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A RECOMMENDED PRESCRIPTION FOR EPILEPSY IN THE MIDDLE AGES:
TAKE A NAIL OF A WRECKED SHIP, MAKE IT INTO A BRACELET,
AND SET THEREIN THE HEART OF A JUST-KILLED STAG, AND PUT
THE BRACELET ON THE PATIENT'S LEFT ARM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-01-1988