An Excelent Resept for the worms in children

Title: An Excelent Resept for the worms in children
Description: Remedy for getting rid of worms in children by putting a piece of cloth dipped in sack wine on a child's mid section, along with dried spearmint.
Transcript: Rx a pece of New Scarlet Cloth that hath never bene used Cut it the shape of a heart & Dip it in Sack & Dry it 3 times thn sprede upon it a boute 2 ounce of Mether[text loss] for a Childe of a boute 4 yrs olde then firewon it wth Speare mint Dryed to pouder very thick & lay it on from the Navell up to the Stomach thay may were it till it begin to be too Dry it will Kill the worms in 24 [text loss]
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Contributor: Ochsner, Elizabeth; Le, Vincent
Source: Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Publisher: George Mason University Libraries
Rights: Public domain. There are no known restrictions.