Pain, Horseradish Poultice for.—­“Grate and make poultice.  Apply to part where pain is.”  Makes a good drawing poultice and a counterirritant.

Pains, Liniment to Relieve.—­

    “Peppermint 1 ounce
    Oil of Mustard 1/2 ounce
    Vinegar 1 pint
    White of one egg.

Beat egg and stir all together.”

Pain, Vinegar and Pepper for.—­“Hot flannel cloths wrung from vinegar, to which a pinch of cayenne pepper has been added, applied hot to any part of the body, will relieve pain.”  This is very good.  This remedy is always at hand and can be prepared quickly.  It will most always give relief.

Palpitation of the Heart, Salt Baths for.—­“Stop drinking tea and coffee.  Add sea salt to water when bathing.  This cured me and I have not been bothered for four or five years.”  Good when palpitation is due to nervousness.

Piles.-

    “Extract Belladonna 15 grain
    Acetate Lead 1/2 dram
    Gum Camphor 1 dram
    Gallic Acid 15 grains
    Acetanilid 20 grains
    Vaselin 1 ounce
    Mix.

In protruding, itching and blind piles this ointment will give almost instant relief; if kept up several days it will promote a cure.”

Poison Ivy, Buttermilk and Salt Heals.—­“Add considerable salt to buttermilk and bathe poisoned parts in it frequently.”

Poison Ivy, Lead Water and Laudanum Relieves.—­“Application of cold lead water, made in proportions of two drams of sugar of lead, half an ounce of landanum to half a pint of water and applied by means of cloths.  The patient should eat a cooling, light diet and use a good saline cathartic, such as rochelle salts, etc.”

Poison Ivy, Excellent Cure for.—­“Copperas mixed with sour milk; put in all the copperas the milk will dissolve.  I knew of a very bad case to be cured by this after a few applications.  Care should be taken not to let it get on the clothing, as it burns badly.”

[680 Mothers’ remedies]

Poisonous Wounds, Ammonia Application for.—­“Strong spirits of ammonia applied to the wounds of snake bite or rabid animals is better than caustic.  It neutralizes the poison and is an excellent remedy.”

Oak Poison, Gunpowder and Lard for.—­“Mix small quantity of gunpowder and lard and apply.  One application cured me.”  This is an old, tried, standard remedy.

Milk Poison, Popular Remedy for.—­

Yellow Poplar Bark      4 ounces
Wild Gooseberry Roots   4 ounces
Slippery Elm Bark       4 ounces

Put in an earthern vessel with two quarts of water; put over a slow fire and simmer to one pint, then strain and add it to one gallon of the best rye whisky and give one wineglassful for the first dose, and thereafter give two tablespoonfuls every two hours.  Move the bowels by pink and senna tea.  Poultice the