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HORSE CHESTNUTS CARRIED IN
' THE POCKETS WERE SUPPOSED
TO PREVENT RHEUMATISM.
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A SPIDER CARRIED IN
A BAG WAS THOUGHT TO
CURE FITS.
THE BLOOD OF A BLACK
HEN KILLED IN THE DARK
OF THE MOON WAS A ;
FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION
FOR NUMEROUS AILMENTS.
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MOST EVERY IUf AND BARBERS PER
FORMED THE OPERATION THE BARBER
POLE, REPRESENTING BANDAGE WRAP
PINGS, IS A HANGOVER OF THE CUSTOM.
THE CURE
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WRAP A
SNAKE
AROUND
THE NECK.
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SNAILS, WEEDS, AND HERBS WAS
CLAIMED TO BE MOST ,,EFFECTIVE
IN TREATING BLADDER STONES. .
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MOSS, SCRAPED FROM THE SKULL
OF A CONVICT WHO HAD BEEN
HANGED IN CHAINS, WAS SAID TO
WORK MOST MARVELOUS CURES.
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