tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post2901021563897592330..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Moonshine for the Measles? Really?Debbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-66533303188482523732013-05-17T07:52:32.392-04:002013-05-17T07:52:32.392-04:00Is that what did it?! lol Maybe I should have dran...Is that what did it?! lol Maybe I should have drank some myself! ;) (Note that I was never brave enough to try it either! Then again, I wasn't the one crying with colic!)Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04559934405090747046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-18927221570119381762013-05-17T07:50:11.563-04:002013-05-17T07:50:11.563-04:00Home grown dairy farm girl here too. And we were ...Home grown dairy farm girl here too. And we were the healthiest kids around! Had to be that milk straight from the cow. :) Funny, we never had any big accidents either, even though we were totally wild and crazy and did the same things you talk about. The motto on our farm was don't come crying if it's not cut off or bleeding buckets. lol<br />Yeah, that would have been a tetanus shot injury! Crazy what we survived. :)Susan Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885508869904521374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-75865132870499079342013-05-17T00:24:01.222-04:002013-05-17T00:24:01.222-04:00Our ancestors were a hearty lot, for sure.Our ancestors were a hearty lot, for sure.Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-44366553874657534352013-05-17T00:16:34.729-04:002013-05-17T00:16:34.729-04:00Oh yes, Ramona, that was one of the things we talk...Oh yes, Ramona, that was one of the things we talked about the other day...to be careful of the strength of some of these concoctions and the duration of leaving them on. <br /><br />Some of the remedies for ear aches can backfire if administered incorrectly. The biggest mistake is having some of them way, way too hot!Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-44181205516616878742013-05-17T00:12:19.830-04:002013-05-17T00:12:19.830-04:00Bethany, I'm just not sure I'd be brave en...Bethany, I'm just not sure I'd be brave enough to try it. :) I bet your boys are tough as whet leather!Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-44327020495101870002013-05-16T23:26:28.017-04:002013-05-16T23:26:28.017-04:00I remember hearing my son-in-law mention something...I remember hearing my son-in-law mention something about using charcoal from the campfire for stomach ache. (He used to teach survival skills). I don't know the method.KayMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972922396306756344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-47209393964632142552013-05-16T20:55:16.240-04:002013-05-16T20:55:16.240-04:00So interesting...it's nice to see what they di...So interesting...it's nice to see what they did in the past..I love home remedies! truckredford(at)gmail(dot)comTruckredfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503888758596450251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-33083728605160907602013-05-16T19:55:46.122-04:002013-05-16T19:55:46.122-04:00Hi, Pam! I LOVE this post! I was told that my grea...Hi, Pam! I LOVE this post! I was told that my great-grandmother was a kind of "granny-doctor." She gave birth to and raised ten children in the hills of southern Indiana without the benefit of a traditionally trained doctor. The only remedy of hers I learned was the lard and turpentine one you mentioned for chest congestion, but with a couple added ingredients. As a child, I remember my mom slathering my congested chest with a concoction of camphor, turpentine, coal oil(kerosene)and lard. A scrap of flannel cloth was laid over the "salve" to "keep in the warmth." I can tell you from experience that if left on too long, this rememdy can nearly blister the skin.Ramona Cecilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350201065802836869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-81584775981701170002013-05-16T19:28:34.769-04:002013-05-16T19:28:34.769-04:00Wow, Pam, lots of good info! I'm saving this o...Wow, Pam, lots of good info! I'm saving this one for research!<br /> Blessings, Laurie KingeryLaurie Kingeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08136585160789672628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-70077928717136479762013-05-16T19:27:34.675-04:002013-05-16T19:27:34.675-04:00Yes, I made my own onion water. My mother-in-law ...Yes, I made my own onion water. My mother-in-law told me to boil an onion until it was soft, then strain the water it was cooked in to use.Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04559934405090747046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-335374728055789342013-05-16T18:21:19.605-04:002013-05-16T18:21:19.605-04:00Lol, Pam. I did some research for my Kansas story....Lol, Pam. I did some research for my Kansas story. The diaries were filled with rattle snake encounters. In house and out. They used to ( and still do in western Kansas) do rattle snake round up.Christina Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04002231264150528628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-51960383073278749282013-05-16T14:42:08.884-04:002013-05-16T14:42:08.884-04:00Charcoal capsules?? Really? Must google!
