davep5491 360 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 That lump on your wrist? It's a ganglion, get someone to hit it with a large heavy book. That blister. It's an infection, I'll lance it and paint it purple. That lump on your neck? It's a boil, put this tin of paste (Kaolin) in a pan of boiling water for about 10 minutes then apply the paste to the neck. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Sadist 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,206 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Soke it in hot salted water,..............and watch what you doing with it in future. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 The thing is, they all did the job without filling your body with chemicals, as todays treatments do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Toothache --- Put some whiskey on it that will soon settle it down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,090 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Congestion or a cold? Go and sniff the fresh tarmac. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Anyone remember Dr.Much on Shakespeare Villas? I had really bad asthma and his advice was to hang over the road or truck when you come across tarmacing!! Maybe I should have munched on a tablet of Wrights coal tar soap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Toothache, put an asprin on it. Boils Kaolin paultice, splinters sugar & soap paultice. My great aunt and gran 5 drops of laudnam (spelling) in a little medicinal brandy, and all your troubles went away ! made you sleep good too. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Laudanum! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laudanuhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laudanum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 And here's why it became prescription only http://www.victorianweb.org/science/health/health4.html More information in volume 17 of Victorian Nottingham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,206 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 If you keep picking it it'll never get better, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Stop that or you'll go blind...... !!!!!!!! LOL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davep5491 360 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 #12 Bet you carried on until you got to the glasses stage. lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davep5491 360 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 It's only a small burn, rub some butter on it. Falling heavily causing cuts and grazes, get up stop being a mardy s*d. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I remember, mam would put butter on small burns. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Eat your crusts it'll make your hair curl. Why did mum use curlers a lot? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 ...and who wanted curly hair anyway?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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AfferGorritt 868 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 "Pobs" - hot milk with bread in it! Honest! Usually dispensed to soothe toothache. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AfferGorritt 868 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Sorry folks! I always seem to do this. Just went back to the forum page and the first thing I noticed was a topic called "Pobs". Ignore me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,090 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 My Gran use to tell us to rub goose grease in to your chest if you had a cold. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,290 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I trained for the S Johns Ambulance medal in the 50's. One of the things we were taught was not to put a burn under the tap, because it could cause an infection. Not so long after, the black St Johns handbook said that burns SHOULD be put under the tap. This was basically to stop the flesh from cooking and becoming a more serious burn. This is an example of how some old cures were plain daft. Mam used to give me bread and butter fingers in hot milk when I was poorly. It worked because of the love and care that went with it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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