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Apply neat tea tree oil, or undiluted lemon juice.
Bread poultice to draw a boil:
Put breadcrumbs in a calico bag, or between two layers of gauze. Dip into boiling water and wring out. Apply to the boil and cover to keep hot. Have a second poultice ready to apply when the first one cools.
Cooked, hot mashed onion can also be used as a boil poultice.
Boils: Paint the sore with a tincture of iodine, caster oil, cohosh root and sasafras root mixed with one half pint of whiskey.
BOILS
"With ordinary talents and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable."
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton
Lemon Toner
1/2 c. lemon juice 1 c. distilled water 2/3 c. witch hazel For lemon toner, combine all ingredients. Pour into a clean bottle or
container. Shake well before using. Apply with a clean cotton ball.
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