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   of tartar mixed together or lime water. Melt a small piece of wax and put it on the boil and it will cure it.
   A cure for corns is to get a piece of fat bacon and put it on them or a piece of soap or a piece of an onion.
   A cup of strong tea will cure a headache.
   A cure for a hiccup is to hold back your head and swallow three times. Close your lips and stop your breathing. Sugar is good for a hiccup also or three sips of water or a good fright.

   

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2. Local Cures

   

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   A cure for a pain in your ear is to put Olive oil on a piece of cotton wool and put in your ear, or warm the heart of an onion and put it in the ear. A cure for a pain in the

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Walter Mc Cormack

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   11

   Address

   Taghshinny, Co. Longford