tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post8645864360355247497..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: The Golden Age of Medical QuackeryCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-77222876441519247492016-06-23T08:14:04.611-05:002016-06-23T08:14:04.611-05:00Probably even to this day families carry down reme...Probably even to this day families carry down remedies from their ancestors. My husband's mother would wrap rags soaked in vinegar to bring down a fever. Sometimes there is logic in these remedies, but I haven't discovered what would make vinegar reduce a fever. My dad was curious about home remedies. He said the elders would place an opened onion on a wart and then bury the onion. I get it. The acid from the onion was enough to remove the wart most likely, but burying the onion makes no sense to me as far as purpose. <br />Honey or sugar on a wound that will not heal, will help it heal. That is a fact. It may not be enough to cure all such wounds, but it is backed by science. Early in my nursing career we used to paint wounds that wouldn't heal with bismuth and bourbon. It worked in most cases except extreme diabetics. Since we were using liquor, we had to lock it up in the narcotic box. Still, that bourbon would mysteriously disappear. <br />There is no way under Heaven I would put urine in my mouth for any reason what-so-ever. Gross. <br />This was certainly an interesting article, Peggy. Nice research.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-77361851121234427132016-06-22T21:24:52.117-05:002016-06-22T21:24:52.117-05:00The rabbit brains and urine are the worst! Althoug...The rabbit brains and urine are the worst! Although sometimes I wonder if my mefs work any better than what they had!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660762271206843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-48088004991611512092016-06-22T21:24:45.983-05:002016-06-22T21:24:45.983-05:00The rabbit brains and urine are the worst! Althoug...The rabbit brains and urine are the worst! Although sometimes I wonder if my mefs work any better than what they had!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660762271206843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-56389383880149541782016-06-22T20:54:40.361-05:002016-06-22T20:54:40.361-05:00I agree... I love the old west, but the age before...I agree... I love the old west, but the age before antibiotics was definitely scary. Peggy Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426143060524588300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-18382642363258782552016-06-22T20:53:51.249-05:002016-06-22T20:53:51.249-05:00yes, I prefer my modern drugs! :Dyes, I prefer my modern drugs! :DPeggy Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426143060524588300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-78807169957130530672016-06-22T19:41:18.332-05:002016-06-22T19:41:18.332-05:00Oh my goodness. Gag!!! Poor teething baby. That...Oh my goodness. Gag!!! Poor teething baby. That's the worst! Enjoyed the post, Peggy.Linda LaRoquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672522522233696282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-68922228363869410942016-06-22T17:00:54.143-05:002016-06-22T17:00:54.143-05:00Oh, my, gosh! Of course some of these might cause ...Oh, my, gosh! Of course some of these might cause more harm than good..such as rinsing your mouth with urine? Holy Cow.<br />But I do love this kind of information. I remember checking a book from the library years ago about all these home remedies, and they were fascinating.<br />Some treatments were brutal, too. I notice in the first episode of the new season of Hell on Wheels, Bohannan sprinkled black gun powder onto his thigh wound and put a match to it. That's the second time I've seen this lately in a tv show. I suppose it's the same as cauterizing a wound with a red hot knife blade.<br />When I was a small child, my granny and papa lived in a house with no running water--and did till the day they died. If I or my sister got a wasp or bee sting, Papa would chew a little tobacco and spit the juice on the bite. We thought that was the grandest thing. I have no idea if it worked, but I loved my Papa for it.<br />I'm sure Granny had others, but can't recall what they might be. Thanks for this information.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-25502697527971289622016-06-22T16:09:27.646-05:002016-06-22T16:09:27.646-05:00This last weekend I was in Silver City, Idaho, a g...This last weekend I was in Silver City, Idaho, a ghost town (sort of). While there I visited the old drug store and photographed shelves full of old, old, medicines. It was fabulous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-4485430729104535192016-06-22T12:55:32.736-05:002016-06-22T12:55:32.736-05:00"Thank you" isn't quite what I want ..."Thank you" isn't quite what I want to say for that interesting list of nasty remedies. Although it could certainly come in handy for future books. We are so lucky to have antibiotics!Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-23919259387849561512016-06-22T09:54:30.252-05:002016-06-22T09:54:30.252-05:00Peggy, I'll never complain about taking medici...Peggy, I'll never complain about taking medicine again! Ugh, those "remedies" were horrible. Don't you pity the people who used them?Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.com