School: Monksland (C.) (roll number 2792)
- Location:
- Monksland, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Nic Oireachtaigh
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- Local curesIf any person suffering from chilblains should wash their feet in warm water in which potatoes have been boiled in they will be cured.A cure for a cold is hot buttermilk and sugar or a few teaspoonfuls of black-currant jam stirred well in hot water. Here is another cure which is for a headache. Let the person rest in a darkened room and be given a small dose of aspirin. About half a tablet.Plenty of fresh air and wholesome and nourishing food are supposed to be good for consumption. A cure for rheumatism is to eat plenty of onions and to lie between blankets.A certain plant bearing a little pink flower will heal any cut or sore if it touches any part of the body.Common salt and water is a very good remedy for(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Betty Callan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Cooley, Co. Louth