850. Another cure for hiccoughs is as follows: Put the thumb up against the lower lip, with the fingers under the chin, and say, “hiccup, hiccup, over my thumb,” nine times.
851. A cure for hiccoughs: Try for a long time to make the edges of the thumb-nails meet at the end.
Chestertown, Md.
852. Think of the one you love best, to cure hiccoughs.
Prince Edward Island.
853. For chapped lips kiss the middle rail of a five-railed fence.
Bernardston, Mass.
854. To relieve coughing or strangling, put a pair of scissors down inside the back of your dress.
Prince Edward Island.