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    How to Cure a Werewolf, 6th century

    Those who are afflicted by the disease cynanthropy or lycanthropy go out at night…

    How to Freshen Your Face, 1565

    Take a bean, and having chewed it well, spit it on a cloth…

    How to Increase Your Energy, 15th century

    For the evil that is called lethargy. Take your own hair, burnt…

    How to Cure Your Cough, 1558

    A most beautiful and pleasant secret for curing a cough…

    How to Interpret Forehead Wrinkles, 1562

    Well-positioned and advantageous lines…

    How to Pest-Proof Your House, 1639

    To repel flies, spiders, scorpions, and other animals…

    How to Bathe in January, c. 7th century

    Let your hair be combed, and your haircut be equally neat. If you are shaggy…

    How to Make It Through November, c. 7th century

    November governs the watery phlegm…

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