HOUSEHOLD USES | 27

MEDICAL AND TOILET

USES FOR VINEGAR

Hives. White vinegar and water mixed in
ta parts is excellent to afford relief from
ves.

Sunburn. Apply white vinegar with sponge
to give relief from sunburn.

Hiccoughs. To stop hiccoughs, take 1 tsp.
granulated sugar, moistened with cider
vinegar.

Alkali and Ammonia Poisoning. As an
antidote for alkali poisoning, drink freely of
water made very sour with cider vinegar.
For ammonia poisoning, drink cider vinegar.

Sick Room. Cider vinegar boiled with
myrrh sprinkled on floor and furniture in
sick room is excellent deodorizer.

Lye Burns. Cider vinegar will greatly relieve
pain when burnt by lye.

Blackheads may be removed by massaging
the face with the following: 4 tbsp. Fullar’s
Earth; 2 tbsp. cider vinegar; 3 tbsp. glycerine.

Bath Water. Add one or two tablespoons
white vinegar to bath water in hot water and
the bath will be more refreshing. Especially
beneficial when muscles are aching from over-
a from a heavy day’s work or a long
walk.

To Sweeten Breath. After eating onions,
eat a sprig of parsley dipped in white vinegar.

To Cure Mange. On horses or cattle or
dogs, sponge with cider vinegar and rub
vigorously. Apply all over; not just to
afflicted parts.

Coughs are relieved by taking a mixture of
equal parts of cider vinegar and honey.

Tired Feet are relieved by bathing in one
part vinegar to two parts water (warm).

Fatigued Muscles are greatly benefitted by
rubbing briskly after bathing in warm water
to which white vinegar has been added in
proportions of one part vinegar to three parts
water.

Bruises. The swelling will be reduced by
applying brown paper dipped in vinegar.

Sprain. A severe sprain of the wrist or
ankle can be relieved almost instantly by
the application of very hot white vinegar and
salt. Keep the affected parts in the vinegar
if possible, or apply cloths wrung from it.
Wring a cloth from the vinegar, bind tightly
and cover with a clean dry cloth.

insect Bites may be prevented by rubbing
cider vinegar slightly diluted with water on
the exposed skin. This will also tend to keep
the skin soft and white.

Ring-Worm is readily cured if rubbed
several times daily with cider vinegar in
which onions have been pickled. If you have
no such vinegar on hand, allow chopped
onions to stand in a cup of vinegar for two
or three days and then use the vinegar.

Wasp Sting is very painful unless cider
vinegar is applied. The acid of the vinegar
neutralizes the alkaline poison injected by
the wasp. A bee sting is caused by an acid
poison and an alkali like ammonia should be
applied.

Rheumatism. The following liniment will
cure pains from sprain or rheumatism: 1 tbsp.
coal oil; 1 tbsp. turpentine; 1 tbsp. witchhazel;
2 yolks of eggs. Mix all of the above in one
quart of pure cider vinegar. Always shake
well before using.

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