First Time He Shuns Home Remedies for Cold
Henry McLemore recounts his 120th cold since 1925 and describes ignoring remedies. He finds the cold lasts two days with no bed rest or medicines, arguing treatment is futile and wishing to prove resilience by enduring rather than pampering. He concludes colds are cowards, leaving when not indulged.
Mohammed ben Aissa and the Aissaouas hair relics
A Moroccan holy man Mohammed ben Aissa (1465 1533) sought night long study of the Koran and kept awake by tying a long lock of his hair to a wall nail. Members of the Aissaouas order he founded still wear a long hair relic in his honor.
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