Neuralgia, Soothing Ointment for.--"One ounce of laudanum, baking soda to make paste." Apply to parts and cover with flannel." Its virtue is in its soothing and quieting action.
Pain or Rheumatism, Tansy and Smartweed for.--"Boil handful each of tansy and smartweed together till strong tea is made. Dip cloths in the hot tea and apply." Good local and quieting application.
Pain, Horseradish Poultice for.--"Grate and make poultice. Apply to part where pain is." Makes a good drawing poultice and a counterirritant.
Pains, Liniment to Relieve.--
"Peppermint 1 ounce Oil of Mustard 1/2 ounce Vinegar 1 pint White of one egg.
Beat egg and stir all together."
Pain, Vinegar and Pepper for.--"Hot flannel cloths wrung from vinegar, to which a pinch of cayenne pepper has been added, applied hot to any part of the body, will relieve pain." This is very good. This remedy is always at hand and can be prepared quickly. It will most always give relief.
Palpitation of the Heart, Salt Baths for.--"Stop drinking tea and coffee.
Add sea salt to water when bathing. This cured me and I have not been bothered for four or five years." Good when palpitation is due to nervousness.
Piles.-
"Extract Belladonna 15 grain Acetate Lead 1/2 dram Gum Camphor 1 dram Gallic Acid 15 grains Acetanilid 20 grains Vaselin 1 ounce Mix.
In protruding, itching and blind piles this ointment will give almost instant relief; if kept up several days it will promote a cure."
Poison Ivy, b.u.t.termilk and Salt Heals.--"Add considerable salt to b.u.t.termilk and bathe poisoned parts in it frequently."
Poison Ivy, Lead Water and Laudanum Relieves.--"Application of cold lead water, made in proportions of two drams of sugar of lead, half an ounce of landanum to half a pint of water and applied by means of cloths. The patient should eat a cooling, light diet and use a good saline cathartic, such as roch.e.l.le salts, etc."
Poison Ivy, Excellent Cure for.--"Copperas mixed with sour milk; put in all the copperas the milk will dissolve. I knew of a very bad case to be cured by this after a few applications. Care should be taken not to let it get on the clothing, as it burns badly."
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Poisonous Wounds, Ammonia Application for.--"Strong spirits of ammonia applied to the wounds of snake bite or rabid animals is better than caustic. It neutralizes the poison and is an excellent remedy."
Oak Poison, Gunpowder and Lard for.--"Mix small quant.i.ty of gunpowder and lard and apply. One application cured me." This is an old, tried, standard remedy.
Milk Poison, Popular Remedy for.--
Yellow Poplar Bark 4 ounces Wild Gooseberry Roots 4 ounces Slippery Elm Bark 4 ounces
Put in an earthern vessel with two quarts of water; put over a slow fire and simmer to one pint, then strain and add it to one gallon of the best rye whisky and give one winegla.s.sful for the first dose, and thereafter give two tablespoonfuls every two hours. Move the bowels by pink and senna tea. Poultice the bottom of the feet with blue flag swamp root mashed fine to the consistency of a poultice. For the vomiting a.s.sociated with the disease give one teaspoonful wild deer horn in a little water obtained by filing or grinding the horn of a wild deer. As this is not always to be obtained, a tablespoonful of pulverized chalk is good, or a little cold tea may be given. This recipe has been known to save many persons" lives, when the doctors had given up in despair. When the patient becomes sufficiently improved to warrant it, the dose may be decreased, but it should be taken quite a long time to kill the poison or counteract the poison in the system."
Poor Circulation, Alcohol Rub for.--"Rub vigorously night and morning with good whisky. Don"t stop for a week or so after patient looks and feels well." Rubbing with alcohol would probably be preferred.
Ruptures, Herb Remedy for.--"Make a poultice of lobelia and stramonium leaves, equal parts, and apply to part, renewing as often as necessary."
This poultice acts by relaxing the muscles, but in severe cases no application will do any good and the doctor should be consulted.
Rheumatism, Mountain Leaf Tea for.--"Tea made of mountain leaf taken frequently cures rheumatism." Rheumatism, Beef Gall for.--"Two beef galls in pint bottle, fill bottle with whisky. Apply often."
Salt Rheum, a Well-Tried Remedy for.--"Teaspoonful of red precipitate to two tablespoonfuls of lard. Anoint the parts affected." This recipe has been used by my mother and myself and proved effectual.
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Snake Bites, Simple Poultice for.--"Poultice of hops or salt and grease; grease is to keep salt together. Hops are always kept to be used in berry season." As a poultice it draws the poison out.
Snake Bites, Onions and Salt for.--"Good drawing poultice for snake bites is an onion and a handful of salt pounded together. We also use this for a common poultice."
Stings, an Old, Tried Canadian Remedy for.--"For the bee sting I put soda on and dampen it with honey." An old-time remedy and seems to do the work.
Soda is an antiseptic and cleansing remedy. If no honey at hand, dampen soda with water.
Stings from Nettles, an Inexpensive Remedy for.--"Rub the affected parts, if of nettles, with berry juice and let dry. This is what I always do during the berry season." Berry juice is quieting and soothing; it contains tannin. It would be handy to use and is recommended.
Stye, Common Tea Leaves for.--" After steeping tea gather out a small handful of the steeped leaves, lay them in a cloth as you would any poultice, and apply warm over the stye." It is the tannin in the tea that cures the stye, although clear tannin bought at the drug store does not seem to do the work as well. Black tea may be preferable.
Splendid General Salve.--
"Resin 4 ounces Beeswax 4 ounces Lard 8 ounces Honey 2 ounces
Boil slowly until melted, then remove and stir until cold."
Scrofulous Difficulties, a Good Remedy for.--"A tea made of ripe dried whortleberries and drank in place of water is an excellent remedy."
Sore Eyes, Camphor and Breast Milk for.--"When a tiny baby has sore eyes, add one-half drop of camphor to a teaspoonful of breast milk; bathe the eyes several times a day." Breast milk alone applied to the eyes of an infant is very healing, but the addition of camphor improves it.
Sore Throat, Mustard Plaster for.--"Mustard plaster applied on outside of the throat. I know it is good--have tried it." Care should be taken not to allow the plaster to remain on too long as it will blister.
Stammering, a Canadian Mother"s Treatment for.--"I always stop my boy when I hear him stammering and make him say the words by syllables. I find he is getting much better." The above is one of the best plans and should be tried.