Entomology and Therapeutics
Anon
Genre: | Notes, Drollery |
Subjects: | Entomology, Medical Treatment, Quackery |
Publications cited: | Notes and Queries |
Explains that using spiders to cure ague rests on the 'scientific principle' that 'a crawling in the stomach' cures the 'creeping of the skin'. | |
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