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Historic notes and Canadian medical lore : lecture memoranda, British Medical Association, Toronto, 1906 (1906)

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and theashes burn a hole in the flesh. The sweat-lodge is one of the most frequent methodsof treating disease, and is arranged in the followingmanner : Strong and supple boughs of thewillow are sharpened at the thick ends and Theinserted in the ground in a circle, then braided f^gVat the top, thus… … INDIAN MATERIA MEDICA 53 entered, hot stones are placed witliin, and a vessel of hotwater is given to him. When he has removed all hisclothing, and every aperture of the tent is closed, hepours the water on the hot stones, and the steam en-veloping him, causes copious perspiration. The operationis…

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