Have you ever heard about people who could talk the fire out of a burn? I’ve heard about the phenomenon…
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Appalachian Medicine
Have you ever heard folks use nonsense words to describe their sickness? I’ve heard folks in my area of Appalachia…
A few month’s back a friend asked if I knew any other sayings for having the hippo. I didn’t even…
Seems like every day I hear more about the flu that is rampant across the country. Schools and hospital wards…
dew poison, dew poisoning noun Sores or a rash on the feet or ankles believed to be caused by contact…
This time of the year folks are worrying about bug bites and the dreaded case of poison oak or poison…
I have several stories about wart removal for you today. If you missed the first post What to do for…
A few of my past posts continue to be quite popular. Even though it may have been years since I shared…
Martins Creek Elementary 1945 – Pap is the first boy in the second row on the left This school year…
Do you ever get the hiccups? Every once in a while I do. If I have them once during a…