To cure mumps the patient was led by an ass-halter three times round a pig-sty. A handbook of Irish folklore G. O'Suilleabhain : 'Pro-Actidil'.

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<p>One of a series of leaflets (Irish folklore) issued by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. advertising Pro-Actidil. Showing a pig farmer attempting to cure a person with mumps.</p>

To cure mumps the patient was led by an ass-halter three times round a pig-sty : a handbook of Irish folklore : G. O'Suilleabhain : 'Pro-Actidil'.

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