who could set a charm for him. They used the roots of dandelion for a bad stomach. For a sore side they used the blood of a goose killed on St Martin's night.

Long ago when qualified doctors were bet few old people had a lot of cures of their own. Ivy for drawing sores dandelions, and dockleaves to cure a sore mouth. They said that the seventh son or daughter had a cure. If you got a cut a cob web was put to stop the blood. For a pain in your side they used to kill a chicken and rub the blood to the side.