=The Best Treatment for a Bruise= is to apply soft cloths wet with hot
water, and if the contusion is very painful a little laudanum may be
added to the water.
=To Extract a Splinter= from a child’s hand, fill a wide-mouthed bottle
half full of very hot water and place its mouth under the injured spot.
If a little pressure is used the steam in a few moments will extract the
splinter.
=Before Bandaging a Cut= wash it thoroughly with some antiseptic
solution. When it is perfectly clean bring the edges together and hold
in place with warm strips of adhesive plastering. Leave a place between
them for the escape of blood, and apply a dressing of absorbent gauze.
When the wound is entirely healed the plaster may be easily removed by
moistening at first with alcohol.
=The Stinging Pain of a Superficial Burn= may be instantly allayed by
painting with flexible collodion, white of egg, or mucilage. If the skin
is broken apply a dressing of boracic acid ointment or vaseline.