From the Archives: Spring of the Year When Granny was a Girl
April 30, 2019 Granny The other evening I asked Granny what she remembered about spring of the year when she…
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Three Ear Aches
I’ve been suffering with earaches for the last week and half. Prior to this bout of ear pain I’ve only…
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Doctoring in Appalachia
“I mentioned in this blog a long time ago that my Appalachian elders doctored everything with moonshine and turpentine! I…
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Mercury Dimes and Teething
“As babies we all wore a Mercury Dime around our neck on a string so we wouldn’t have teething pain….
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Thinking of the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Brasstown felt the effects of COVID-19 in a huge way last week. Thankfully, no one has the virus, but due…
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Thrush Doctors
thrush noun A variant forms thraish, thrash. 1942 Hall Phonetics 23 thraish, thrash B A fungal infection, esp one of…
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Medicine Before Aspirin
“And when my husband was just starting out as a doctor, he was trying to get practice. They used to…
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Fall Sores and Dew Poisoning
PinnacleCreek left this comment on yesterday’s post about dog days: “Caught you late, and had to post since you are…
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Sulfur and Molasses
spring tonic noun A home medicine taken in early spring and purported to purge the system and thicken the blood….
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Freckle Recipes
“Being fair-skinned and blond, I freckled easily in the summer sun. I tried everything that was purported to be a…
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Being Sick Can Make You See Things
I’ve probably written about sickness and accidents this week because the flu and other maladies are still making their way…
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Remedies from Blind Pig and The Acorn Readers
Dolores: I always wondered about the old ways of curing things. My dad used a combination of soft brown soap and…
