sea lice
sea lice _Remedy_ : _Cure for "Seal Finger"_ Years ago when men went to the ice on a sealing voyage they often cut themself and when the oil from the seal got into the cut it would often cause sever infection, this infection was refered to as a "Seal finger" and could be cured by...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/49614 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 sea lice 1973/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49614 eng eng S Adrian Hynes, 1973 Renews Adrian Hynes 21 R.C. Renews Feb.12/73 Mr.James Connolly Acquaintance retired 70 Renews Renews R.C. From his father when he was a young boy References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 22597 S_22597_sea lice http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49614 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z sea lice _Remedy_ : _Cure for "Seal Finger"_ Years ago when men went to the ice on a sealing voyage they often cut themself and when the oil from the seal got into the cut it would often cause sever infection, this infection was refered to as a "Seal finger" and could be cured by taking sea lice and putting them into the cut and (over) [Reverese] Tying them in with a piece of cloth and this would bring about healing of the cut. This was an old Indian cure which came down through the years. It was thought that the lice devoured the germs in the wound. Another way would be to replace the lice by maggots and follow the same procedure. JH JUN 1973 JH JUN 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn Reverse of card at S_22598 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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sea lice _Remedy_ : _Cure for "Seal Finger"_ Years ago when men went to the ice on a sealing voyage they often cut themself and when the oil from the seal got into the cut it would often cause sever infection, this infection was refered to as a "Seal finger" and could be cured by taking sea lice and putting them into the cut and (over) [Reverese] Tying them in with a piece of cloth and this would bring about healing of the cut. This was an old Indian cure which came down through the years. It was thought that the lice devoured the germs in the wound. Another way would be to replace the lice by maggots and follow the same procedure. JH JUN 1973 JH JUN 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn Reverse of card at S_22598 |
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S Adrian Hynes, 1973 Renews Adrian Hynes 21 R.C. Renews Feb.12/73 Mr.James Connolly Acquaintance retired 70 Renews Renews R.C. From his father when he was a young boy References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 22597 S_22597_sea lice http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49614 |
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