Ammoniated Mercury      1 dram
Subnitrate of Bismuth   1 dram
Glycerin Ointment       1 ounce

Mix and apply every other night.

Prickly heat rash.—­An acute inflammatory disease of the sweat glands; minute pimples and vesicles develop.

Symptoms.—­It occurs upon the body and consists of many pinhead sized bright red pimples and vesicles which are very close together.  It appears suddenly, and is usually accompanied by much sweating and subsides in a short time with slight scaling following.  There is itching, tingling and burning usually present.

Cause.—­Excessive heat in summer in children and weak people.

Mothers’ remedies. 1.  Prickly Heat, Soda Water for.—­“Bathe with saleratus (baking soda) water, dry carefully and apply good talcum powder freely.”

2.  Prickly Heat, Relief from pain of.—­

“Borax Powder    6 drams
Menthol         10 grains
Rose Water       6 ounces

Bathe the parts and between applications dust on lycopodium powder.”

The borax powder will be found good to cover the parts and muriate of morphia relieves the pain.  The rose water is simply put in to dissolve the other ingredients.

3.  Prickly Heat, a Hamilton, Ontario, Mother Found Burnt Cornstarch good for.—­“Dust with browned cornstarch.  This acts like talcum powder and is not so expensive.”

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4.  Rash, Soothing Ointment for. l.—­“Make an ointment of one dram of boric acid powder to one ounce of vaseline.  First wash the affected parts with a strong solution of saleratus, then apply the ointment and dust talcum powder over this.”  The washing with saleratus is very important as this is a good antiseptic and thoroughly cleanses the parts.

Physicians’ treatment for Prickly Heat.—­It disappears usually in a few days.  Tonics for the weak, light clothing, a light nourishing diet and frequent cold bathing.  Alcoholic drinks are prohibited.  White oak bark tea as a wash for the sweating, followed by dusting powders of starch, oatmeal, and zinc oxide, etc.

Mothers’ remedies. 1.  Chafing, Fuller’s Earth Eases.—­“Wash parts well with boracic acid water, then dust with fuller’s earth,” The boracic water is cleansing and fuller’s earth is very healing.  This is a very simple but effective remedy.

2.  Chafing, Good Home Remedy for.—­“Usually all that is required is washing the parts well with castile soap and cold water, and anointing with plain vaselin,” This remedy is always at hand, and is one to be relied upon.  Vaselin, as we all know, is very healing.

3.  Chafing, Borax and Zinc Stops.—­“Wash parts frequently with cold water and use the following solution: 

Pure Water           2 gills
Powdered Borax       1 teaspoonful
Sulphate of Zinc   1/2 teaspoonful

Apply by means of a soft rag several times daily.  After drying the parts well, dust with wheat flour, corn starch or powdered magnesia;”