Lotions for Ringworm
Sulphate of zinc, two scruples; sugar of lead, fifteen grains; water, six ounces. Wash the parts two or three times a day.
Or: paint the rings with black writing ink.
Tincture of iodine, applied with a feather, is considered to be a speedy cure.
Another good remedy is two drams of muriated tincture of steel (steel drops) mixed with four tablespoonfuls of soft water. Bathe with it night and morning, and let a little of the lotion dry on.
Source: Recipes for the Million
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- Dissolve 100 grs of boric acid in 6 oz water.
- Add one teaspoonful Condy’s fluid to 10 oz water.
- Dissolve 30 grs alum and 10 grs sulphate of zinc in 10 oz water.
- Goulard water.
- Cold tea. Useful in cases of slight inflammation.
Source: The Complete Household Adviser
Grandmother’s Eye-Wash
Take three fresh eggs and break them into one quart of clear, cold rain-water; stir until thoroughly mixed; bring to a boil on a slow fire, stirring often; then add half an ounce of sulphate of zinc (white vitrol); continue the boiling for two minutes, then set it off the fire. Take the curd that settles at the bottom of this and apply to the eye at night with a bandage. It will speedily draw out all fever and soreness. Strain the liquid through a cloth and use for bathing the eyes occasionally. This is the best eye-water ever made for man or beast. I have used it for twenty years without knowing it to fail.
Source: The White House Cookbook, F.L. Gillette