How’s this for a rural remedy:
Slather “grease” of some kind (I imagined Crisco”¦but I’m sure it’s often something closer to the barnyard for people who actually do this) onto a bandanna Then pour turpentine onto the grease and fold the bandanna on itself until it is approximately the width of the child’s throat. Put the folded bandanna into the oven and heat that baby up until the grease melts into the bandanna. Then put it on the child’s throat (once it’s cooled down a bit, of course).
Safe to say, I’ve never tried that before.
