HOW TO TREAT A SPRAIN

In treating a sprain wring a folded flannel out of boiling water by

laying it in a thick towel and twisting the ends in opposite directions;

shake it to cool it a little, lay it on the painful part and cover it

with a piece of dry flannel. Change of fomentations until six have been

applied, being careful not to have them so hot as to burn the skin.

Bandage the part if possible, and in six or eight hours repeat the

application. As soon as it can be borne, rub well with extract of witch

hazel.