Superstitions between Usefulness and Strife
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Medical Superstitions in Ireland
WHEN I was a small child I had an attack of whooping-cough, for which ailment I received whatever medical treatment was then in vogue. In addition to this, however, I was taken to the gasworks. The fumes of the gas were no more efficacious than the more orthodox remedies, and as my whooping was apparently distressing to listen to, I was next taken to a large brewery and encouraged to hang over ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Messages, Sages and Ages
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1844-8836
DOI: 10.1515/msas-2016-0010