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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