Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—W

Wound

Bind the wound, and grease the weapon. This is a Rosicrucian maxim. These early physicians applied salve to the weapon instead of to the wound, under the notion of a magical reflex action. Sir Kenelm Digby quotes several anecdotes to prove this sympathetic action.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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