Croup, Coal Oil, Turpentine and Snuff, a Canadian Remedy for

March 4th, 2008

“A little coal oil and a few drops of turpentine soaked up by snuff, and used as plaster. Makes the child sneeze after a few minutes. The poultice loosens the phlegm and the sneezing throws it off.”

Source: Mother’s Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remidies from Mothers of the United States and Canada, T. J. Ritter


One Response to “Croup, Coal Oil, Turpentine and Snuff, a Canadian Remedy for”

  1. Wanda Brown Brown on June 28, 2018 10:15 am

    My mother used this recipe on me when I was an infant for bronchitis, she said it was saved me,I just don’t know the measurements,if you do please forward them to me

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