I don't agree with Calming Baby - I used to get a teaspoon of gin to quiet me down when I was teething and, as I sit here with my early morning cocktail looking through "Liver Donators Monthly" , I reflect that it never did me any harm.
I have a Greek friend who is a qualified midwife. she got into rather a lot of hot water for advising mothers to strap a flannel soaked in brandy on top of the baby's head to calm it down. Apparently this is a well known greek remedy as it gets absorbed through the kid's fontanelle