To Cure Corns
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
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Rest, and bathe in cold water. If the skin is unbroken, apply half a teaspoonful of arnica lotion to a tumblerful of water; soft linen rags wet with this lotion to be applied, and changed as often as they become warm and dry.
Source: Household Gas Cookery Book, Helen Edden
Filed under Remedy | Tags: arnica, bruise, bruises, edden, linen, lotion, skin | Comment (0)Dry Lips
When the lips, gums and tongue are dry in acute diseases, they should be washed several times daily with glycerine, diluted with an equal quantity of water. A little lemon juice or a few drops of rosewater can be added to make it more pleasant to the patient.
Source: Household Gas Cookery Book, Helen Edden
Filed under Remedy | Tags: cracked lips, dry lips, edden, glycerine, gums, lemon juice, lip, lips, mouth, rosewater, tongue | Comment (0)To Stop Hiccoughs
A few drops of glycerine in cold water, or a spoonful of brown sugar taken dry.
Source: Household Gas Cookery Book, Helen Edden
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