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Medicine

This homemade medicine was used for external use only. When
people had a fever someone would boil vinegar and add corn-shucks
and brown paper bags. Then wrap the bags and corn-shucks around
the person's entire body.

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD

Subject headings: Favorites
BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Method of Curing

Date learned: 02-07-1992

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