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Show ODD CURE FOR RHEUMATISM Might Have Been Effective In 1742, but One Would Hesitate t Recommend Jt ( Rheumatism is associated with a greater number of superstitions than any other complaint In Holland there are people who believe be-lieve that a potato begged or stolen Is an effective preventive, while chestnuts chest-nuts are said to possess the same efficacy. In the Midlands of England the right forefoot of a hare, carried in the pocket, Is regarded as a fine amulet, and the Cornish villager Is apt to put his trust In a piece of the wood of the mountain ash. Perhaps the strangest "cure 4 rheumatism is that which is to be found In the "Compleat Housewife, or Accomplished Gentlewoman's Companion" Com-panion" a work published In 1742 i "Let the party take of the finest glazed gunpowder as much as a targe thimble may hold; wet It In a spoon with milk from the cow, and drink a good half pint of warm milk. after It; be covered warm In bed and sweat ; give It fasting about seven in the morning, and take this nine or ten mornings together." i |
