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Contributors: Holmes, James, 1771-1856, inscriber.; Shaker Collection (Library of Congress); YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1849
Place of publication: [West Gloucester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 21
Subjects: Shakers.; Traditional medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.; Traditional veterinary medicine.
Notes: LC copy signed: From Deacon James Holmes, New Gloucester, Sept 10, 1849, about 80 years of age.
Title from first line of text.
"West Gloucester, April 1849"--P. [1].
Table of contents: title: The cure of hydrophobia; title: Camphor to destroy lice on cattle; title: Cure for piles; title: Recipe to make yeast; title: To cultivate cranberries; title: Scours in calves; title: Manures; title: Snow balls on horses feet; title: Potato rot; title: To prevent smut in wheat; title: Hoeing corn; title: Simple cure for cough in horses; title: Grass seed.