Ointment of Tar 1 ounce
Ointment of Sulphur 1 ounce
Mix thoroughly and apply at night.
5. Precipitated Sulphur 6 drams
Tar 6 drams
Green Soap 2 ounces
Lard 2 ounces
Powdered Chalk 4 drams
Apply frequently.
If necessary more lard can be used, especially if the skin is very tender.
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6. Another good local application. It is composed of the following
ingredients:
Resorcinol 1 dram
Zinc Oxide 1 dram
Rose Water Ointment 10 drams
Apply twice a day to the part affected.
After mixing the ointment heat it until the resorcinol crystals melt to
prevent any irritation of the skin from them.
Ichthyol 2-1/2 drams
Salicylic Acid 2-1/2 drams
Pyrogallic Acid 2-1/2 drams
Olive Oil 1 ounce
Lanoline 1 ounce
Mix thoroughly and apply.
The result of the disease is always favorable as to life and general
health. It yields to treatment, but it has a tendency to recur.
ITCH. Common Itch (Scabies).--Itch is a contagious disease, due to the
presence of an animal parasite. There is intense itching in this disease.
The parasite seeks the thin, tender regions of the skin, the spaces
between the fingers, wrists and forearms, the folds in the arm-pit, the
genitals in men and the breasts in women.
Cause.--It is always transmitted by contagion. An intimate and long
contact is usually needed. A person occupying the same bed with one who
has it is liable to take it. The female parasite lives from six to eight
weeks, during which time she lays fifty eggs, which, when hatched out,
become impregnated in their turn.
MOTHERS' TREATMENT for Common Itch. 1. Mustard Ointment for.--"Make an
ointment of cup of fresh lard (without salt) and a tablespoonful of dry
mustard, work to cream and apply." This is very soothing.
2. Itch, Grandmother's Cure for.--"Sulphur and lard mixed; rub on at
night, then take a good bath, using plenty of soap, every day." The above
ingredients are always easily obtained and anyone suffering with this
disease will find relief from the itching by using this remedy. It is very
soothing.
3. Itch, Herb Ointment for.--"Mix the juice of scabious with fresh lard
and apply as an ointment. A decoction made from the same herb might be
taken at the same time to purify the blood. It is always well to take some
blood tonic together with any outward application you may use." Some who
read the above may know scabious by other names as the "morning bride" or
"sweet scabious" or "devil's bit," etc.
4. Itch, Elecampane Root Ointment for.--"Boil elecampane root in vinegar,
mix with fresh lard, beating thoroughly." This is an excellent remedy for
itch, having a very soothing effect and relieving the itching.
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5. Itch, Oatmeal for.--"A poultice of oatmeal and oil of bays; cures the
itch and hard swellings." Oatmeal poultices are more stimulating and draw
more rapidly than those made of linseed meal.
6. Itch, a Mother at Parma, Michigan, Sends the Following.--"Make a salve
of sulphur and lard and each night apply it to the whole body; also one
tablespoonful internally for three mornings, then skip three and so on.
This is the only thing I know of that will cure itch. I have tried it with
success."
7. Itch, Kerosene for.--"Apply kerosene oil, undiluted, to the parts
several times a day. Apply nitrate of mercury ointment to the body."