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26 “Externally the agent (Bicarbonate of Soda) seems to possess antiseptic properties. Because of the presence of carbon, with its alkaline reaction, the agent is applicable to burns; applied in the form of a moist paste, it will relieve the pain at once in most cases. —Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacology. (Ellingwood, page 420.)

A shiny, red, hot-weather complexion is cooled and refreshed by a bath of warm water and Bicarbonate of Soda. Add one teaspoonful of Soda to a pint of water.

“In cases of fermentation or ‘sour stomach’ it (Bicarbonate of Soda) may neutralize the organic acids and so result in the opening of a spasmodically closed pylorus (the opening between the stomach and the small intestine); while at the same time it acts to overcome flatulency (accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels).” —Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics. (Bastedo, page 88.) Dissolve one teaspoonful of Soda in a glass of cold water, and take one to two hours after meals.