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FRIED ONIONS PLACED ON A BOIL WILL TAKE OUT THE POISON
CAUSING THE BOIL AND HEAL THE WOUND WITHIN A FEW
DAYS.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS A COMMON METHOD OF GETTING RID OF BOILS ON
PEOPLE AS WELL AS OTHER ANIMALS, LIKE HORSES, COWS,
ETC. THIS METHOD WAS USED IN POLAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; POLAND ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-03-1970