Cut up two or three bulbs of Indian turnip, put the pieces in a quart
bottle, which fill up with good whiskey. Dose, a tablespoonful, three
or four times a day. It is especially desirable to take it just after
rising and just before going to bed. Wonderful cures of asthma have
been effected by this remedy, and many persons living near the writer
have tested its efficacy. The bottle will bear refilling with whiskey
several times. Great care must be taken in procuring the genuine
Indian turnip for this preparation, as there is a poisonous plant much
resembling it.--_Mrs. M. L._
REMEDY FOR POISON OAK.
Make a strong decoction of the leaves or bark of the common willow.
Bathe the parts affected frequently with this decoction, and it will
be found a very efficacious remedy.--_Gen. M._
_Remedy for Poison Oak._
Forty grains caustic potash to five ounces of water. Apply to the
eruption with a small mop, made by tying a soft linen rag to a stick.
Often a speedy cure.--_Mrs. S. T._
CURE FOR JAUNDICE.
Fill a quart bottle a third full of chipped inner cherry bark. Add a
large teaspoonful soda, and fill the bottle with whiskey or brandy.
Take as large a dose three times a day as the system will tolerate. If
it affects the head unpleasantly, lessen the quantity of bark. It will
be fit for use in a few hours.--_Dr. B._
CURE FOR BONE FELON.
One ounce assafoetida in one pint vinegar, as hot as the hand can
bear. Keep it hot by placing the vessel over the top of a teakettle.
Use it frequently through the day, an hour at a time. A painful but
effective remedy.--_Mrs. J. D. P._
FOR TREATING CORNS.
Apply night and morning with a brush one or two drops of protoxide of
iron for two weeks.--_Mrs. W._
CURE FOR CORNS BETWEEN THE TOES.
Wet them several times a day with hartshorn, and in a short time they
will disappear.--_Mrs. W. B._
CARROT SALVE FOR BLISTERS.
Scrape two carrots and stew in two tablespoonfuls hog's lard. Add two
plantain leaves. When the carrots are well done, strain.--_Mrs. E. I._
LINIMENT FOR RHEUMATISM.
Half an ounce gum camphor, half an ounce saltpetre, half an ounce
spirits ammonia, half a pint alcohol. Old-fashioned liniment, good for
man or beast.--_Mrs. T._
A GOOD LINIMENT.
One egg beaten light, half a pint spirits turpentine, half a pint good
apple vinegar. Shake well before using. Good for sprains, cuts, or
bruises.--_Mrs. H._
A GOOD TREATMENT FOR CROUP.
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