5.  Ill-Conditioned Sores, an Old German Remedy for.—­“Wash or syringe the sore with weak saleratus water, and while wet fill with common black pepper.  Remarks:—­This is a highly recommended German remedy, and has been tried by my mother with good, results.”

6.  Sores, Cuts, Antiseptic Wash for; Also Tooth Wash.—­“Peroxide of hydrogen.  Should always be kept in the house.”  If you are cut by anything that might cause infection or if scratched by a cat, in fact wherever there is chance for infection and blood poison, peroxide of hydrogen may be used by moistening well the wound with it as soon as you can.  As a mouth wash put a little in a glass of water.  Directions usually on the bottle.

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7.  Indolent Ulcers and Boils, Chickweed and Wood Sage Poultice for.—­“Equal parts of chickweed and wood sage pounded together make a good poultice for all kinds of indolent ulcers and boils.”

8.  Ulcers, Proud Flesh, Venereal Sores and all Fungus Swellings, Blood Root and Sweet Nitre for.—­“Two ounces pulverized blood root; one pint of sweet nitre; macerate for ten days, shake once or twice a day.”

9.  Rosin 1 ounce
    Beeswax 1 ounce
    Mutton Tallow 4 ounces
    Verdigris 1 dram

Melt the rosin, tallow and wax together, then add the verdigris.  Stir until cool and apply.

Add a few drops of carbolic acid to the above and you will have the carbolated salve which is quite expensive when bought prepared and under the manufacturer’s label.

10.  Sores and Chapped Hands, Sour Cream Salve for.—­“Tie thick sour cream in a cloth and bury in the ground over night.  In the morning it will be a nice salve.  Excellent for chapped hands or anything that requires a soft salve.”

11.  Old Sores, A Four-Ingredient Remedy for.—­“Soften one-half pound of vaselin, stir into it one-half ounce each of wormwood, spearmint and smartweed.  This is good for old and new sores.  My people near Woodstock, Canada, used this and found it very good.”

12.  Ulcers and Sores, Carrots will heal.—­“Boil carrots until soft and mash them to a pulp, add lard or sweet oil sufficient to keep it from getting hard.  Spread and apply; excellent for offensive sores.  Onion poultice made the same way is good for slow boils and indolent sores.”  This makes a very soothing poultice and has great healing properties.

13.  Ulcers and Sores, a Remedy that Cures.—­“To one-fourth pound of tallow add one-fourth pound each of turpentine and bayberry and two ounces of olive oil.  Good application for scrofulous sores and ulcers.”  This makes a good ointment, but should not be continued too long at a time as the turpentine might have a bad action on the kidneys.

14.  Ulcers and Old Sores, Bread and Indian meal for.—­“Take bread and milk or Indian meal, make to consistency of poultice with water, stir in one-half cup of pulverized charcoal.  Good to clean ulcers and foul sores.”  The bread and Indian meal make a good poultice while the charcoal is purifying and a good antiseptic.