Long ago the people had cures for certain ailments. These cures were adopted by themselves. It is said that whenever a person had a toothache he would put a live frog into his mouth and the pain would vanish instantly. It is also said that if ever a child was affected with the disease of thrush, a gander or goose would be made breathe into the child's mouth for nine successive mornings. This process would cure the child. It is recorded that if a person found a stone with water lodged in it and rubbed the water to a wart that it would vanish it. The stone must be found when the person is not looking for it, that is by accident. Large crowds used
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