- Children, 10 drops in ¼ glass of water.
- Grown people, ½ tsp. in ¼ glass of water.
Dose may be safely repeated every hour for several hours.
This is used for nervousness, headaches, indigestion, fainting, etc.
(Remember that an unconscious person cannot swallow, so do not give an unconscious person medicine, for it may cause choking.)
3. Boric Acid Powder.
(One-half pound.)
Boric acid is not an acid, but a simple harmless alkali.
Useful in solution as a mouth wash; also for stings and for sore eyes. Dissolve as much as possible in a cup of freshly boiled water. For sore eyes, use in an eye-dropper or an eye-cup. It is both harmless and safe. Sometimes the dry powder is dusted on the blistered surface of a burn to dry blisters. Talcum powders contain a great deal of boric acid, which is cooling and healing.
4. Compound Stearate of Zinc.