School: Ballinorley (roll number 11597)
- Location:
- Béal Átha an Orlaí, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Mrs Anna Ewing
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0160, Page 209
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- My father has a cure for rheumatism
These are the ingredients:-
1/2 oz. Powdered Nitre.
1/2 oz. Rhubarb
1/2 oz. Flowers of Sulphur.
1/2 oz. Guaiacum.
Rob Shaw who live's about a mile from us gave him the prescription. My father has not got it made up yet so I do not know if it is any good.
- I have often made a "spinning Jenny" from the bottom of a coca tin. I put two holes in the middle of it with a nail and I get a piece of twine(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Walter Siberry
- Gender
- Male
