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1. Old Cures Series

   

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   1. A cure for agne is to swallow a lived frog which eats up whatever is in the stomach that causes the complaint. 2. A cure for a bad cold is to get a pint of porter put it in a tin can, put the poker in the fire until it is red; then put it in w the porter which will become hot, and it clears at once. This remedy was told by a tinker and is never known to fail

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Gerald Brennan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   12

2. Old Cures Series (continued)

   

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   There is a cure in Dowdstown Well. The cure of the whooping cough is to light a fire between to bridges and bake some bread for the person who is ill. There is also the blessed thistle
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