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In ancient Rome, there were also plentyofstrange cures,,connected with our furry, feathered or CREEPY-CRAWLY friends.
According to Pliny, cobwebs were used to stop bleeding from fractured sKuLlS while bleeding on the brain was treated with the blood and fat of geese and ducks.
duck fat
goose blood
Kissing a mule’s nose was said to stop sneezing and hiccups, and if you were stung by a sCoRpIoN, whispering in a donkey’s ear would mean that the pain was immediately transferred to the donkey. It’s not clear if whispering in a scorpion’s ear would help if you were bitten by a donkey, but anything’s worth a try.
Well,Isupposeit's worth a try . . .
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