Genealogy Chat

You can buy oil of cloves from Boots or any good chemist. It's only about £1.50 or so for a bottle. So there is no need to make your own. You have to be careful with it though as too much can burn the skin (especially in the mouth). It should NOT be used at all on babies or children. You can also 'dilute' it in olive or sunflower oil and use it on the skin to relieve neuralgia. I wouldn't use more than 2 drops per teaspoon of olive oil as it can be a powerful irritant to the skin.

Heres 2 that really work, For blocked sinuses: :Inhale steam of grated horseradish steeped in hot water.(horseradish can be chewed,but it blows your brains out,be warned) For 'hiccups': :A teaspoon of sugar with 5 or 6 drops of vinegar.BUT suck the vinegar through the sugar VERY SLOWLY,otherwise you will have a choking fit. (This remedy given to me 50 years ago by my Gran). Have never known it to fail,even on a friend who had hiccups for over 30 hours) (But I suppose there will always be a first time) Eunice

If Dr Merry Montys remedies don't work you might find something helpful here.

I wonder if Marion is still wearing her cabbages round Asda? I've got brandy, mustard and plasters but what on earth is ley-water? I just re-read the whole thread and noticed Janet 's cure - raw eggs and tobasco sauce - so at least I have a back up plan if I dont find any ley water.

Good question Lyla...ye olde corner shoppe....don't forget the cabbage leaf though...lol June x

Just read this one If you are choking on an ice cube, don't panic. Simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat and presto! The blockage will be almost instantly removed. (Hope they were joking!) Aghhh Chrisitne

June I got as far as the Brandy bit but then it gets complicated. Where can I get ley-water and mustard plasters from?

But Little Kb, if I cant pick him up and kiss him how will I know if he is really the handsome prince who will love me warts and all?

Hi Lyla, Theres one for the DT's First allay the paroxysm, calm & support the nervous system by giving brandy & other spirits. The redness of the face & pulsation of the arteries, heart etc; indicate detrimentation of the blood to the head. Equalize the circulation by bathing the feet & legs in ley-water, then apply mustard plasters to the feet & nape of the neck. Sounds a bit like the "hair of the dog" to me.....maybe the cabbage leaf under a hat might help......lol June x

June Is there a cure for a hangovers in your book? I need to get the ingredients in for the weekend. Lyla

For Curing Warts Rub then daily with a radish or juice of marigold flowers OR Steep in vinigar and salt the rind of a lemon, and apply to the wart, first the outer side then the inner; keep on for 2 hours then change June x

Hi Lyla, Title changed....must look up some more remedies! june x

Maybe the old ways were the best. Not laughed as much in ages as I have reading this. Brilliant!

BTW June, some of these old cures are still used today. The cabbage leaf one is not as daft as it sounds. When I had my four babies, I breast fed them and was told by the midwives that a cabbage leaf in you bra soothes sore boobies! I can vouch for it. It works, even if it was a bit smelly. LOL Christine

NICHOLA, AS AN EX DENTAL NURSE AND ONE WHO HAS JUST SUFFERED AN ABCESS ON A TOOTH FOR A WHOLE WEEKEND. MY ADVICE IS OIL OF CLOVES ON A COTTON WOOL BUD, RUB ON TOOTH, THAT SHOULD SHIFT IT. NOT A VERY NICE TASTE BUT WORKS. ALSO TRY SWISHING A DROP OF WHISKEY ROUND THE TOOTH. I AM SORRY TO SAY THAT YOU MUST NEVER DESOLVE A TABLET NEAR THE TOOTH AS THIS CAN CAUSE A NASTY BURN ON CHEEK. ALSO NEVER PUT ANYTHING HOT ON YOUR FACE LIKE A HOTWATER BOTTLE AS THIS IS ALSO BAD.

little-kb I think those white things ar emouth ulcers - I get them on my tongue too sometimes. Look like it'll be zinc supplements all round.

pmsl here Christine, that cure for baldness is worse than the one I found. Cure for Nose Bleeds Use wheaten flour; it forms a good styptic; snuff it up the nose. Tighten the garters; apply ligatures to the arms, and put the feet into warm water to bring the blood downwards. To apply a cold wet cloth to the privities is effectual. OR Snuff up vinegar & water, or forment the legs and arms with it. It's a wonder anyone survived the cures let alone the ailments!! June x

PMSL These are great Here's a few more I found Burns: Lick a lizard, then lick the burn. Chilblains: Dip the affected part in cow’s urine. Cuts: Apply cobwebs or pig’s manure. Childhood mumps: Put on a donkey’s winkers and lead the child in and out of a pigsty three times Sore throat: Put roasted salt into a sweaty sock and apply it to the throat. Thrush: Get a posthumously born child to blow his/her breath into the afflicted child’s mouth before sunset. Baldness: Fill a goat’s bladder with human urine and and hang it up a chimney until it dries out. Ground the bladder up with a raw onion. Rub on bald spot. Sore tonsils: Fill a stocking with hot potatoes and apply to the throat. Stomach upsets: Tie a sprig of mint to your wrist. Consumption: Drink boiled mullen juice, or drink ass’s milk. Head cold: Washing soda, sniffed up the nose, will encourage sneezing and ease the discomfort. Whooping cough: Put a hairy caterpillar in a stocking and tie it around your neck. If the worm crawls all the way around the neck the whooping cough will vanish Where do you find a goat's bladder when you need one, hubby'll just have to stay bald!! LOL Christine

Kate, For mouth ulcers I take zinc tablets- not expensive, & work overnight if taken at the first twinge. I always take them at bedtime, not sure why, but they work! One of the earache remedies mentioned,was to blow smoke into the ear- that's exactly what my dad used to do, when I was plagued with earache. That was before he heated up a spoon (over the gas cooker!) & put some olive oil in it, then poured the oil into my ear..... sounds cruel, but was actually very comforting. This was before antibiotics.....When they took out tonsils, earaches were less, but still suffer in the cold. Family suggest that's because there's so little to stop the draught blowing through...... Next time I'm wheezing & miserable, I'll come on here for the cure- a good laugh! God bless, sweet dreams everyone Mary

Whooping cough can be cured by placing a live flat fish on the breast of the patient and letting it remain there until it dies. The blood from a live mole dropped on a lump of sugar is a good treatment for fits (Hmmm wonder if I should try that on other half?!) Cure for festive headaches - Set a dish or platter of tin upon the bare head filled with water and then drop an ounce and a half or two ounces of moulten lead therein whilst on the head.