Apply cloths wrung out of hot water on neck and chest.
A boiling tea kettle, in which there are 2 tbsp. compound tincture of benzoin, will afford relief. Direct the steam toward the child so that some of it may be inhaled.
Keep the child in the same warm room forty-eight hours, maintaining the atmosphere at an even temperature.
The day after the attack, give the child castor oil or simple syrup of rhubarb.
If croup does not clear up in twenty-four hours, see the doctor for membranous croup or diphtheria.
How to Strap a Cut Finger
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Tincture of iodine, or if iodine is not at hand,