A pair of extracting tweezers cost little, and should be in every household.
To make needle or tweezers sterile, dip in alcohol or pass through a flame.
Sprain.
If at all severe, send for doctor.
Elevate limb. Apply cloth wrung from ice water, or an ice bag, for several hours, then apply heat. Bandage to keep limb at rest.
Stiff Neck.
Rub with sassafras oil or with capsicum vaseline.
Stings.
Extract sting if it remains imbedded in flesh. Apply household ammonia, diluted with a little water, or solution of bicarbonate of soda (1 tsp. soda to 1 cup water).