Sensual Service

ACNE: Juice from the leaves of a rose hip bush applied daily over
the affected area.

APPETITE: LOSS OF: Boil two cups of dogwood bark with 2 cups of
water and drink 3 times a day.

ARTHRITIS: Two tsps. of powder from a creek willow bark in a cup of
water,drink morning & night.

ASTHMA: Make a pillow, about * inch thick and fill with rabbit
tobacco. This helps night attacks. Or take a stick the exact length
of the sufferer, store it in the attic and the asthma would go away.
Or wear amber-colored beads.

BALDNESS: Rub cow dung over scalp.

BED WETTING: Make a tea out of corn silks.

BIRTH PAINS: Put a knife between the straw-tick and the feather bed.

BITES - INSECT: Place a small amount of turpentine on the bite or
hold a chaw of tobacco over it. (this is still used).

BITES - SNAKE: Slice open a live chicken and leave the intestines
inside. Place over the bite to draw out the poison.

BLEEDING: Put chimney soot over the wound as needed; also cobwebs,
this is something my family and myself have used for years and it
does work, for deep cuts it is very effective, leave the cobweb and
dress the cut. Mushrooms were also used.

BLISTERS: Scrape two carrots, add 2 tbls. lard and 2 plaintain
leaves. Stew& strain, apply to blister.

BLISTERS : Put cucumber juice on them.

BLOOD - TONICS: The powdered red roots of a sassafrass bush, drink
2tablespoons a day.

BLOOD - POISONING: Use green berries from bullnettle and boil in a
quart of water; drink daily.

BLOOD - PRESSURE: Chop several onions fine and place in a quart of
water fora day. Drink a cup a day for a week.

BOILS: Take out the inner skin of a raw egg and place on boil. (Used
thatone many times!).

BRONCHITIS: Drink a mixture of honey, lemon juice and alum. (Never
heard of the alum).

BRUISES: One egg (shell included), 1 tbl. salt, * pint turpentine;
one large cake of shredded camphor Gum, one tbl. coal oil or
kerosene; one pint apple vinegar. Fill a bottle 2/3rds full, cork
and Shake. Spread over bruise, do not bandage.

BURNS: Scrape the inside of an “arsh” potato until it is a pulp and
rub on the burn.

CHIGGER BITES: Rub bacon rind over them.

COLDS: * cup molasses, 1 tbl. butter, 2 tbls. White vinegar cooked
10 minutes. Take 1 tbl. Every hour. OR 1 tbl coal oil, one tsp.
turpentine, 1tbl. lard. Heat and apply on chest as needed. Only wear
red flannel underwear. Or, catch a sow bug and put in a bag and wear
around the neck.

COLIC: 1 drop peppermint and 6 tsps hot water. Give 1 tbls. every
two hours.

CONSTIPATION: 1 tbl. white mustard seed and 1/4th pint syrup; take 1
tbl. aday.

COUGHS: * pint whiskey, 2 boxes rock candy; 1 tbl. glycerine. Put in
bottleand shake, 1 tbl. at a time.

CROUP: One piece of pine and wrap a piece of old bacon around it.
Hold over coals and catch the Drippings. Give to baby as needed.

CUTS: Rub cow dung over the cut. (I’ve had that used on bee stings
when I was a child.)

DIARRHEA: Boil the smallest roots of the blackberry bush in a quart
of water until it boils down to 1 pint. Cool and strain, take 1-2
tbls 3 times daily. (Note, I know those who will just chew on the
roots of the blackberry bush).

EARACHE: Cut a twig from a hickory tree, hold over a stove until the
sweet oil runs out. Use in ear. Or: Pour warm urine in the sore ear.

EYES - BLACK: A peeled raw potato will draw the black out.

EYEWASH: Bottle March snow - save for use during rest of year.

FRECKLES: Locate a stump that has rain water standing in it and wash
the face with the water.

HAIR - LOSS: One bottle of alcohol, one chopped onion, 20 white
birch leaves. Bring to boil, let it Sit overnight, then rub into
scal for 15 minutes.

HEADACHE: Put camphor on a dry cloth and tie around the head.

