Make a strong decoction of the leaves or bark of the common willow. Bathe the parts affected frequently with this decoction, and it will be found a very efficacious remedy.—Gen. M.
Remedy for Poison Oak.
Forty grains caustic potash to five ounces of water. Apply to the eruption with a small mop, made by tying a soft linen rag to a stick. Often a speedy cure.—Mrs. S. T.
Cure for Jaundice.
Fill a quart bottle a third full of chipped inner cherry bark. Add a large teaspoonful soda, and fill the bottle with whiskey or brandy. Take as large a dose three times a day as the system will tolerate. If it affects the head unpleasantly, lessen the quantity of bark. It will be fit for use in a few hours.—Dr. B.
Cure for Bone Felon.
One ounce assafœtida in one pint vinegar, as hot as the hand can bear. Keep it hot by placing the vessel over the top of a teakettle. Use it frequently through the day, an hour at a time. A painful but effective remedy.—Mrs. J. D. P.
For Treating Corns.
Apply night and morning with a brush one or two drops of protoxide of iron for two weeks.—Mrs. W.
Cure for Corns Between the Toes.