Chapter 12 COMMON AILMENTS.

Charm-remedies-For Ague-Bleeding of the Nose-Burns-Cramp-Epilepsy-Fits-Gout-Headache, &c.

At the present day, in spite of the "march of intellect," there is still a widespread belief in the prevention and cure of the common ailments of life by certain remedies, which take the form of charms and amulets, or are preserved in those countless quaint