Tom Sawyer Project

Books

Superstitious! Here's why

The secrets of superstions

Internet sites

Animal superstitions from Dog Haus http://www.doghause.com/super.html

Best home remedies of 1700 http://www.umich.edu/%7Eece/student_projects/remedies/
Includes links to various beliefs about healing common illnesses and plagues

From quackery to bacteriology; the emergence of modern medicine in the 19th century http://www.cl.utoledo.edu/canaday/quackery/quack-index.html

Quack Medicine http://www.lva.lib.va.us/pubserv/vnp/gazette/quack.htm
19th century medical superstitions

Quack medicine; the imagination goes wild http://www.collectmedicalantiques.com/quack.html

Stories, myths, legends, folklore, superstitions http://www.ladyoftheearth.com/stories/stories.html

Superstitions, home remedies and other East Texas Adages http://www.bcec.com/et_superstitions.htm

Unusual Trivia Collection - Superstitions http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/scary.html#superstition

Why is Friday the 13th considered unlucky? http://www.uselessknowledge.com/explain/friday13.shtml

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