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PREGNANT REMEDY
SUGAR AND WATER WILL DETERMINE WHETHER A PREGNANT WOMAN IS IN LABOR
OR NOT.
Submitter comment:
AFTER TAKING THE SOLUTION, IF THE RESULTS ARE VERY PAINFUL, THE
WOMAN IS IN LABOR, BUT IF THE LABOR PAINS DECREASE THE WOMAN WAS IN
FALSE LABOR. MRS. CLARK USED THIS REMEDY WHEN SHE WAS EXPECTING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 00-00-1950