universal remedy
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The public must not expect cancer research to disclose the secret of the cause of cancer, nor to provide a universal remedy for advanced cancer.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is the universal remedy, for it goes direct to the universal epidemic.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV by Maclaren, Alexander
Becoming, however, infected with the delusions of alchemy, and being possessed of an ardent imagination, he inclined naturally to the study of occult science, and was infatuated with the idea of discovering a universal remedy.
From Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery by Lawrence, Robert Means
Hot water used to be the universal remedy for all diseases at college.
From Lo, Michael! by Hill, Grace Livingston
Her universal remedy was a large house-spider alive, and enveloped in treacle or preserve.
From Notes and Queries, Number 47, September 21, 1850 by Various
