From Helene Gaither, who sent along a copy of “Home Remedies,” an 1880 book that her great-grandmother used. “I’ve used several of them, and they work,” she reports.
“To cure ringworm, rub the spot with milk from wild milkweed for three days.”
“Mix salt with the yolk of an egg until about consistency of mustard, then use same as mustard plaster.”