A Good Idea
How to Remove Pain and Soreness from Wounds. The value
of the smoke from burned wool to remove the pain and soreness from
wounds of all kinds, or from sores, is great, and it will give
immediately relief from the intense pain caused by a gathering. The
easiest way to prepare this is to cut all-wool flannel--if you haven't
the wool--into narrow strips, take some hot ashes with a few small live
coals on a shovel, sprinkle some of the flannel strips on it, and hold
the injured member in the smoke for five or ten minutes, using plenty
of flannel to make a thick smoke. Repeat as often as seems necessary,
though one smoking is usually enough.