FOR SPRAINS AND BRUISES.—Especially where the parts are discoloured with blood underneath the skin, and for rheumatic swelling of the joints: Vinegar, one pint; distilled water, half a pint; rectified spirits, one and a half pint; camphor, two ounces. Mix the vinegar and water, dissolve the camphor in the spirits of wine, and then put them all together. For sprains, bruises, and other injuries, when the skin is not broken: Carbonate of ammonia, two ounces; vinegar, two pints; proof spirit, three pints. Mix the ammonia with the vinegar; when the effervescence ceases, add the spirit. In inflammation of the joints of some standing, this is mixed with linseed meal, and applied as a poultice, twice a day. PRIMROSE OINTMENT FOR BURNS AND ULCERS.—Bruise one pound of the leaves of this well-known plant in a mortar, along with half a pound of the flowers; simmer these in an equal quantity of hog’s lard, without salt, until the primroses become crisp; after which, the ointment, whilst fluid, must be strained through a coarse sieve. This is an excellent application for obstinate ulcers or burns. AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR SPRAINS.—Put the white of an egg into a saucer, keep stirring it with a piece of alum about the size of a walnut until it becomes a thick jelly; apply a portion of it on a piece of lint or tow large enough to cover the sprain, changing it for a fresh one as often as it feels warm or dry: the limb is to be kept in a horizontal position by placing it on a chair.—B. B. RESIN OINTMENT, OR YELLOW BASILICON, is composed of two ounces of yellow wax, five ounces of white resin, and seven ounces of hog’s lard; these must be slowly melted together, and stirred constantly with a stick, till completely mixed. This ointment is sometimes used in treating scalds and burns; also for dressing blisters, when it is wished to keep up a discharge from them for a few days. This is a stimulating ointment. LIME LINIMENT FOR BURNS, SCALDS, ETC.—Linseed or common olive oil, and lime water equal parts; to be shaken up together every time of use, for scrofula and syphilitic sores, and still more for burns and scalds. TO PREVENT THE SKIN FROM DISCOLOURING AFTER A BLOW OR A FALL.—Take a little dry starch or arrow-root, and merely moisten it with cold water, and lay it on the injured part; this must be done immediately, so as to prevent the action of the air upon the skin; however, it may be applied some hours afterwards with effect. I learnt this when resident in France; it may already be known here, but I have met with none amongst my own acquaintances who seem to have heard of it. Raw meat is not always at hand, and some children have an insurmountable repugnance to let it be applied. I always make use of the above when my children meet with an accident, and find that it keeps down swelling, and cleanses, and facilitates the healing of scratches, when they happen to fall on the gravel in the garden.—J. M. A. M.