Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-24
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SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES.

A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OIL.
"A simple homemade liniment that is
almost magical in its results is COM
posed of kerosene, camphor gum and
sweet oil. Into quart bottle put a
pint of kerosene, and add as much
camphor gum as will dissolve, adding
a little more day by day shaking thor
oughly. Then add half pint of
sweet oil, shake well, and it is ready
for use. 1t should be we'll corked and
kept out of the way of children. Use
for burns, cuts, bruises, stiff neck, stiff
joints, sore throat, bunions and about
all the ailments that flesh is heir to, as
it will cure, and that right speedily,
almost everything; and in our family
it has gained the soubriquet of "cure.
ALL" To illustrate: A young girl
severely scalded her entire hand with
hot grease the day before her gradua-
ton. The hand was Immediately
swathed in soft cloths, which were
kept saturated with the liniment; and
by night the heat had been so COM
pletely drawn out that no trace of the
burn remained except slight redness.
By the following evening that had
completely disappeared.
My own hand was so severely scald-
ed with steam that it felt as though
the flesh might be fairly cooked. 1t
was at once wrapped up and the lini-
ment applied, but so fierce was the
heat that the liniment evaporated in
less than minute. Application after
application was made until evaportion
ceased. The accident occurred about
nine o'clock in the morning. At tea
time l unwrapped my hand, prepared
the meal, and washed the dishes with
apparently a we'll hand. 1t was, of
course, a little tender, but not in the
least painful, and 80 natural in appear
ance that no one would have imagined
that it had been scalded.
A burn or scald of any kind will
not blister or long remain sore if this
oil be at once applied. Last spring,
just as 1 began house-cleaning, l
bruised my finger in such q way that
the nail was torn half way back to the
root, and the finger mashed until the
blood came. 1t was Immediately
wrapped up in cloth saturated with
the liniment, and, instead of nursing a
sore finger for days, I went to work
the next morning with an entirely
cured finger.
One suffering with very severe
'stif neck" saturated flannel cloth
in the liniment, bound it about the af-
fected part, went to bed and took a
nap, and when she arose her neck was
we'll.
A cloth saturated with the liniment
and bound over sore bunions will soon
cure them. I could fill this entire
page with instances of its wonderful
cures-but the above will suffice.
Cough MEDIcINE.-This is made
by placing a tablespoonful of fiaxseed
in a little more than a pint of cold
water. Put over the fire and boil fif-
teen or twenty minutes. Remove,
strain, add the juice of a lemon and
sweeten to taste. Allow children to
drink few swallows every hour or so,
and it will soon allay severe cough.
If the lungs seem sore and breathing
is difficult, put a flannel sack of hot
salt coarse salt being besD on the
chest, changing for hot one as soon
as one grows cold or it is we'll to ap-
ply the following:
OINTMENT.-Into tablespoonful Of
soft, fresh lard, work teaspoonful OF
turpentine. Spread on cloth, sprin'
kle with salt, and apply directly to
the lung, covering with another cloth
to protect the clothing. This acts
fully as quick and as effective as any
of the high-priced ointments sold in
the drug stores for coughs, sore
lungs, etc.