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THE FRUGAL
Cotton wool and oil are the best things
for a burn. When children are burned, it
is difficult to make them endure the applica¬
tion of cotton wool. I have known the in¬
flammation of a very bad burn extracted in
one night, by the constant application of
brandy, vinegar, and water, mixed together.
This feels cool and pleasant, and a few drops
of paregoric will soon put the little sufferer
to sleep. The bathing should be continued
till the pain is gone.
A few drops of the oil of Cajeput on cotton
wool is said to be a great relief to the tooth¬
ache. It occasions a smart pain for a few
seconds, when laid upon the defective tooth.
Any apothecary will furnish it ready dropped
on cotton wool for a trifle.
A poultice made of ginger, or of common
chickweed, that grows about one’s door in the
country, has given great relief to the tooth¬
ache, when applied frequently to the cheek.
When a blister occasioned by a burn
breaks, it is said to be a good plan to put
wheat flour upon the naked flesh.
The buds of the elder bush, gathered in
early spring, and simmered with new butter,
or sweet lard, make a very healing and cool¬
ing ointment.
Night sweats have been cured, when more
powerful remedies had failed, by fasting
morning and night, and drinking cold sage
tea constantly and freely.