une will cure freckles. It will not
putrefy.
_Massachusetts._

841. An Indian doctor used for inflammation of the eyes rain-water caught
on the third, fourth, and fifth of June. It is said that this will not
putrefy.
_New Hampshire._

842. The first water that falls in June is supposed to cure all skin
diseases; and I am informed "it is dretful good for the insides, too."
_Westford, Mass._

843. Water in which a blacksmith has cooled his iron is a cure for
freckles.
_Malden, Mass._

MISCELLANEOUS.

844. It is believed that "piercing the ear" will cure weak eyes or
strengthen the eyes. It is often done to children for this purpose.
_Northern Ohio._

845. To cure hiccoughs repeat in one breath the words,--

There was an old woman who lived all alone,
And she was made of skin and bone.
One day to church she went to pray,
And on the ground a man there lay,
And from his head unto his feet
The worms crawled in, the worms crawled out.
_Boston, Mass._

846. A variant,--

There was an old woman who lived all alone,
And she was made of skin and bone.
One day to church she went to pray,
And on the ground there lay a man.
And from his head unto his feet
The worms crawled in, the worms crawled out.
The woman to the parson said:
"Shall I be so when I am dead?"
The parson he said "yes."
_Portland, Me., Brookline and Deerfield, Mass._

847. For hiccoughs the nurse used to say in a droning, deep, ghostly
tone,--

There was an old man an' an old woman,
And they lived in a bottle and eat BONES.
_Brookline, Mass._

848. Other somewhat general remedies for hiccoughs are to munch a
spoonful of sugar, to scare the one troubled with hiccoughs by some
startling announcement or accusation, as, "See, you've torn your dress!"
or, "How did you break my vase?" etc. Another custom is to steadily point
a finger at the hiccougher, or to make him hold up his arm and shake it.

849. To cure hiccoughs, slowly take nine sips of water.
_Prince Edward Island and Northern Ohio._

850. Another cure for hiccoughs is as follows: Put the thumb up against
the lower lip, with the fingers under the chin, and say, "hiccup, hiccup,
over my thumb," nine times.
_Northern Ohio._

851. A cure for hiccoughs: Try for a long time to make the edg