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1. Cures

   

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   A cure for whooping cough is to get two grass mice. Ordinary mice would not do, & to roast them into ashes & mix the ashes with milk & give this mixture to the sick person.
   The juice of a dandelion is used to cure warts.
   Another cure for a wart is to rub a snail or some meal on it, & to stick the snail on a thorn bush, & as the snail withers, so will the wart wither. Dissolve some washing soda in boiling water & steep the wart in it - the wart will disappear.
   "Dockin" leaves are used to cure nettle stings.
   A cure for a sty on the eye is to rub nine thorns on it, one by one, by a person who has never seen his father, & to throw the last one over the shoulder.
   A cure for "thrush" is to mix two tablespoonfuls of borax with one tablespoon of honey & to rub it on the mouth. The same thing is used to cure a sore lip.
   Mullen leaves stewed in milked are used to cure consumption.
   A cure for whooping cough is to slice turnips in a saucer & brown sugar is put over them.
   The juice extracted from the turnips is given to

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