School: Ceathair Dhúin Iascaigh, Clochar na Trócaire
- Location:
- Caher, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Tréisín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0569, Page 228
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- (continued from previous page)Cures. (Contd.)
A very good cure for corns is to get a bit of ordinary bread, and soak it in vinegar and wrap it round the corn, which will drop out after a while.
For chest trouble, and colds in the chest get a sheet of thick brown paper and soak it in turpentine or whiskey and apply to the chest.
For a sting, dog leaves are used. They say that if you wet a dog leaf and place it on the sting and when a half-hour is up, the sting will be gone.(continues on next page)
