Morgan Pioneer History Binds (is Together Pioneer Remedies Their greatest remedy was faith in the Lord and anointing with oil and prayers. They also relied on the Lord for inspiration and knowledge and listened as he provided the answer. Sometimes the answer was "no" and then they found courage to go on because of their faith and comfort from the Lord. Some of these remedies sound like desperation rather than inspiration, but they really worked. <6# Mormon Tea or Brigham Tea was made from sage brush and was very bitter. Even today, citizens of Morgan remember the spring tonic sage tea remedy handed down through the ages, and how they dreaded it. It was so bitter and you had to drink it or else. Sage was also used to cure hair loss and prevent baldness. This was used to rinse the hair and applied directly to the head. <6# There was alfalfa tea with hot milk and a bit of liniment in it. (Liniment was used for healing sore horses.) Yarrow tea was very bitter, but was good for arthritis or rheumatism. Burdock tea really cleaned out your system. <6# For a cold or the "gripe" flu, soaking your feet in hot mustard water with a quilt draped over your head would steam the illness right out of your system. Camphor Oil was used for sore throats. Honey, vinegar and onions were the cure for inflamed mucous membranes. Cough syrup could be made by boiling one cup of water with one cup of sugar or honey. When cool, add one tablespoon of brandy, one tablespoon of glycerin, one tablespoon of ipecac and the juice of two lemons if available. <S+ Mustard plasters to be used for chest congestion or pneumonia. For adults, use five tablespoons flour and three tablespoons mustard. Moisten with warm water to make a soft paste. Spread between layers of cloth. Apply to congested area. Leave on until skin shows a rosy appearance. It may be made less strong for children. <S# Eggs shells were ground up to rid a body of worms or parasites. They were ground very fine and mixed in the food of the little children. <£# Liniment was made from three ounces of turpentine, one ounce of chloroform, one ounce of hemlock, and one-half ounce of camphor. Mix and rub on aching parts per the instructions. fg# While crossing the ocean, travelers were told to suck on a piece of coal for seasickness. (This worked because carbon in the coal helped settle the stomach.) <5# Whooping cough was responsible for the death of many young children. Some were saved by the timely application of mashed roasted onions laid on a cloth mixed with a small quantity of goose oil or lard, and applied as hot as can be borne, to the throat and upper part of the chest. <S# For toothache, use one-half ounce of peppermint, one-half ounce of chloroform, and one-half ounce of sweet nitrate. Put on your finger and rub on gums. <6# Blood poisoning was a dreaded infection and often deadly. If a red streak started up your arm, it often meant death. Epson salt dissolved in hot water was used to draw out the infection. This often required hours of soaking. Poultices used on other infections included honey, bread and milk, soap, sugar, pepper and mustard. <5# Use two ounces of cayenne pepper, one pint of alcohol, and one ounce of gum myrrh for pleurisy or rheumatism. Infuse ingredients for ten day and apply to rheumatic joints and parts that have lost their sensibility, A flannel piece moistened and applied to the side for pleurisy. <S# One of the most dreaded plagues for the pioneers was small pox. In 1872 all public activities were stopped, even church, because of the contagion. People were dying in the communities. Because of the knowledge of medicine John Toone had received in England, he injected pustules from his son who was ill with the dreaded disease, into a calf and inoculated the citizens of Croydon. There was not one death in the town of Croydon. A miracle! 249