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To cure a sore throat or a cold, sulphur powder
was placed on a feather. The feather was placed
in the back of the throat and the person administering
the treatment would blow the sulphur onto the throat.
Submitter comment:
Mrs. Wolf's mother routinely used this procedure when
she was growing up.
Where learned: OHIO ; Hicksville
Keyword(s): Remedies, Medicine
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Method of Curing |