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Prickly Heat: a Hamilton, Ontario, Mother Found Burnt Cornstarch good

Historical excerpt from “Mother's Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada” for “Prickly Heat”.

Instructions

Traditional source excerpt

"Dust with browned cornstarch. This acts like talcum powder and is not so expensive."


Source: Mother's Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada (gutenberg_17439_mothers_remedies) Source URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17439/pg17439-images.html License: Project Gutenberg License (https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html) Locator: id01387

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Evidence note
Source: Mother's Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada (gutenberg_17439_mothers_remedies). URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17439/pg17439-images.html License: Project Gutenberg License (https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html) Location hint: Prickly Heat / id01387