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Curious Customs and Cures (New England's Collectible Classics)
Curious Customs and Cures - New England's Collectible Classics Author:Robert Cahill Our first New England settlers were plagued with almost every sickness and disease imaginable. The female homesteader was chief cook and bottle-washer, and usually the only doctor-nurse available. Her home remedies were based on Indian cure-alls or old world traditions, many of them steeped in superstition and ancient customs. It was a brutal la... more »nd they lived in, where devastating plagues wiped out half of the Indians – for those remaining, sickness often racked their bodies and unfounded fears taunted their minds.« less