Every mother should know what to do at once in case a child is scalded or burned. The first thing to be done is to remove the clothes if the body is scalded. Better to cut them off than have much delay. Then apply a thick layer of flour, and, when it falls off, lay on more. The object is to shield the wound from the air.

Cotton wool is another good application. A thick fold of it should be quickly laid on, and then wet with good sweet oil. The smarting will soon subside, and the cotton must remain undisturbed until a new skin is formed. A soft bandage should be put outside the cotton. If the cotton is removed for the sake of putting on a fresh fold, or some other kind of dressing, there will be a scar. If it is suffered to remain as directed, there will be no scar.

How To Relieve The Stings And Bites Of Insects

For the stings of bees, hornets, wasps, and the bites of poisonous insects, apply ammonia or hartshorn, or, if this is not at hand, garden-mould.