Posted: 9/18/2002 7:36:18 PM EDT
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OK, I'm tuned in to this topic after going through two "Foxfire" books. Some of the home cures, I'll probably never try, like putting your foot in fresh cow manure to prevent lockjaw from a nail puncture. But today, I got to wondering: Is there any significance to an increase in the number of spider sightings? I just noticed a surge in the last couple of days. My family has had two cures: Dipping the affected part in a welder's/smith's quench tank (for poison ivy)was one. The other was something called "black salve", which we later found out contained lead. And then I'd heard of "mustard plasters' but never seen one. What does you family go by? |
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My family's boring. I can't think of any kind of old remedy passed down. However, during Christmas season my mother would always have to bake the old family recipe for Schnitzbrodt(sp) passed down for generations. It was a hard dark bread with nuts and fruit that had a distinctive bitter taste. But today, I got to wondering: Is there any significance to an increase in the number of spider sightings? I just noticed a surge in the last couple of days. I think it's because fall is around the corner and instinctively they're seeking shelter from the cold. |
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Quoted: An old relative swears by the potato wart removal folk remedy. It has something to do with cutting a potato in half, rubbing both sides on the wart to be removed, burying one half and throwing the other half over your house. I dunno. With an increase in popularity of homeopathic/alternative (now increasingly referred to as "complimentary") medical/herbal remedies, doctors are beginning to ask patients if they have tried to treat themselves with any "non-traditional" or non-Western methods. Although I think that it is, in general, a very good idea to alert your physician to these efforts, I'd be hesitant to mention to [i]anyone[/i] that I tried Imbroglio's "half-potato-over-the-house" method. Wait, I'd better run some experiments before making that sort of judgement. . . I'll get back to you on this one. . . thanks for the idea, Imbroglio. |
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I forgot - if you drop a fork or spoon, that means company is coming. Then there's that old superstition about having to throw salt over your shoulder.... And I have to get back to the family about what it was you had to bury in the backyard under certain moon conditions, and what the heck that was supposed to do for you.... |
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Quoted: BOILS - Boil cornmeal and spread in the center of a long strip of cloth. Wrap it around boil while still hot. The next day, the core of the boil can easily be removed. This makes sense, too. There must be lots of stuff that we knew DOES work, long before we we understood WHY. |