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Curious Cures
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The Persians, believing human tears could cure many afflictions, used to bottle them for future use.
It was once thought that advice on treating whooping cough only worked if given by someone riding a piebald horse.
The Irish cure for mumps used to involve leading the patient 3 times around a pigsty.
In Ancient Rome fresh blood shed by a gladiator was believed to cure people suffering from epilepsy.
In Ancient Carthage, it was believed that one way to cure indigestion was to rub a cow’s tail on your tummy.
In the 16th century, being breathed on by a billy goat was believed to give protection from the plague.
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Book:
Horrible but True
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Section:
Unusual Events
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Chapter:
Strange Beliefs
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