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School: Hewetson, Clane (roll number 13902)

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Millicent North, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Sean Crawford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 050

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    Old cures
    A cure for warts is to get a small potato and cut in two and rub it on the wart 3 times a day till the wart is gone. A full half should be used each time.
    A cure for a blast
    A cure for a blast is (commonly called a chill) on a cows elder is to place mallus and unsalted butter in a pot and boil for few minutes. Then starin the contents into a vessel where it will set and form a jelly. When rubbed on the affected area, the jelly will speedily effect a cure.
    A cure for ringworm
    A cure for ringworm is to rub the effected part 3 times a day with a gold spoon.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Manders
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    15
    Address
    Staplestown, Co. Kildare