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CURE FOR A SORE THROAT

TO CURE A SORE THROAT: TAKE A SOCK THAT YOU HAVE WORN (NOT A CLEAN
SOCK, A SWEATY, WELL-WORN ONE), WRAP IT AROUND YOUR NECK, AND LEAVE
IT THERE OVERNIGHT.

Submitter comment: MY INFORMANT TELLS ME THAT THIS "CURE" WAS A FAMILY TRADITION WHICH
ORIGINATED IN EUROPE.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Method of Curing

Date learned: 02-17-1979

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