[Margaret Pilkington]

Sugar and soap poultices were used for bringing boils to a head.
Vinegar was used to dab onto wasp stings....dolly blue bag for bees.
Mustard foot bath when you had a cold.
The purple stuff for impetigo was Gentian violet and it stained everything it touched.
Thread worms were treated with Worm Cakes...used to buy them from Thornbers Chemist on Higher Antley St....they looked like those chocolate Dazzles.......but they made you poo like there was no tomorrow.....they certainly didn't taste like chocolate Dazzles.