Subject:Neuralgia
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Entry 6784
Take dogwood tree an' give it fo' neuralgee.
(How do you do that?)
Yo' take de no'th side of a dogwood tree an' boil it. Skin off de top part of de bark, dat will cure neuralgee. (What do you do with that?) Yo' take about dat much [demonstrates] in yore han', 'bout dat much in yore han', an' yo' put it IN A QUART OF WATAH AN' BOIL IT DOWN TO A PINT. [This is the Mgic rite of diminishing amount, which like the magic of increasing amount is fairly common in Hoodoo.] Dey tole me it cures neuralgee. Jis' boil it an' Strain it an' drink de tea.
Entry 1684
If yo' got de toothache, yo' see, yo' go where de lightnin' struck a tree on de no'th side. If yo' have de toothache or de neuralgia, yo' go where de lightnin' struck dat tree on de no'th side, git a splinter an' pick dat gum - dat leaves yo'.