zinc in equal parts. Wash the feet every day, best on turning in at night.

To prevent the nail growing into the toe, take a bit of broken glass and scrape down the top of the nail until it is quite thin, and in time the corners begin to grow out, and no longer hurt the toe. Toenails should be cut square and not encouraged to grow in by side trimming. A good plan is to make a "V" shape notch on the middle of the top of each toenail, which will close up naturally, and, in so doing, draw the sides up and inward.

Headache comes from indigestion or from the sun. A boy will overeat and then play under the hot sun-result, headache. Have the boy lie down and sleep, if possible, using cloths Headache dipped in cold water to drive the blood away from the head. A remedy recommended by the great John Wesley is to lay very thin slices of lemon rind on either temple.

Hiccough

Take a deep breath and hold it as long as possible, or make yourself sneeze.

Mix some baking powder with Ivy Poisoning water, or rub on wood ashes. Wash with alcohol. Be careful not to

spread by scratching.

Better call a physician. Punctures with nails and such things, especially if rusty, should be squeezed and washed with sulphur-naphthol or hot water poured into the hole. If too small, Rusty Nail this may be slightly enlarged. Cauterize with carbolic acid, then with

pure alcohol. Keep the wound open for a few days.

Run no risk with a rusty nail wound. Attend to it immediately.

Bathe a sprain in as hot water as you can bear, to which has been added a small quantity Sprains of vinegar and salt. Slight sprains (as of finger) may be painted with iodine.

The first symptom is a headache followed by a heavy feeling in the pit of the stomach, dimmed eyesight, difficulty in breathing, and a fever. If insensibility follows, lay the person on his Sunstroke back in a cool, shady place, with his

head slightly raised. Loosen his clothing, keep his head cold with wet cloths, and pour cold water on his face and chest, until the temperature of his body is lowered and the face becomes pale.

Get used to sun gradually. Use powSunburn dered boric acid or ointment. Cocoa butter is also a good preventive.

Gargle the throat with warm water and some salt added, and then bind a woolen sock around it. Keep the sock on until the soreness is gone. Put teaspoonful of chlorate of potash in Sore Throat a cup of water and gargle. Diluted alkalol is also good for a gargle, or tincture of iron diluted. Fat bacon or pork may be tied around the neck with a dry sock. Swab the throat.

Caused by undigested food in the intestines. Put the boy on a diet, also give him Stomachache plenty of warm water to drink, or a cup of hot ginger tea.

Heat will always help to soothe the sufferer. A seeded raisin, toasted before the fire,

Toothache makes a useful poultice for an aching tooth, pressed into the hollow. A bag of hot salt, pressed on the face, relieves pain.

CHAPTER XV

FIRST AID TO THE INJURED

First aid should teach every boy how to render temporary assistance by improvised means for the relief of the injured one, and the methods by which he can be removed to a place of safety. With this in view, the information given in this chapter incorporates what every camper should know. Before going to camp, boys should be taught the use of the Triangular Bandage. This bandage is used by the United States Government, and is well suited for an emergency bandage. It can be easily made from a handkerchief or a piece of linen. The American Red Cross First Aid Outfit contains a triangular bandage, with methods of application printed thereon. The gauze or roller bandage is more difficult to handle. This, however, is the bandage to control bleeding, etc. Any reliable book on First Aid gives information as to its manipulation.

A dislocation of the finger or toe can generally be reduced by pulling strongly and at the same time pressing where the dislocation is. If the hip, shoulder, or elbow is dislocated, do not meddle with the joint, but make the boy as comfortable as pos