Cure for Corns
Place the feet for half an hour, two or three nights successively, in a pretty strong solution of common soda. The alkali dissolves the indurated cuticle, and the corn falls out spontaneously, leaving a small excavation, which soon fills up.
Source: The Ladies’ Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness, Florence Hartley
Wasps and Bees, Stings From
Mix together a little spirits of hartshorn with double its quantity of olive oil, and apply to the part affected.
Another very simple remedy, which is asserted to be unfailing, is to rub with an onion the part of the flesh which is stung.
The application of either oil of tartar or a solution of potash will give instant ease.
Perhaps the most convenient thing will be to mix a little oil with common soda. This will allay both the pain and the irritation.
Source: Recipes for the Million
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Extract the sting, if left in, with a watch key or tweezers, and apply ammonia and water, or a paste of bicarbonate of soda with sal volatile.
Common soda or the blue bag will also relieve the pain.
Source: Household Management, E. Stoddard Eckford & M.S. Fitzgerald
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