When I was a child my parents had two home remedies. One was Yager's liniment, the other was castor oil.
Yager's liniment was for sore or aching muscles. Actual, I think it was a horse liniment. It was not for an open wound but it would certainly kill any infection. It burned like hell and would really make you dance a jig. If I borrowed my daddy's pocket knife and cut my finger, I didn't tell him. I put my hand in my pocket and gave him his knife back. Didn't come crying because of a scraped knee, either.
If you said you didn't feel good, you got 3 tablespoons of castor oil. Tasted like crap. Never missed a day of school, or got out of any chores, because illness. Never went in to labor either.
At 17, I burned my hand rather severely. That was the first time I ever went to a doctor.
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