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2013 Reprint of 1961 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. For many years Fisher collected lore about odd restoratives and remedies-medicines, nostrum, herbs, oils, powders, charms, poultices, liquors, brews and cure-alls for coughs, colds, sore throats, poisons, freckles and warts, nosebleeds, bites of insects and mad dogs, burns, rashes, rheumatism, excess weight, chills, fevers and wounds incurred in the mating season. Herein she recounts the origins, applications and apparent effectiveness of these unusual recipes in a group of essays in which wonder and wisdom, nostalgia and quiet humor are the main ingredients.… (plus d'informations)
This charming collection of essays on folk remedies comes to us from the mind of the great food writer M.F.K. Fisher. It was one of Fisher's own favorite works. ( )
A little gem of folk medicine lore by one of my favorite authors, who considered this one of her best books. As she says, "much of what we know of medicine comes from very ancient times, and from the birds and animals that we have watched." It's fascinating to read about the origins of some of the "receipts" for tonics and palliatives. Honey, herbs, vinegar, whisky or brandy, and faith in their properties, have eased a lot of complaints over time. Fisher observes that the simple act of swallowing something deliberately and on a schedule may have a calming effect that soothes the misery while time brings on the cure that was coming anyway. ( )
A wonderful little book! A delight to read. MFK Fisher admits she does not vouch for the results of using these "receipts " but charms readers with her comments on them. ( )
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Preface
We have medicines to make women speak; we have none to make them keep silence. --Anatole France
I Be favorable to bold beginnings.---Virgil
II I had most need of blessing, and "Amen" stuck in my throat.--Shakespeare
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For Eleanor Kask Friede
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This book is a collection of odd and old receipts to cure the ills of people and animals, mostly told to me by the believers.
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But the handbill was no stranger to me than the other recipe, for both spoke of incantation, and mystery, and ageless faith: the essentials of healing.
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2013 Reprint of 1961 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. For many years Fisher collected lore about odd restoratives and remedies-medicines, nostrum, herbs, oils, powders, charms, poultices, liquors, brews and cure-alls for coughs, colds, sore throats, poisons, freckles and warts, nosebleeds, bites of insects and mad dogs, burns, rashes, rheumatism, excess weight, chills, fevers and wounds incurred in the mating season. Herein she recounts the origins, applications and apparent effectiveness of these unusual recipes in a group of essays in which wonder and wisdom, nostalgia and quiet humor are the main ingredients.
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