Cure for Burns

January 31st, 2020

One-third part linseed oil.
Two-thirds lime water.

Shake up well; apply and wrap in soft linen.

Until you can procure this keep the part covered with wood-soot mixed to a soft paste with lard, or, if you have not these, with common molasses.

Source: Common Sense in the Household, Marion Harland

To Make The Hair Glossy

January 29th, 2020

Rub it night and morning with an old white silk handkerchief.

Source: Household Gas Cookery Book, Helen Edden

Cure for Rheumatism

January 27th, 2020

2d opodeldoc, 2d turpentine, 1/2d vinegar, 2 fresh eggs well beaten up, mix with other ingredients and shake well. Rub the part affected for 2 hours when all the pain will vanish.

Source: Recipes, Bradford Lifeboat Bazaar

Ointment for Sunburn

January 25th, 2020

Make a stiff paste with white Fuller’s earth, or good French chalk, and elder flower water. Let it remain on the face for a few minutes, then wash it off with hot rain water and apply a little cold cream.

Source: The Dudley Book of Cookery and Household Recipes, Georgiana Dudley

To Cure Corns

January 23rd, 2020

A little sweet oil rubbed in night and morning, if persevered in, will, after a fortnight, quite cure them.

Source: Household Gas Cookery Book, Helen Edden

A Good Hair Oil

January 21st, 2020

Tincture of Spanish fly one ounce;
Oil of rosemary half an ounce;
Oil of thyme half an ounce;
Best castor oil four ounces;
Cologne water two ounces;
Mix well together.

Source: Household Recipes, Constance Hatton Hart

For Slight Burns

January 19th, 2020

Hold the burned part quickly in white of egg broken in a saucer. This will prevent blistering and draw out the pain.

Source: Two Hundred and Fifty Recipes, Grace Church Sewing Circle

Tooth Powder

January 17th, 2020

A half an ounce of cuttlefish bone; half an ounce of the finest prepared chalk; two drachms of Peruvian bark; two drachms of Florentine orris root. Reduce the whole to a fine powder and mix.

Source: The Kentucky Housewife, Mrs Peter A. White

Hair Lotion for Use After Illness

January 15th, 2020

Spirit of ammonia, 1 1/2 oz.; glycerine, 1 1/2 oz.; oil of rosemary, 1/2 oz.; spirits of wine, 4 oz. To be applied at night with a small sponge.

Source: Still Room Cookery, C.S. Peel

A Good Tonic

January 13th, 2020

2 drachms chloric ether, 2 drachms gentian tincture, 2 drachms sal volatile, 2 grains Iodide of Potassium; in 1 gill of water (gone cold after boiling). Dose: 1 tablespoonful three times a day, double dose if necessary.

Source: Recipes, Bradford Lifeboat Bazaar

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    NOTE: these remedies are listed only for information and/or amusement. They are not to be construed as medical advice of any type, nor are they recommended for use. Consult your doctor or other medical professional for any medical advice you require.