Old Folk-Home Remedies To Relieve Arthritis And Rheumatism - pg 2

- Steep six ounces of sassafras root in fifth of whiskey for 24 hours. Take one tablespoon three times a day before meals.

 

- Steep 1 cup alfalfa seed in 1/2 gallon boiling water for 20 minutes. Strain, put in jar, take small glassful three times a day.

 

- Mix camphor, methyl salicylate. eucalyptus oil and menthol to make a rubbing mixture for aches and pains.

- Mix fresh carrot juice with equal parts of lemon juice. Take one large spoonful everyday. - Mrs. C. says Knox gelatin is good. - Mrs. T. wraps afflicted joints loosely with thin plastic for relief. - A lady recommends bone meal and Vitamins A, D, and C, 3 times a day. - Mrs. A's hands are better after she started drinking sarsaparilla tea. - Mrs. O. got relief by taking Butazoldin tablets. - Mrs. H. takes one tablespoon of fresh lime juice in two tablespoons of water nights and mornings. - Mrs. M.B. says 1 oz. of oil of wintergreen, 3 oz. chloroform, and 12 oz. of rubbing alcohol makes a good rub.

- Mrs. L.N. says cucumber juice controlled her arthritis.

- Contributors to arthritis are: overwork, exposure to wet, cold weather, infectious diseases, poor diet, mental strain, etc.

- After heat treatment, rub down the sore sports with a mixture of 1/2 cup of wintergreen mixed with 1-1/2 cups camphor and soap liniment.

- A Canadian says to mix equal parts of the following herbs: black cohosh, genitian root, angelica, colombo, scull cap, valerian, rue and buckthorn bark, and take one heaping teaspoon in a cup of boiling water. Let steep, and drink three 1/2 cups per day.

- Drink plenty of water to keep the body clean. Keep an optimistic outlook. Avoid depressive thoughts and nervous tension. A healthy body and mind resist diseases.

- Sunshine, sunbaths, and deep breathing of fresh air are very important.

- Eat plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits, but exercise moderation when eating highly acid fruits.