To cure Catarrh, take dried Mullein leaves made into a cigarette and smoke. Inhaling the smoke will cure it. An obstinate sore in the mouth may be healed by touching it with a lump of alum two or three times a day. Or, use Ironite. Recipe for Poisons: Take a few Mayapple Roots pour boiling water over them. Let cool and take one half teaspoonful every ten to fifteen minutes until relieved. Mayapple is a cathartic, call a doctor also. Recipe for Baby's Bowels: Take a piece of Sweet Flag Root about one half inch lone, chip up fine one half teaspoonful of catnip, one third teaspoonful of ground Allspice and boil in one teacupful of water for five minutes. When cold, give a teaspoonful every hour until relieved. Peppermint Tea is also good for Baby's Sick Stomach. For a very young baby, you might want to leave out the Allspice. For Cramp Colic chew a small piece of dried Calamus Root. To cure Neuralgia: Take the leaves of Bull Nettle and make a tea and drink. Make a poultice of the leaves and lay on the affected parts. Will cure the worst cases. A salve for Bleeding Piles: Take two large handfuls of Peach Tree Leaves and fry in two tablespoonful of lard until the leaves are black and the lard is dark. Strain and let cool. Apply as you would any other salve. To cure Baby's Thrush in the Mouth: Take a small handful of the inside of Bark of Persimmon and put in a pint of water; boil down to half a pint; strain add sugar or honey, boil down to a syrup to which add a small piece of Alum while cooking. For Diarrhea take one half teaspoonful Jamaica Ginger and steep in one cup of boiling water. When cool, add enough white flour until all is a watery paste and drink. Wet Tea Leaves held to the eye will cure colds in the eye. Creosote Leaves (commonly called Gobernadora) made into an infusion and inhaled is good for colds. For Mechanics and Farmers who find it hard to keep hands clean with ordinary soap. To the soap lather, add one teaspoon of table sugar and wash hands in the usual way. You will be delighted with soft clean hands. Ladies should try this too, to soften the hands. For Pellagra: Take one cup of tea a day made of Yellow Dock Root and a teaspoonful of Golden Seal. You can expect no results with herbs that are over a year old. For Burns: Two ounces Linseed Oil, 2 ounces Sassafras Oil, 1 ounce Coal Oil. This is fine for burns, it will exclude the air and stop the pain. For worms in children, use equal parts of sugar and powdered sage. Give a teaspoonful before meals until relieved. This may be moistened with a few drops of water if the dry sage chokes the child. All the above from: "The Herbalist Almanac" 1933, printed in the U.S.A. Is this enough or are you people still wanting more cures? Edna Clack