[Folk Medicine has many universal remedies - the most important is "Aquavit"]

In 1875 A.P. Møller, a bookseller on "Gammelmønt" in Copenhagen published a little book on "aquavit" as a universal medicament written by an old shepherd from Schlesien. The idea behind the book is discussed and several additions to aquavit are mentioned. The adding of salt is especially recommended for many ailments. The Danes have generally prefered to add other substances, which is shown by comparing the shepherds list with a danish investigation.