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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 557

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    would not burn. It is said that a branch was cut off, one evening and that it was attached to the tree the following morning again.
    Hand-swellings.
    Marsh Mallow was used for poulticing hard-swellings. Garlic was used for a disease in cattle.
    Warts.
    An oitment of Castor oil and bread-soda is used for curing warts. When this is put on, the warts disappear in a few days.
    Boils.
    A mixture of Carbolic soap and sugar when rubbed on boils will cure them.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nan Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath