School: Kells (Parochial) (roll number 5062)
- Location:
- Kells, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Vera C. Hodges
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0703, Page 357
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- (continued from previous page)11. chilblains
a. bathe with very hot and very cold water alternately
b .Apply a mustard and butter plaster.
12. Bee sting Apply a. Bluebag
b. an onion
c. ammonia
13. Nettle sting - Put with a dock leaf and at the same time say a. "Docken, docken in; Nettle, nettle, out" till the pain is gone.
b. " Docken come in, and nettle go out"
c." Docken in, nettle out"
14.Toothache- put pepper or cloves or powdered plum, or camomile flowers, or raw whiskey, on the tooth, or put the gumly round it hard with a finger.
15. torns- a. get an ivy leaf and tie it on the torn; keep it on for a few nights and then when taken off the torn will lift out.
b. Apply an ivy leaf and vinegar.
16. Boils- Bruise Madonna lily leaves and tie them on the boil.
17. Fly in the eye- Bathe with cold tea.
18.Whitlow- apple cow dung
19. Rheumatism- carry a small potato in your pocket;it gets as hard as a pebble.
