5.  Hives or Nettle Rash, Mother from Buckhorn, Florida, says following is a sure Cure for.—­“Grease with poplar bud stewed down until strong; take out buds, add one teaspoonful lard, stew all the water out.  Grease and wrap up in wool blanket.”

6.  Hives or Nettle Rash, from a Mother at New Milford, Pennsylvania.—­“One tablespoonful castor oil first.  Then put one tablespoonful salts and cream tartar in glass of water; take one spoonful before eating.  Have used this and found it excellent.”  The castor oil acts on the bowels and the cream of tartar on the blood.

7.  Hives or Nettle Rash, Buttermilk for.—­“Buttermilk applied two or three times a day.  Found this to be good for nettle rash.”  Buttermilk is very soothing and will relieve the itching.  This is an old tried remedy.

8.  Hives or Nettle Rash, Baking Soda Wash for.—­“Make a strong solution of common baking soda, about three teaspoonfuls to pint of water.  Sponge or bathe body thoroughly.”  Any mother who has a child in the house knows how valuable baking soda is in case of burns, on account of its cooling properties.  For this same reason it will be found excellent for above disease, as it will relieve the itching and is very soothing.  Good for children if used not quite as strong.

9.  Hives or Nettle Rash, Canada Blue Clay for.—­“Mix up blue clay and water to make a paste.  Leave until dry and then wash off.”

Physicians’ treatment for Hives or Nettle Rash.—­Remove causes.  Bowels and kidneys should act freely.  Abstain from eating for a day or two if necessary.

For the Itching.—­Diluted vinegar, applied is effective.  Also camphor.

Cream of Tartar   2 ounces
Epsom Salts       2 ounces

Take three or four teaspoonfuls to move the bowels, or one teaspoonful every three hours if the bowels are regular enough.  For a child one year old, give one teaspoonful in water every three hours until the bowels move freely.

Sunburn.—­When severe, sunburn may present the symptoms of inflammation of the skin.  Then there will be redness, swelling and pain followed by deep discoloration of the skin.

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Mothers’ remedies for Sunburn.—­1.  Lemon Juice and Vinegar for.—­“An application of the juice of a lemon or vinegar.”

2.  Sunburn, Ammonia Water for.—­“Ammonia will remove sunburn in one night.”  Care should be taken in using this remedy.  The ammonia should be diluted half with water and not used too often.

3.  Sunburn, Relief from Pain and Smarting of.—­“Benzoated zinc ointment or vaselin applied to the affected parts is sure to give relief and avoid much pain and smarting.”

4.  Sunburn, Preparation for.—­“I have found nothing better than mentholatum.”  Mentholatum is simply a mixture of vaselin or cosmolin and menthol.  They are both very healing, and will be found beneficial.