And, ye...Charcoal capsules?? Really? Must google! <br /><br />And, yes, I seem to remember that burned toast can soothe an upset stomach. So interesting.Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-30706775591178310702013-05-16T14:29:04.470-04:002013-05-16T14:29:04.470-04:00Thank you for your very interesting posts and link...Thank you for your very interesting posts and links. I really enjoyed the information. It sounds like you meeting was very much fun and held some interesting tidbits of information. I don't recall any home remedies used by my family in the 1950's and 1960's. I mostly lived in the city and we had easy access to doctors and drugstores. I do use 2 old remedies for myself now. For an upset stomach I eat crystallized ginger and/or charcoal capsules. I know that people used to eat burned toast for upset stomachs, so I guess that would be equal to the charcoal capsules. KayMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972922396306756344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-73705279268678059462013-05-16T14:04:09.675-04:002013-05-16T14:04:09.675-04:00Yes, Fish oil capsules. So much more palatable tha...Yes, Fish oil capsules. So much more palatable than cod liver oil on the spoon. i think we were given it for the vitamin A content. I don't know how much of the Omega's it contained.Pat Jeanne Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000956321646970512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-57214040336442989482013-05-16T13:34:50.751-04:002013-05-16T13:34:50.751-04:00Mustard plasters and brandy in tea would be consid...Mustard plasters and brandy in tea would be considered home remedies for sure. <br /><br />Cod liver oil .... ewwww!!! We get a lot of chuckles from My Cowboy's grandmother, and a few weeks ago, someone was telling her the benefits of fish oil. She said she just didn't think she could swallow fish oil...she'd somehow missed the part that it came in capsules, and the odorless ones aren't bad at all.Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-48363254185659980242013-05-16T12:03:04.472-04:002013-05-16T12:03:04.472-04:00Shudder...snake bites...I got nuthin'
If you&...Shudder...snake bites...I got nuthin'<br /><br />If you're still alive after I've revived from my fainting spell, I'll attempt to catch the chicken...Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-41048432001431669872013-05-16T11:52:19.148-04:002013-05-16T11:52:19.148-04:00A very interesting topic, Pam. Glad you had such a...A very interesting topic, Pam. Glad you had such a good visit to the historical society and came away with all this info on home remedies. I'm old enough to remember Mom giving my brother and me cod liver oil, daily, and using a mustard plaster and brandy in hot tea for colds and chest congestion. Do those qualify as home remedies? I'm certain these were used elsewhere other than SE Pennsylvania. In England over the centuries, mineral water was used internally and externally to supposedly cure many ailments. Only the wealthiest could avail themselves of the benefits from the spa. The poorest had access to the drinking water. Pat Jeanne Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000956321646970512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-28098054752094418972013-05-16T10:46:48.184-04:002013-05-16T10:46:48.184-04:00Susan, sounds like elderberry was the go-to plant ...Susan, sounds like elderberry was the go-to plant in your area. Do you remember if your mom made her own syrup? I never remember Mama giving us any home remedies growing up. I don't even remember my grandparents having anything like that on hand.<br /><br />I grew up on a dairy farm and we drank unpasteurized milk straight from the 2000 lb tanks, so we were a strong, healthy lot. Cuts, bruises, poisen ivy, and wasp stings were about the extent of our ailments. So mercuro-chrome, alcohol, Calomine lotion, and a baking soda/water paste for stings was about all I remember from my childhood.<br /><br />Shucks, I remember my cousin and I playing in my grandfather's old abandoned barn. We were trying to get to the hay loft, but the ladder was long gone. We finally climbed up a different way. Being a tomboy and the oldest, I lead the way. But a board broke and I fell, all tangled up in a bunch of rusty tin. I've got the scars on my legs from the tin. But did we tell Mama and Daddy? Naw. <br /><br />The bleeding stopped. I was healthy as a horse, so why bother? It didn't ever occur to me that I might need a TETANUS shot!!! Thank you, Lord, for preserving me through my stupidity... lolPam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-81897108242895190592013-05-16T10:32:29.603-04:002013-05-16T10:32:29.603-04:00Interesting.... when I was a kid, we rarely had st...Interesting.... when I was a kid, we rarely had store-bought cokes (that's soda/pop for anybody who ain't from the South! lol), but if one of us was feeling "poorly", Mama would go to the store and buy a couple of 1 liter Cokes. <br /><br />Not only was it a treat for the sickly child, I guess it helped ease our tummy ache. But I don't think it ever had the chance go to flat. Adding some ginger would definitely have helped too.Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-47448077752368520722013-05-16T10:28:36.519-04:002013-05-16T10:28:36.519-04:00Kathleen, I remember mercuro-chrome. lol That was ...Kathleen, I remember mercuro-chrome. lol That was some pretty powerful stuff.Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-81382714733273724322013-05-16T10:24:26.840-04:002013-05-16T10:24:26.840-04:00Bethany, while cross-referencing some of these hom...Bethany, while cross-referencing some of these home remedies, I too saw that onion water could be used for colic. Did you make your own onion water? That is just SO amazing. <br /><br />I've seen the mullein plant around here, but I didn't know what it was. The only home remedy that I've actually made was sassafras tea for my kid's school projects a couple of times. <br /><br />And too funny about the cayenne pepper cough syrup! lol My brother used to make cough syrup out of whiskey and peppermint. I've never tried it myself, but they say it works. Maybe it's sorta like the moonshine remedy. You just don't know you're coughing anymore.... lolPam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-54465729221982128142013-05-16T10:12:04.982-04:002013-05-16T10:12:04.982-04:00A while back I was digging through some online dia...A while back I was digging through some online diaries set in Kansas during its settlement. One remedy I cam across was the split chicken method. I guess a live chicken was split and placed on the bite. The theory is that the blood would draw out the poison. I've also seen that the snake itself was used to draw out poison. <br /><br />Great post. I love these types of tidbits that color a story.Christina Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04002231264150528628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-89630660724466790172013-05-16T09:59:58.729-04:002013-05-16T09:59:58.729-04:00Haha....yeah my hubby rubs in on his nose now and ...Haha....yeah my hubby rubs in on his nose now and then, I do not see how he can stand the smell! chappydebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393540849299888872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-30318577980975320512013-05-16T09:55:54.043-04:002013-05-16T09:55:54.043-04:00Debbie, I started to mention this one as well. My ...Debbie, I started to mention this one as well. My Cowboy's grandfather was a huge believer that alcohol could cure anything. Into his nineties, the age spots on his face would burn, and he would rub alcohol on them.<br /><br />The other day, his 94 yo grandmother was complaining of some ailment, and My Cowboy said something about using alcohol. She didn't hear him, and I shushed him because she would have tried it since her husband had believed in it so religiously! Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-8739980208509880812013-05-16T08:46:29.827-04:002013-05-16T08:46:29.827-04:00Wow, that all sounds so yucky! I can't imagine...Wow, that all sounds so yucky! I can't imagine the smells and tastes of all those "cures". My mom brought me up on elderberry syrup to cure most sicknesses. Haven't heard use of anything more around here - maybe I live too far north! What a fun post. <br />Susan PSusan Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885508869904521374noreply@blogger.com