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STY CURE
GRATE A RAW PEELED POTATO. MAKE A POULTICE FROM THE GRATED
POTATO. APPLY THE POULTICE TO THE AFFLICTED EYE.
Submitter comment:
POTATOES ARE BELIEVED TO BE ABLE TO DRAW OUT AN INFECTION OR TO
DRAW OUT A FEVER.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: CA00001916 ; 01-13-1980
