags, about six inohes long and four square, with a few sprigs of lavender and ' Sweet lavender' across one corner in mauve flourishing thread. Add some small bows of mauve ribbon, and fill the bags with lavender flowers, A good sachet powder may be made by mixing—Orris root finely powdered 43z , oassia 30z., ambergris powder 12g9 M oioves 2oz , musk seed 12gs., oedar wood dust Joz., sandalwood dust £oz, Add to this oil of lavender 2dr., oil of bergamot 2dr., Otto of roEes 33 drops. Well mix with a proportion of Cyprus powder. This is made from reindeer moss—whisked, dried, and ooarsely powdered—as this moss is generally chosen on acoount of its naturally pleasant odour and from its power of retaining perfume mixed with it. Gloves, dresses, boots, oorsets, etc, may be perfumed with the above powder.

BLOODSHOT EYE. Bloodshot eye may arise from a blow o E fall, the aot of retching, vomiting, o_ violent ooughing or oryiag. The eye pre" sents a bright soarlet appearance in most instanoes, at the commencement, but usually assumes a more livid hue afterwards. The affection generally disappears of itself; but, as it is liable to prove exceedingly obstinate, the subjoined treatment may be required, Arnioa should bo employed, internally and externally, when this derangement has been caused by external injury, such as a blow or fall, and does not disappear spontaneously; in whioh oase this remedy will quickly promote absorption, and remove the unsightly appearance. A do3e (internal) every four or six hours. Application (external): To two tablespoonsful of water add six drops of the concentrated tinoture of arnioa, and bathe the eye or eyes freely with this lotion three times a day. Belladonna is preferable when bloodshot eye is assooiatsd with symptoms of fulness and throbbing of the vessels of the neok, flushing of the faoe, oppressive pain in the head, and the like, even in oases in whioh the cause has been a blow, fall, or other external injury; or, again, in whioh the"* bloodshot eye is a symptom of oerebral derangement, as evinoed by the associated symptoms and conditions. A dose everyfour hours. Nux vomioa should be preferred when the bloodshot eye arises from derangement of the stomaoh. or, more especially, when it ia direotly traceable to over-indulgenoe in fermented or spirituous liquors, A does three times a day. Chamomilla is more particularly indicated when this affection owes its origin to violent exoitement, to a fit of passion, or to exposure to cold, or to the efieot of air upon the eyes, and more especially applicable to children, A dose three times a day.