Wrap the child in a blanket, take it to the pigsty, rub the child’s
head to the back of a pig, and the mumps will leave it and pass from
the child to the animal.
_Another._
Take nine black stones gathered before sunrise, and bring the patient
with a rope round his neck to a holy well—not speaking all the while.
Then cast in three stones in the name of God, three in the name of
Christ, and three in the name of Mary. Repeat this process for three
mornings and the disease will be cured.