CaptainBeirutIII: Here are examples of cures during this time: Coughs Put some cow dung in water and bring it to a boil. Gargle the water three times a day and your cough will be gone. Fever Gather a supply of rabbit dung and make a strong tea of the dung in hot water. Strain and drink the tea every half hour until the sweating stops. Stuttering Hit the person stuttering in the mouth with a chicken gizzard. Sore Eyes Catch some bedbugs and crush them. Mix with salt and human milk. Rub this mixture on the eyes night and morning. Hiccups Put your head between your legs and look at the sun Pain Find a rock that is partly covered with dirt. Remove the rock from its resting place and spit on the bottom or covered side. Replace the rock in the same hole exactly as you found it. Earache Have someone blow tobacco smoke into the ear five times while saying, “Hurt, hurt, go away; go into a bale of hay.”
oh, god
You must have been from that era, Captain, to know all those crazy things! Terrible!
Does anyone NEED anything...?! I've just returned from London, and I can assure you that roughly half the people I saw there urgently need selenium tablets... (and if you don't know why then forget it!)
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I need pills against greediness…
…lots, lots of them!!!