School: Christian Bros., Drogheda (roll number 16718)
- Location:
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- Teacher: E. Ó Siordáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0680, Page 015
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13. A Cold:- A Sliced Turnips, and put it on a plate, and cover it, and put brown sugar on it, and give the juice to the patient.
14. A Cough:- Boil carageen moss and drink the juice.
15. Dropsy:- Boil broom and drink the juice
16. A Burn:- Put a copper leaf on the burn, and tie a bandage round it.
17. Sprain Wrist:- put an eel skin round it.
18. A Scald:- Put soap and sugar on it every morning and night
19. Ringworm:- make the sign of the cross with a metal ring.
20. Boils:- Melt cobblers wax on a piece of paper and stick it on the boils.
