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Know what to do when
you have uncontrollable hiccups or headache. Stung by a bee….well no problem.
Here's the solution. Read on.
Bad
Breath
For bad breath carry a small bag of cloves, fennel, or anise seeds to chew - for
nice smelling breathe at all times.
Toothache
Got an ache in your tooth? Dip a cotton swab in vanilla; scrub the tooth and gum
area that's throbbing...and VIOLA! No more toothache! However NEVER substitute
this for the dentist.
Treating Bee stings
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Make a paste
using Baking soda and water. Apply to area. It soothes, removes the pain and
itch from the sting.
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Rub a raw
onion on a bee sting or mosquitos bite to sooth and take the itch away! Bumps
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If your child
falls and gets a bump on the forehead (or other body part), and won't let you
apply ice: put little toothpaste over the area. It helps reduce the swelling.
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Applying ice
on the area is the long standing cure.
Hiccups
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To stop
hiccups, get a spoonful of sugar or a small packet (like you would use in a
restaurant). Hold your head back and drop the sugar in. The hiccups will stop!
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Take deep
breath, breathe very slowly and evenly (kind of like you're meditating) in
through your nose and out through your mouth. You will get relief.
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Eat a whole
clove to get rid of hiccups.
Soar Throat
For soar throat make fresh lemonade and warm it up and add honey. Helps your
sore throat, tastes good and adds fluids to your diet.
Cough/cold
Take vapor rub and apply it on your child's or adult's feet all over and then
put on a pair of socks. Your child won't cough for at least 8 hours.
Sun
Burns
Use vinegar to soothe the sunburn. Tan Massage honey mixed with glycerin in
equal proportions at night. Leave it on for 20 minutes and then wash with cold
water.
Headache
Put your feet in a pail of ice. You will get instant relief.
Splinter Remover
If you do have to
use tweezers or needles have the child soak the affected area in warm water for
at least 10 minutes. This softens the skin area and makes it much easier to
remove the splinter. Cool off Keep within ice chest moist washcloths or napkins
along with the ice cooled food and drinks. Place that cloth over your head to
cool off. You will feel relaxed.
DID YOU KNOW?
Amazing qualities of baking soda
1.
Baking soda is a great cleaner/degreaser. If you have any problems cleaning the
sink or utensils or other places in your house where too much of grease is
accumulated then no problem………here is the best solution for you. All you have to
do is take a small container, pour in some baking soda and moisten it with water
until you get a thin paste. Then sponge clean using the paste. Use lots of clear
water in the final wiping to avoid any powdery residue. Believe me it cleans
like a dream.
2.
Baking soda is a cure for musty odour. Did you know that? Well if not then find
out. You put it in the fridge to kill odours; it works just as well in the
cupboards (put a small container on each shelf).
3.
To
help remove dried foods from pots and pans pour hot water in the pan and then
add generous amount of baking soda. Let soak for 15 minutes, and then wash as
usual.
4. To deodorize carpets, sprinkle them with
baking soda at night and vacuum in the morning.
5.
You
can clean silver jewelry by applying baking soda to a dry paper towel or rag and
rubbing into silver, then rinse clean.
6.
Use
baking soda on a damp sponge to remove odors from cutting boards.
Amazing qualities of vinegar.
1.
Kill
grass on walks and driveways.
2. Kill weeds. Spray full strength on growth
until plants have starved
3. Increase soil acidity. In hard water: one gallon
of tap water for watering rhododendrons, gardenias, or azaleas.
4. Deter ants. Spray vinegar around doors,
appliances, and along other areas where ants are known.
5. Polish car chrome. Apply full strength.
6. Remove skunk odour from a dog. Rub fur with full
strength vinegar; rinse.
7. Keep cats away. Sprinkle vinegar on areas you
don't want the cat walking, sleeping, or scratching on.
8. Keep dogs from scratching his ears. Use a clean,
soft cloth dipped in diluted vinegar.
9. Keep chickens from pecking each other. Put a
little in their drinking water.
10. Tenderize meat. Soak in vinegar over night.
11. Freshen vegetables. Soak wilted vegetables in 2
cups of water and a tablespoon of vinegar.
12. Boil better eggs. Add 2 tablespoons water
before boiling eggs. Keeps them from cracking.
