▁Anna ▁(" W ise ▁Anna "). ▁ ▁Anna ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁poor ▁family ▁in ▁Li ator p ▁in ▁Sm å land . ▁She ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁farm hand ▁until ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁when ▁she ▁started ▁to ▁support ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁c unning ▁woman . ▁She ▁lived ▁in ▁Gö ter yd ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 - 1 8 4 s ▁and ▁after ▁that ▁in ▁P j ätter yd , ▁where ▁she ▁became ▁famous . ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁she ▁acquired ▁her ▁wisdom ▁after ▁having ▁e aten ▁some ▁V acc in ium ▁vit is - idae a ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁touched ▁by ▁a ▁white ▁s nake , ▁who ▁had ▁passed ▁her ▁path ▁one ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁woods ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁child . ▁ ▁Anna ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁cla ir voy ant ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁he al ▁the ▁sick , ▁and ▁she ▁received ▁clients ▁nation wide ▁who ▁consult ed ▁her ▁in ▁both ▁these ▁capac ities . ▁Anna ▁adjust ed ▁her ▁fee ▁according ▁to ▁what ▁the ▁clients ▁could ▁afford ▁to ▁pay , ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁she ▁occasionally ▁gave ▁free ▁help . ▁She ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁st out ▁mat ron ▁with ▁dark ▁pier cing ▁eyes ▁and ▁a ▁dark ▁force ful ▁voice , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁many ▁black ▁c ats . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁capacity ▁as ▁a ▁natural ▁he aler , ▁she ▁used ▁her bal ▁medicine : ▁her ▁daughter ▁Krist ina ▁participated ▁as ▁her ▁assistant ▁in ▁this ▁field . ▁As ▁a ▁Cla