Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-03
GRANDMOTHER REMEDIES.

Dear Social Cornerites: I have a few excellent Grandmother Remedies, which I am sending in the hope they may be of great benefit to someone in time of need. They are all simple and tried and true.
 Burns and Bruises-Apply peach tree leaves. put smooth side next the skin and bind on
 .saive For Cuts, Burns or Wounds Of Any kind-Take one-half pound or sweet lard, and mix with five cents worth of powdered sulphur. Put. in tin boxes and apply on soft cotton cloth.
 Ivy 7oisoning-A simple and effec- tive remedy is sweet spirits of nitre Bathe the affected parts two or three times during the day and the next will remain. have also seen solution of com mon baking soda and water used with most gratifying results.
 Quinsy-Gargle with water as hot as can be borne. This gives great relief.
 LiHih.ent-The common mayweed blossom put in alcohol is superior to arnica.
 Earache-Take bit of cotton. put upon it pinch of black pepper. gath CT it up and tie it, dip in sweet oil and insert in ear. Put a flannel ban dage over head to keep it warm. It will give immediate relief.
 As soon as any soreness is felt in the ear let. three or four drops of ar mica be dropped in and the orifice be filled with cotton to exclude the air. It is a sure preventive against ga; A- ering" in the ear which is the usual cause of earache.
 A Valuable l.niment-One ounce
 Wormwood to one pint alcohol. or bruise the green stalks of. wormwoad; i; moisten with vinegar and apply to sprain. Good for man or beast. Sprains-The white of an egg and salt. mixed to thick paste is one of the best remedies for sprains, bruises or lameness for man or beast.
 Asthma-Sufferer from asthma should wear a muskrat skin over their lungs with the fur side next the body. It will bring certain relief.
 Or, soak sheets of plotting paper
 in salt peter water, then dry and burn at night in patients bedroom Wounds from Rusty NaiI-Smoke this, or any infamed wound over the fumes of burning woolen cloth, wool or sugar for 15 minutes and the pair will leave.
 Whoopine Cough cure-A gill of amber, half a gill of old Jamaica rum.
 Mix them together and rub the child's back and breast with it. Then put a piece of new flannel over breast and back. Do this night and morning and whenever the cough is very trouble some. You will find whooping cough will not last long after this treatment. The old lady who gave this recipe to grandmother said it had cured hun dreds of children and was given to
 her by doctor.
 For Hoarse. Tight coueh-Take frequent sips of very hot water. You
 will find it will loosen the phlegm quickly.
 TubercuIosis-Ge a can of tar from the drug store. Place the contents in a Mason quart preserve jar and fill with water In the morning take a couple of good swallows and re-
 peat two or three times day. More water can be added as needed. This has been known to produce wonderful results in a short time. Simple Remedy for Lockjaw-Dr. J. G. Hatch, an old physician of over forty years practice recommended the following treatment for lockjaw, hav- ing tried it successfully both on him. self and on others: If a person is threatened with lockjaw from inju- ries in the hands, feet, arms or legs do not wait for a doctor, but put the part injured in the following prepara- tion: Put hot wood ashes into water as warm as can be borne; if the in- jured part cannot be put into water then wet thick folded cloths in the water and apply to the part as soon as possible, at the same time bath ing the backbone from the neck down
 with some powerful laxative stimu- lant-cayenne pepper and water. or
 mustard and vinegar is better. Ii should be as hot as the patient can bear it. Don't hesitate-go to work and do it! And don't stop till the jaws relax and open. No person need die of 1ockjaw if these directions are followed
 Cure for Jaundice-Barbery root or bark is a sure cure for jaundice. Steep well and extract all the goodness pos sible. Drink freely of the bitter Ii- quid. Many years ago this cured the writer's mother of the severest at- tack, and of recent years several
 others.
 To Relieve choking-Give the pa tient raw egg to swallow. The white
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