actually I cut'npasted thathowever, the real info is that the metal cane be cutt wifth spruce tree barke and brewed to make a tonic that will assuredly cure the most debilitating of ailements such as dropsy, falling disorder, etc.
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The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Mon 28 May 2007, 2:14,
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whatno leeches?
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Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet,
Mon 28 May 2007, 2:19,
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leeches are the devils work!it is cupping that you need, to draw out the ill humours.
and maybe some trepanning.
(and maybe some trepanning.
The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Mon 28 May 2007, 2:22,
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i am afflictedwith black bile. would cupping aid in this?
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Mon 28 May 2007, 2:25,
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most definatelyunless you are afflicted withe a swollen spleen, in which case it may kill.
best to simply administer a poultice of sulphur and ...er... wine gums.
(best to simply administer a poultice of sulphur and ...er... wine gums.
The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Mon 28 May 2007, 2:49,
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pfffwine gums? with sulphur? surely you mean goose grease and horse apples? why, sirrah, 'twould appear that you would wish me to die of a ruptur'd spleen...
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Mon 28 May 2007, 2:56,
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