School: The Vale (An Gleann)

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1. Cures for Poultry

   

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   Cure for chickens with Gapes.
   Good strong camphorated oil rubbed down the throat from out side, will cause worms to loose hold and cure chickens or ducks of Gapes.

   

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2. Cures for People

   

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   Cures for Spasms Spasms, or sharp attacks of internal pain, arising from flatulence or imperfect digestion, may be cured by eating slowly and by avoiding over-eating especially. Potatoes should be avoided and stale bread alone should be taken, while it is important to avoid excess of green vegetables. A useful draught for the cure of "Spasms" of this kind is made as follows:- Essence of ginger, 10 drops; aromatic spirit of ammonia, 1/2 drachm; tincture of gentian

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eileen Byrne

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Galbolie, Co. Cavan