Practical Life Hacks - 3

21. Lard and honey ointment can treat frostbite. Mix 20g of lard with 80g of honey to form an ointment. Apply it to the affected area three times a day, and it will heal in a few days. 22. Ginger drink can cure dizziness and nausea. Prepare a drink with seasoned ginger powder and consume it half an hour before traveling by car to prevent dizziness and nausea. 23. Dates can treat cracked hands and feet. Remove the skin and pits from several dates, boil them with water until mushy, and apply to the cracks twice a day. It will heal in a few days. 24. Soy sauce gargle can treat sore throats. When you have a sore throat, gargle with a tablespoon of soy sauce for about 1 minute, then spit it out. Repeat 3 to 4 times for good effect. 25. If your wooden furniture has cracks, you can use shredded old newspapers mixed with alum and rice water to make a paste. Embed this into the cracks, and it will become very firm after drying. 26. Mashed pear with rock sugar can treat hoarseness. Boil a snow pear with 1g of ephedra in a pot until cooked. Eat it twice a day to treat whooping cough. 27. If you have a wound while bathing, apply an oily substance like face cream to the wound to isolate it from water. This will prevent inflammation and pain. 28. Newspaper ink can repel insects. Place a layer of newspaper at the bottom of a box where you store clothes, then put your clothes in. This will prevent insects from damaging your clothes. 29. Wash an appropriate amount of fresh lotus root, mash it to extract 250g of juice, mix with 52g of honey, and take it in 5 divided doses for several consecutive days to treat cold and cough. 30. Chocolate should not be stored in the refrigerator, as it can easily mold and lose its original flavor.