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without alleviating the symptoms, he determined 

 to try a remedy of his own. Accordingly, having 

 obtained a raw salt herring from the steward and 

 taken the bone out, he applied it to his neck, tying 

 a handkerchief over it, and keeping it on all night. 

 He assured me in the morning that he had derived 

 much benefit from its effects. 



King Ducks. 



