Book description
Originally published in 1935, this brilliant little book contains a
host of geniune Romany Remedies collated by Gipsy Petulengro, Grandson
of the old gypsy tinker, Petulengro, immortalised by George Borrow
in"The Romany Rye" and "Lavengro". All the remedies
should be taken with a pinch of salt (or in some cases, not at all!) but
the majority of them still make good sense today and the book is a
fascinating read. Contents Include Remedies, Ointments, Embrocations and
Liniments, Recipes, Dog Hints, Fakes, Fishing, Poaching and Other Tricks
and Recipes. Contains alleged remedies for Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Jaundice, Dyspepsia and Deafness. Remedies: Aperient, Appendicitis,
Asthma and Chest Complaints, Bad Blood, Scurvy, Eruptions, Bad Legs,
Ulcers, Bladder trouble, Blood Pressure, Boils and carbuncles, Catarrh,
Catarrh of the Bladder (!), Chilblains, Colds, Constipation,
Consumption, Corns, Coughs, Cystitis, Deafness, Diabetes, Diarrhoea,
Dropsy, Dyspepsia, Epilepsy, Eye Afflictions, Gastritis, Gout, gravel,
Hair Stimulant, Heart, Hoarseness, Indigestion, Inflamed Eyes,
Influenza, Insomnia, Itches, Jaundice, Kidney complaints, Lumbago, Lung
troubles, Menstrual Irregularities, Nerves, Neuralgia, Obesity, Piles,
Pleurisy, Quinsy, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Sickness, Sore Throats, St
Vitus' Dance, Stone in Bladder, Tapeworms and Whooping cough. And that's
just the first chapter!Keywords: Boils And Carbuncles Romany Rye
Chilblains Dyspepsia Appendicitis Scurvy Catarrh Deafness Recipes Dropsy
Jaundice Rheumatism Bad Blood Old Gypsy George Borrow Chest Complaints
Liniments Geniune Pinch Of Salt Corns
