A man who is helplessly intoxicated may almost immediately restore the faculties and powers of locomotion by taking half a teaspoonful of chloride of ammonium in a goblet of water. A wineglassful of strong vinegar will have the same effect and is frequently resorted to by drunken soldiers. {345} NERVOUS DISABILITY. HEADACHE. NEURALGIA. NERVOUSNESS. Fluid extract of scullcap, 1 ounce. Fluid extract American valerian, 1 ounce. Fluid extract catnip, 1 ounce. Mix all. Dose, from 15 to 30 drops every two hours, in water; most valuable. A valuable tonic in all conditions of debility and want of appetite. Comp. tincture of cinchona in teaspoonful doses in a little water, half hour before meals. ANOTHER EXCELLENT TONIC. Tincture of gentian, 1 ounce. Tincture of Columba, 1 ounce. Tincture of collinsonia, 1 ounce. Mix all. Dose, one tablespoonful in one tablespoonful of water before meals. REMEDY FOR CHAPPED HANDS. When doing housework, if your hands become chapped or red, mix corn meal and vinegar into a stiff paste and apply to the hand two or three times a day, after washing them in hot water, then let dry without wiping, and rub with glycerine. At night use cold cream, and wear gloves. BLEEDING. Very hot water is a prompt checker of bleeding, besides, if it is clean, as it should be, it aids in sterilizing our wound. TREATMENT FOR CRAMP. Wherever friction can be conveniently applied, heat will be generated by it, and the muscle again reduced to a natural condition; but if the pains proceed from the contraction of some muscle located internally, burnt brandy is an excellent remedy. A severe attack which will not yield to this simple treatment may be conquered by administering a small dose of laudanum or ether, best given under medical supervision. TREATMENT FOR COLIC. Castor oil, given as soon as the symptoms of colic manifest themselves, has frequently afforded relief. At any rate, the irritating substances may be expelled from the alimentary canal before the pains will subside. All local remedies will be ineffectual, and consequently the purgative should be given in large doses until a copious vacuation is produced. {346} [Illustration: THE DOCTOR'S VISIT.] TREATMENT FOR HEARTBURN. If soda, taken in small quantities after meals, does not relieve the distress, one may rest assured that the fluid is an alkali and requires an acid treatment. Proceed, after eating, to squeeze ten drops of lemon-juice into a small quantity of water, and swallow it. The habit of daily life should be made to conform to the laws of health, or local treatment will prove futile. BILIOUSNESS. For biliousness, squeeze the juice of a lime or small lemon into half a glass of cold water, then stir in a little baking soda and drink while it foams. This receipt will also relieve sick headache if taken at the beginning. TURPENTINE APPLICATIONS.