n a single dip up to the neck. He is
then briskly rubbed off as above.

There are a very few children who do not take kindly to either the cold
sponge or plunge. These children do not react; they remain pale or blue
and pinched for some time after. It may be necessary to discontinue the
procedure or to use water of a higher temperature.

POULTICES

Poultices are useful in inflammation and for the relief of pain. To be
of any value they should be applied frequently--every ten or twenty
minutes--and they should be applied hot.

Ground flaxseed is the best material for poultices. It should be mixed
with boiling water until the proper thickness is reached. It may be kept
simmering on a fire. When one poultice is taken off it can be scraped
into the pot and heated over if there is no discharge. Each poultice
should be put into clean muslin, put on the part and covered with oiled
silk. This will help to retain the heat and prevent the clothing or bed
sheet from becoming wet.

HOT FOMENTATIONS

A hot fomentation is simply a clean poultice. Several thicknesses of
flannel are taken, wrung out of very hot water, covered with cotton
batting, and then with oiled silk.

How to Make and How to Apply a Mustard Paste.--For infants: Take one
part English mustard to six parts flour, mix with lukewarm water, and
spread between two layers of cheesecloth.

For older children and adults: Take one tablespoonful English mustard to
three or four tablespoonfuls of flour, and mix as above.

Mustard pastes should be made big enough. You can accomplish a great
deal more by putting on a sufficiently large mustard paste than by
simply putting on one the size of the palm of your hand.

It should be left on until the skin is distinctly red. The length of
time will depend, of course, upon the strength of the mustard. Mustard
pastes may be put on every three hours, if necessary, and they may be
used for a week at this interval if the conditions demand it.

If they are used in pneumonia or other pulmonary diseases, they should
be used large enough to go around the whole chest. If they are used in
heart failure, they should be big enough to cover the whole trunk.

When made with the white of an egg they will not blister. Or if the part
is rubbed with white vaseline before applying, it will not blister and
it will be just as effective. When a mustard paste is removed the red
area should be rubbed with white vaseline and covered with a clea