Hints for Islands Housekeeping

Monthly Prize, 10/6, to “Bititamboa,”

Tulagi, Solomon Is.

Antidote for Centipede Bites and Sting of Stonefish.—Immerse the part bitten in kerosene. If this is not possible, keep cloths well saturated with kerosene on the punctures, but it is better to immerse the part if possible. I have found this hint invaluable here in the Islands where centipedes are so bad, and its efficiency has been proved both on my own family and our “labour.” One night my son was bitten twice on the wrist by a nine-inch centipede. I at once put his hand and wrist into kerosene, and in less than two hours he was in bed asleep again. Labourers bitten, and treated, have been able to report back for work in a couple of hours. The treatment has proved just as effective with stonefish stings. My husband trod on one and was quite free from pain after having his foot in kerosene for two hours.

We have established a bureau for the exchange of ideas, whereby home makers throughout the Islands can be of mutual help to each other, and for the most helpful hint or recipe each month we offer a prize of 10/6. Address all communications to “Dorothea,” Pacific Islands Monthly, Union House, George Street, Sydney.