How to Cure a Stuffy Nose, 1658
Edward Topsell, The History of Four-Footed Beasts
If any man shall but touch or kiss with his mouth the snowt or nostrils of a Mouse, and be troubled with the disease called the Rhume, which falleth down and stuffeth the nostrils, he shall in very short space be eased of the same.
Edward Topsell, The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents
Cold season checklist: Tissues. Hot tea. The quivering snout of the vulgar little mouse.
Works for me!
Works for me!
it cures the common cold by giving you hantavirus, leptospirosis or the plague.
Aww, it's kind of cute to imagine kissing a little mouse on the nose as a cure, but it's probably not medically advisable.