A good remedy for Blind, Itching or Protruding Piles: Boil Red Oak Bark down to an ooze and put with pure hog's lard and make into a salve, then use. Life Root will help in Confinement or eases pains. It will bring on the menstrual flow if it has stopped due to colds. To cure Cholera in chickens, put Poke Root and May Apple Root in their water. Catnip Tea is good to give babies for the Colic. It is also good for Nervous people. Recipe for Cucumber Pickles: 1 qt. Cucumbers 1 teaspoonful of dry mustard 1 teaspoonful of salt 1 teaspoonful of Black Pepper Fill jar with cold vinegar, use rubber jar ring on jars, and keep tightening the lids as they work. Edna Clack