Tincture of gentian, 1 ounce.
Tincture of Columba, 1 ounce.
Tincture of Collinsonia, 1 ounce.
Mix all. Dose, one tablespoonful in one tablespoonful of water before meals.
REMEDY FOR CHAPPED HANDS.
When doing housework, if your hands become chapped or red, mix corn meal and vinegar into a stiff paste and apply to the hands two or three times a day, after washing them in hot water, then let dry without wiping, and rub with glycerine. At night use cold cream, and wear gloves.
BLEEDING.
Very hot water is a prompt checker of bleeding, besides if it is clean, as it should be, it aids in sterilizing our wound.
TREATMENT FOR CRAMP.
Wherever friction can be conveniently applied, heat will be generated by it, and the muscle again reduced to a natural condition; but if the pains proceed from the contraction of some muscle located internally, burnt brandy is an excellent remedy.