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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 78

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    Whooping cough.
    Sugar candy grounded firmly and mix with white of egg for whooping cough.
    1/2 glass of vinegar, piece of butter and sugar boiled together for sore throat.
    Whiskey and saffron for measles.
    Home-made lemonade for colds.
    Warts.
    Ask somebody to give you a piece of meat. Rub it on wart saying "In the name of the Father, etc. Bury the meat and when it rots the wart will go away.
    If somebody says of their own accord, "I'll buy that wart for a penny, you take the penny and bury it and the wart goes away.
    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
    Gretta Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Howth, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Keegan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Howth, Co. Dublin