Wellcome Calendar

Wellcome desk calendar illustrated with tales of folklore from throughout the world. For instance, one of the examples of folklore (from South America) outlines the Aztec tradition for curing lameness of hands. This involved steeping the hands of the sufferer in water containing a bitter astringent and then placing them in an ants' nest. Another example of folklore (from India) outlines how copper earrings were worn to ward off the demons of sciatica.

The folklore tales were taken from the following publications: Funk and Wagnall, Japanese Folklore, Under Augury, Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology & Legend, Under Copper; Prof C. Y. Chen, The History of Chinese Medical Science; The Aztec Man and Tribe, (author not given); Emil Schulthess, The Amazon; Cornelius Osgood, Koreans and their Culture; Herbert W. Kreiger, Peoples of the Philippines and J.A. Hammerton, People of all Nations.

1979

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