Bizarre Age-Old Cures

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Urinating in an open grave cures incontinence.

Passing a child three times under the belly of a donkey
cures whooping cough.

Touching a corpse's hand cures a sore throat.

Stick an elder twig in your ear and wear it night and day
to cure deafness.

Carry a child through a flock of sheep to cure respiratory
problems.

To cure fever, place the patient on a sandy shore when the
tide is coming in. The waves will carry away the disease.

A cork under the pillow at night cures cramps.

Rubbing the grease off church bells into your body cures
shingles.

Tying a hairy caterpillar in a bag around a child's neck
cures whooping cough.

Throwing a dung beetle over your shoulder cures a stomach
ache.
 
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