Backcountry planters had won grudging recognition of their political equality from the proud tidewa-ter elite. Cotton, though not the breeder of planter ambitions, had brought new wealth and stability to the backcountry and helped solidify the plant-ers' social position.
J W(89). Try using an ice-cube to numb her finger, if she won't do that I was also told (but I've never tried) if you put a bit of onion inside a plaster/bandage then leave it on for a while it will draw the spelk out and into the onion.t is a white paste in a small pot, you only need a little plaster on top and then leave overnight. It will suck out the splinter as well as drawing out any infection in there from you poking around. The same stuff is useful for any minor cut that gets infected.
Use tweezers and a needle. Sterilise a sewing needle and a pair of tweezers by dipping the ends in boiling water or wiping them with a cottonball soaked in rubbing alcohol. If you can feel the splinter poking out of the skin: 1  Grip the splinter firmly with the tweezers.2  Gently pull the splinter out at the same angle the splinter went in. 3  Be aware that if you pull too quickly or in the wrong direction the splinter could break, leaving a piece trapped under the skin.se tweezers and a needle. Sterilise a sewing needle and a pair of tweezers by dipping the ends in boiling water or wiping them with a cottonball soaked in rubbing alcohol. If you can feel the splinter poking out of the skin: 1  Grip the splinter firmly with the tweezers.