Ingrowing Toenail, a Good Canadian Remedy for.—­“Paint part under flesh with four parts caustic potash, six parts warm water.  Paint part and scrape with piece of glass or sharp knife.  Repeat till thin enough to break off.”  The caustic potash makes parts soft.

[678 Mothers’ remedies]

Ingrowing Toenail, Camphor for.—­“Cut part growing in with sharp knife and put camphor on intruding part.  This eases the pain and prevents second growth.”

Indigestion, Egg Shells for.—­“Brown egg shells in oven and crush till very fine with a rolling pin, then take a teaspoonful at meal times three times a day.”

Inflammation of the Bowels, a Grandmother’s Remedy for.—­“Raw linseed oil and bean poultice.  Use as hot as can be borne; keep repeating until relieved.  This recipe has been used by my mother.”

Kidney Trouble, an Easily Prepared Remedy for.—­“Steep plantain leaves into strong tea.  Take half cup every night.  This has been found good for kidney trouble.”  Also good for ivy poisoning, burns, scalds, bruises, and to check bleeding; pound leaves to a paste and apply to parts.

La Grippe, Red Pepper Treatment from a Canadian Mother for.—­“Take a bottle of alcohol, put enough red pepper in it so that when four drops are put in a half cup of water it is strong.  This is what I always break up my grippe with.”  Peppers thus prepared stimulate and warm up the stomach and bowels and increase the circulation.

Rheumatism, Liniment Sent Us from Gentleman in Canada (says he paid $7.00 for it).—­

“Capsicum Powdered       1 ounce
Camphor                1/2 ounce
Oil Hemlock            1/2 ounce
Spirits Ammonia        1/2 ounce
Chloroform             1/2 ounce
Oil Turpentine         1/2 ounce
Oil Wormwood             1 dram
Potassium Nitrate        1 dram
Add Alcohol to make    12 ounces

Good Liniment.—­“Sweet oil, turpentine, hartshorn, equal parts.  Keep corked.”

Liniment, Sprains, Etc.—­English Black Oil.

    “Tanner’s Oil 1 pint
    Oil Vitriol 1 ounce
    Spirits of Turpentine 1 ounce
    Beef ’s Gall, contents of 1 gall

Put oil vitriol in tanner’s oil, let stand twelve hours and not cork tightly, then add balance.”

Lumbago, Ointment for.—­

Vaselin              1 ounce
Belladonna          15 grains
Salicylic Acid       1 dram
Sodium Salicylate    1 dram

Apply.  Also good to rub on bunions.”

[Unclassified mothers’ remedies 679]

Neuralgia, Soothing Ointment for.—­“One ounce of laudanum, baking soda to make paste.”  Apply to parts and cover with flannel.”  Its virtue is in its soothing and quieting action.

Pain or Rheumatism, Tansy and Smartweed for.—­“Boil handful each of tansy and smartweed together till strong tea is made.  Dip cloths in the hot tea and apply.”  Good local and quieting application.