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Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon, Volume 2 (of 3)

Note 3 — The Story of the Old Man1

H. (Henry) Parker translation

From my own experience in the case of a severe burn, I can say that a paste of cow-dung smeared completely over a burnt place entirely removes all pain, and the wound soon heals under it. The paste dries immediately owing to the heat of the skin, and after that no unpleasant smell remains. ↑

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