The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-03-31
Simple Home Remedies.

A CURE-ALL-CAS1pHoRATED OIL.
"A simple homemade liniment that is
almost magical in it's results is COM
posed of kerosene, camphor gum and
sweet oil. Into quart bottle put
pint of kerosene, and add as much
camphor gum as will dissolve, adding
little more day by day shaking thor
oughly. Then add half a pint Of
sweet oil, shake we'll, and it is ready
for use. 1t should be well 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 soubri-
quet Of "cure-all." ;" To illustrate A
young girl severely scalded her entire
hand with hot grease the day before
her graduation. The hand was imme-
diately swathed in soft clothes, which
were kept saturated with the liniment
and by night. the heat had been so
completely drawn out that no trace of
the burn remained except slight red
ness. 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 eyapora-
tion ceased. The accident occurred
about nine o'clock in the morning.
At tea time I unwrapped my hand,
prepared the meal, and washed the
dishes with apparently well hand.
1t was, of course, a little tender, but
not in the least painful. and so natur-
al in appearance that no one would
have imagined that it had been scald-
ed.
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 I began house-cleaning, I
bruised my finger in such way that
the nail was torn half way back to the
root, and the finger mashed until the
blood came. It 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 a severe stiff
neck" saturated a flannel cloth in the
liniment, bound it about the affected
part, went to bed and took a nap, and
when she arose her neck was well.
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.
CoUGu MEDICINE This is made by
placing tablespoonful of haxseed in
a little more than pint Of cold water.
Put over the fire and boil fifteen or
twenty minutes. Rem0Ve, STRAIN, aud
the juice of 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 diff
cult, put flannel sack of hot salt
Coarse salt being best) on the chest,
changing for hot one as soon as one
grows cold; or it is we'll to apply the
following: j.,
O1NTNENT.- Into tablespoonful of
soft, fresh lard, work teaspoonful of
turpentine. Spread on cloth, sprin-
klc with salt, and apply directly to
the lung, covering with another cloth to
protect the ciothing. 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.