How to Make a Turnip Jack-o-Lantern, 1873

"Another common amusement at this season of the year is to make a turnip lantern, and in connection with this, I would warn my young folks that as a first step to do this successfully, they should procure a turnip righteously and honestly......

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How to Cure a Cough, 1651

Conrad Gesner, Historiae animalium"And a little Frog climbing up a tree, if any one shall spit in his mouth, and then let him escape, is said to cure the Cough." Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, Three Books of Occult PhilosophyYet...

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How to Make an Apple Toddy, 1869

Wine Apple, The Gardener's and Forester's Record (1833-6)Wellcome Library, London"Apple Toddy. Two wine glasses of 'Apple Jack'; one tablespoonful of white sugar; half of a baked apple. Add boiling water and nutmeg. This drink ought never...

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