After a debauch, take a little wine the next day. Take a cool draught of ale in the morning, after a nights excess. The advice was given literally in ancient times, If a dog bites you, put a hair of the dog into the wound, on the homopathic principle of Similia similibus curantur (like cures like). ~Dictionary of Phrase & Fable
3,227 posted on 11/22/2004 8:38:43 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
(<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)