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lived with them ; not one who came back trained from the 

 universities but one who could really make sick people well. 

 Each such healer has a book crammed with specific remedies 

 bequeathed to him by his forefathers. Accordingly he who 

 inherits the book inherits also the piece of land. The book 

 describes the symptoms and ailments and the country 

 remedies used for each, and the people of Ireland are cured 

 more successfully when ill, and have generally far better 

 health than the people of Italy." 



