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Rh fact, better than any other, as it neutralizes the acids which secrete themselves around the teeth, thereby preventing the decaying effect of these acids. Dissolve one-half to one teaspoonful of soda in a glass of water.

“A good cheap mouth wash, given by Seifert, may be made by dissolving one full teaspoonful of sodium bicarbonate in a pint of water, and adding one tablespoonful of… spirits of peppermint, or cologne, or simply a piece of camphor or a tablespoonful of spirits of camphor. A small amount of this mixture is diluted with water, half-and-half, each time.” —Treatment of Internal Diseases. (Ortner, p. 269—4th Edit.)

Sodium Bicarbonate “has been widely employed in the treatment of rheumatism and is found to be of great service in allaying pain and soreness in the joints when used in a lotion made by dissolving it in water and applying it to the part on lint or rag.” Use a saturated solution of two to four teaspoonfuls dissolved in a pint of water. —Practical Therapeutics—9th Edit. (Hare, page 720.) Also use as a bath, adding one-half pound to one pound of Baking Soda in tub of water as hot as can be borne. Remain immersed in the water for fifteen minutes or more. Then go to bed to avoid exposure.