Superstitions on Moon Sightings and Cures
A collection of old beliefs predicts luck from new moon sightings and household acts. It advises bowing to the moon, turning silver, feeding a roasted mouse to a child for whooping cough, mulberry shoots signaling fewer frosts, and tying a sevenfold birth date rule to earthly luck.
Cure for habitual drunkenness by Russian doctor appears
A Russian physician Dr Schreiber uses a room confinement method granting the patient alcohol diluted with water and food steeped in spirit. By day five the patient supposedly develops utter disgust for spirits and rejects drink, claiming a cure of his love for alcohol.
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