13. Soothe a bee sting. Dot the irritation with
vinegar and relieve itching.
14. Relieve sunburn. Lightly rub white vinegar; you
may have to reapply.
15. Condition hair. Add a tablespoon of vinegar to
dissolve sticky residue left by shampoo.
16. Relieve dry and itchy skin. Add 2 tablespoons
to bath water.
17. Fight dandruff. After shampooing, rinse with
vinegar and 2 cups of warm water.
18. Soothe a sore throat. Put a teaspoon of vinegar
in a glass of water. Gargle, then swallow.
19. Treat sinus infections and chest colds. Add 1/4
cup or more vinegar to the vaporizer.
20. Feel good. A teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in
a glass of water, with a bit of honey added for flavor, will take the edge off
your appetite and give you an overall healthy feeling.
21. Deodorize the kitchen drain. Pour a cup down
the drain once a week. Let stand 30 minutes and then flush with cold water.
22.
Eliminate onion odor. Rub on your fingers before and after slicing.
23.
Clean and disinfect wood cutting boards. Wipe
with full strength vinegar.
24. Remove fruit stains from hands. Rub with
vinegar.
25. Cut grease and odor on dishes. Add a tablespoon
of vinegar to hot soapy water.
26. Clean a teapot. Boil a mixture of water and
vinegar in the teapot. Wipe away the grime.
27. Freshen a lunchbox. Soak a piece of bread in
vinegar and let it sit in the lunchbox over night.
28. Clean the refrigerator. Wash with a solution of
equal parts water and vinegar.
29.
Unclog a drain. Pour a handful of baking soda
down the drain and add 1/2 cup of vinegar. Rinse with hot water.
30. Clean and deodorize the garbage disposal. Make
vinegar ice cubes and feed them down the disposal. After grinding, run cold
water through.
31. Clean and deodorize jars. Rinse mayonnaise,
peanut butter, and mustard jars with vinegar when empty.
32. Clean the dishwasher. Run a cup of vinegar
through the whole cycle once a month to reduce soap build up on the inner
mechanisms and on glassware.
33. Clean stainless steel. Wipe with a vinegar
dampened cloth.
34. Clean china and fine glassware. Add a cup of
vinegar to a sink of warm water. Gently dip the glass or china in the solution
and let dry.
35. Get stains out of pots. Fill pot with a
solution of 3 tablespoons of vinegar to a pint of water. Boil until stain
loosens and can be washed away.
36.
Clean the microwave. Boil a solution of 1/4 cup
of vinegar and 1 cup of water in the microwave. Will loosen splattered on food
and deodorize.
37. Dissolve rust from bolts and other metals. Soak
in full strength vinegar.
38. Get rid of cooking smells. Let simmer a small
pot of vinegar and water solution.
39. Unclog steam iron. Pour equal amounts of
vinegar and water into the iron's water chamber. Turn to steam and leave the
iron on for 5 minutes in an upright position. Then unplug and allow to cool. Any
loose particles should come out when you empty the water.
40. Clean a scorched iron plate. Heat equal parts
vinegar and salt in a small pan. Rub solution on the cooled iron surface to
remove dark or burned stains.
41. Get rid of lint in clothes. Add 1/2 cup of
vinegar to the rinse cycle.
42. Keep colors from running. Immerse clothes in
full strength vinegar before washing.
43. Freshen up the washing machine. Periodically,
pour a cup of vinegar in the machine and let in run through a regular cycle (no
clothes added). Will dissolve soap residue.
44.
Brighten fabric colors. Add a 1/2-cup vinegar
to the rinse cycle.
45.
Take grease off suede. Dip a toothbrush in
vinegar and gently brush over grease spot.
46.
Remove tough stains. Gently rub on fruit, jam,
mustard, coffee, and tea. Then wash as usual.
47. Get smoke smell out of clothes. Add a cup of
vinegar to a bathtub of hot water. Hang clothes above the steam.
48.
Removes decay. Brush with a couple coats of vinegar. Allow to soak
in. Wash off.
49. You can clean eyeglasses. Wipe each lens with a
drop of vinegar.
50. Keeps cut flowers fresh and gleaming for a
longer time. Add 2 tablespoons vinegar and 1 teaspoon sugar for each quart of
water.
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