Record #:

16352

Author(s):

Walser, Richard

Abstract:

Several folk cures were discovered at the North Carolina Division of Archives and History among the private papers of John Ashworth of Buncombe County. They include cures for dropsy, scald head, and cancer.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 27 Issue 2, Nov 1979, p67-68

Subject(s):

Medicine--Folklore