LIST OF REMEDIES FOR THE HOME MEDICINE CLOSET
In every home there should be a certain closet or shelf high above little children’s reach, where the medicines and articles needed in emergencies are kept. Among these should be found, plainly labeled, the following:
- 1. Tincture of Iodine.
- 2. Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia.
- 3. Boric Acid Powder.
- 4. Stearate of Zinc.
- 5. Pure Alcohol.
- 6. Lime Water.
- 7. Carron Oil.
- 8. Epsom Salt.
- 9. Soda-Mint-and-Pepsin Tablets.
- 10. Baking Soda.
- 11. Household Ammonia.
- 12. Adhesive (Zinc Oxide) Plaster.
- 13. Tube Vaseline.
- 14. Capsicum Vaseline.
- 15. Peroxide of Hydrogen.
- 16. Castor Oil.
- 17. Witch Hazel.
- 18. Essence of Ginger.
- 19. Syrup of Ipecac.
- 20. Spirit of Camphor.
- 21. Sweet Spirit of Nitre.
- 22. Boric Acid Ointment.
- 23. Powdered Alum.
- 24. Borax.
- 25. Spiced Syrup of Rhubarb.
- 26. Picric Acid Gauze.
- 27. Aromatic Smelling Salts.
- 28. Oil of Cloves.
- 29. Normal Salt Solution.
- 30. Powdered Mustard.
- 31. Essence of Peppermint.
- 32. Tincture of Arnica.
- 33. Oil of Turpentine.
- 34. Aseptic Absorbent Cotton.
- 35. Sterile Gauze.
- 36. Triangular Bandages.
- 37. Roller Bandages.
- 38. Rubber Ear Syringe.
- 39. Fountain Syringe.
- 40. Measuring Glass.
- 41. Eye Dropper.
- 42. Hot-Water Bottle.
For description of the above remedies and dosage, see the following pages.
Important Note.—All bottles containing medicines which are poisonous when swallowed, such as iodine, should be labeled with red ink and should be tied with a rag about the neck, in order that even in the dark, no mistake may be made.
Read labels three times before giving or taking medicine:
- Before taking from closet;
- Before measuring dose;
- Before giving to patient.
Have amount given for a dose written on each label.