Medical doctors were rare in Northern Glengarry until 1865; households would make up their own remedies for common aliments passed down from generations. For example, the book shows a remedy for baldness that involves a hair tonic with glycerin and alcohol being two of the main ingredients.
To stop hiccoughs, give the patient a teaspoon of granulated sugar and vinegar; if necessary, repeat the dose.
A poultice of fresh tea leaves moistened with water will cure a sty on the eye.
For earaches, roast a raisin and bind it as hot as can be borne on the ear.
A pinch of salt on the tough followed 10 minutes after by a drink of cold water often cures a sick headache.
These four remedies come from a 1919 Household Calendar published by Barse & Hopkins in New York copyrighted 1913.
