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THE FRUGAL
the hands frequently in warm vinegar is
good for ringworms.
When the toe-nails have a tendency to
turn in, so as to be painful, the nail should
always be kept scraped very thin, and as
near the flesh as possible. As soon as the
corner of the nail can be raised up out of
the flesh, it should he kept from again enter¬
ing, by putting a tuft of fine lint under it.
GRUEL.
Gruel is very easily made. Have a pint
of water boiling in a skillet; stir up three
or four large spoonfuls of nicely sifted oat¬
meal, or rye, in cold water. Pour it into
the skillet while the water boils. Let it
boil eight or ten minutes. Throw in a large
handful of raisins to boil, if the patient is
well enough to bear them. When put in
a bowl, add a little salt, wldte sugar, and
nutmeg.
EGG GRUEL.
This is at once food and medicine. Some
people have very great faith in its efficacy
in cases of chronic dysentery. It is made
thus : Boil a pint of new milk; beat four
new-laid eggs to a light froth, and pour in
while the milk boils; stir them together
thoroughly,hut do not let them boil; sweeten
it with the best loaf sugar, and grate in a
whole nutmeg; add a little salt, if you like