Cure for Septic Nails
Dear Aunt Daisy, Here is a simple cure for septic finger nails which I have never known to fail. It was given to me by a doctor some years ago when I was troubled with a very persistent septic nail. Simply apply a little tar to the affected part. The tar not only keeps out water, but also heals. To prevent leaving tar marks on everything one touches, it is necessary to wear a finger stall or tie on a rag until the tar hardens in a few hours’ time. But after that, no covering is necessary. I hope this will be of some assistance to sufferers.-"Edna" (Whangarei). Many thanks, Edna, for passing on the recipe for healing this most painful complaint. For those who cannot get any tar, here is another remedy: One teaspoon of zinc ointment, 1 teaspoon powdered alum, 1 teaspoon of boracic powder. Mix well and apply round the finger nails at night time. No rags are necessary. Or pour castor oil down the nail, and then put on boracic powder, dry, on retiring. A good thing, too, is to use hydrogen peroxide neat.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 47, 17 May 1940, Page 45
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192Cure for Septic Nails New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 47, 17 May 1940, Page 45
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