Old Wives' Tales: The History of Remedies, Charms and Spells by Mary Chamberlain

Old Wives' Tales: The History of Remedies, Charms and Spells

Mary Chamberlain

240 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history reference informative medium-paced
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We may all know that dandelions make us wet the bed, and that stewed prunes are a cure for constipation, but how many of us were aware that a poultice of chicken manure is a remedy for baldness? Or that eel liver will aid a difficult labour? The w...

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