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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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53103
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/53103 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/53103 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 22598 S_22598_sea lice http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53103 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 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z 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 JH JUN 1973 JH JUN 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn Reverse of card S_22597 File name for reverse side of card is written on the top corner upside down. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
sea lice
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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 S_22597 File name for reverse side of card is written on the top corner upside down.
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title sea lice
title_short sea lice
title_full sea lice
title_fullStr sea lice
title_full_unstemmed sea lice
title_sort sea lice
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53103
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation 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
22598
S_22598_sea lice
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