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Apr. 3rd, 2006 12:32 amWhat do you know, the cure for hiccups hasn't much changed since the time of ancient Greeks:
"... let me recommend you to hold your breath, and if after you have done so for some time the hiccough is no better, then gargle with a little water; and if it still continues, tickle your nose with something and sneeze; and if you sneeze once or twice, even the most violent hiccough is sure to go."
- as recommended by Eryximachus the physician in Plato's Symposium
"... let me recommend you to hold your breath, and if after you have done so for some time the hiccough is no better, then gargle with a little water; and if it still continues, tickle your nose with something and sneeze; and if you sneeze once or twice, even the most violent hiccough is sure to go."
- as recommended by Eryximachus the physician in Plato's Symposium