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School: The Vale (An Gleann)

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Leiter, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Ó Brolcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1010, Page 311

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    Cure for Burns and Scalds
    Cover with cooking soda and place wet cloths over it. Apply white of egg and olive oil; linseed oil, plain or mixed with chalk or whiting. Do not prick blisters. Lime water beaten up with sweet oil is an excellent application for burns.
    Cure for Sting of a Nettle
    Rub the part with rosemary, mint or sage leaves.
    Cure for Stings of Bees and Wasps
    The sting of a bee is generally more virulent than that of a wasp, and with some people attended with very violent effects. The sting of a bee is barbed at the end, and consequently, always left in the wound; that of a wasp is pointed only, so that they can sting more than once, which a bee cannot do. When any person is stung by a bee, let the sting be instantly pulled out. When the sting is extracted, suck the wounded part, if possible, and very little inflammation will ensue. If [?]
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eva Carolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumoosclin, Co. Cavan