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In addition, this page presents medical treatment from an era before modern medicine. The remedies described are ineffective against the conditions named, and some of the ingredients or doses are harmful. Do not use them to treat any illness; consult a qualified medical professional.
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Remedy for Inflammation of Hands
Wash the hands with fine scap; the Ear. Swelling and redness, attended and before removing the soap, scrub the hands with throbbing, indicates it. If caused by with a table-spoonful of Indian meal, rinsing accumulation of wax, syringe the ear forcibly thoroughly with soft tepid water, using a litwith tepid water. If by cold, a poultice of the meal each time except the last; wipe the warm hops, soaking the feet. If the pain is great, 1 drop laudanum and 2 drops sweet oil of almonds dropped into the ear 3 times a day, or juice of onions and laudanum. A slice of onion, toasted and tied on hot outside the ear, is a good remedy for earache in children, and often effective with adults. If very severe, a mustard poultice can be held behind the ear.
If the stomach is out of order use an emetic.
If no relief comes, call a physician. 5814. Remedy for Temporary Deafness. If deaf from hardened wax in the ear, a mixture of sassafras oil, 10 drops; glycerine, hands perfectly dry; then rinse them in a verv little water containing a tea-spoonful of pure glycerine, rubbing the hands together until the water has evaporated. This is an excellent remedy, but the glycerine must be pure, or it will irritate instead of healing.