"Rose Water 4 ounces
Alcohol 1/2 ounce
Hydrochloric Acid 1/2 dram
Mix and apply with sponge or cloth three times daily.
5. Freckles, Borax Water for.--"Rain water eight ounces, borax one-half
ounce. Mix and dissolve; wash parts twice daily."
6. Freckles, Canadian Remedy for.--"Glycerin, lemon juice, rosewater,
equal parts. Apply at night with a soft cloth,"
PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT for Freckles.--They are apt to return on exposure to
the sun. The following ointment may be of service. Care should be taken
not to blister:
Ammoniated Mercury 1 dram
Subnitrate of Bismuth 1 dram
Glycerin Ointment 1 ounce
Mix and apply every other night.
PRICKLY HEAT RASH.--An acute inflammatory disease of the sweat glands;
minute pimples and vesicles develop.
Symptoms.--It occurs upon the body and consists of many pinhead sized
bright red pimples and vesicles which are very close together. It appears
suddenly, and is usually accompanied by much sweating and subsides in a
short time with slight scaling following. There is itching, tingling and
burning usually present.
Cause.--Excessive heat in summer in children and weak people.
MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Prickly Heat, Soda Water for.--"Bathe with saleratus
(baking soda) water, dry carefully and apply good talcum powder freely."