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Barbara Petrie 21 My mother’s two sisters had a herbal practice, and asAuntie Gertrude and Auntie Freda became aware of my interest, they were only too eager to pass on their knowledge to me; they spoke of the chaste tree, Leaves of Peace, the plant emblems of the Virgin Mary and the Saints, and the plants connected to the Crucifixion, the passionflower, and the papaya tree. How I loved all that talk! It made me wish I had been brought up in the Catholic Church! This trouble though, with Ralphie’s arms. The Army doctor failed to diagnose the rash when Ralph was eighteen—I’d only just met him. The papaya ointment I used on Ralph’s arms seemed to work at first, but after a time the rash returned with a vengeance. When it did clear up, it left scars. Papaya ointment—that’s what the aunts prescribed and there was nothing else they could suggest. Here Irena’s testament ended. With mixed feelings Ralph folded the paper and inserted it back into the pocket under the flap.

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