HIVES: Mix 2 cups of sheep manure to * gallon of water to make a tea
and drink a cup 3 times a day!

INDIGESTION: * ounce rhubard, * oz. Gentian root, * oz. Orange peel,
1 qt. Brandy. Drink as needed.

INFECTION: * cup epsom salts in a pan of water, soak.

INSOMNIA: 2″ onion sliced up and boiled in a pint of water, strain
and drinkas a tea.

ITCHING: Sulphur powder mixed with lard. Cover affected area.

MEASLES. To break out use a 8 oz. Glass of whiskey and add 2-3 tbls.
sugar,fill rest of glass with water. Or: use sheep dung and make a
tea, drink tea.Chicken dung could be used also.

MOLES: Squeeze juice from a milkweed plant and apply to mole.

MUMPS: Mix 1 lb. Oatmeal and * pint yeast, heat and apply to
swelling.

NAUSEA: Chew mint leafs.

NERVES: 1 piece rock candy in a jig of whiskey. Drink.

NOSEBLEEDS: Pour a gallon of milk on the back of the victim’s neck.
Or fold a piece of paper over and Place on the upper lip; a bean
will also work; or soak feet in cold water.

PNEUMONIA: Mash cooked onions and put between two cloths, fasten to
victim’s chest.

POISON IVY: Put washed leaves of a sweet fern in boiling water and
apply to affected area.

RHEUMATISM: Boil dried apple peelings, strain, drink hot 4 times
daily. Or: Wear the front foot of a mole in a bag - a rabbit foot
would also work. Or: turn your shoes upside down at night. Or put a
Copper wire around the join (sound familiar?), or carry sulfur in
your pocket. Or break the ice and Jump into the river. Or get stung
by bees. Or blind a live toad and hold it over the aching place. Or
put the entrails of a chicken on your feet. Or rub with raccoon
grease, bacon grease, fishing worm oil, goat grease or skunk grease.
Or: sleep with a dog or cat as the animal will take your pains away.

SHINGLES: Kill a black chicken by wringing its head off and while
the body is still warm, rub over the affected area.

SINUS: 1 tsp salt and 1 cup warm water - sniff through nasal
passages.

SORE THROAT: 1 cup vinegar, 2 tbls. sugar and a sprinkle of black
pepper. Gargle.

SPRAINS: Soak brown paper in vinegar and wrap around affected joint.

STOMACH ACHE: 2 mint leaves in 8 oz. glass cold water, drink as
needed.

SUNBURN: Cider vinegar to affected areas.

TEETHING: Boil catnip, steep, 1 tsp. at bedtime.

THRUSH Let an old woman (preferably a witch) blow in the child’s
mouth. Or ,let the seventh son or daughter blow. Even the breath of
a jilted lover would work.

TOOTHACHE: Wad of tobacco on sore tools or two cloves (the latter
I’ve always used!)

WARTS: Rub castor oil over wart. Or take 9 grains of corn and rub
them over the wart. Feed the corn to one old hen. OR: Steal a
dishrag, rub it over the wart, bury the rag and when the rag is
rotted, wart will disappear.

MILD SEDATIVE: Pour 1 pint boiling water over 1 tsp. dried catnip.
Cover and steep until cool. Strain and sweeten. Start with 2 Tlb.
increase by 1 Tlb. until you find the right amount. Store in the
fridge.

HOT SEDATIVE: Pour 1 pint boiling water over 1 1/2 tsp. dried hops
flowers. Let steep, covered,10 minutes. Strain and sweeten. Add
lemon juice. Drink the entire pint.

FEVERFEW TEA: Pour 1 pint boiling water over 1 ounce of fever few
flowers. Cover and steep until cool. Strain and sweeten with honey.
Drink cool.

TO INDUCE SLEEP: Mix 2Tlb dried peppermint with 1Tlb each of
rosemary and sage. Pour 1pint boiling water over the herbs, steep
for 5 to 10 minutes, strain and sweeten with honey.
Please try to remember these are here for information purpose only,
and for all some are effective, some aren’t ie: the killing of a
black chicken etc.

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