Question #3

Question #3: Tell about home cures or old wives tales.

This question was really tough for me. I really don't know that many home cures. And a lot of the old wives tales I've heard are just funny. So I thought I would just write down everything I have ever heard. Some I have tried, others I have not. If you know of any, let me know. It is all just plain fun! Enjoy!

Home cures:
-Pour Hydrogen peroxide in ears to unclog them.
-Toothpaste or baking soda mixed with some water can be used for an ointment for burns.
-Peppermint lozenges can clear stuffy noses.
-For splinters, apply a drop of glue over the area & let dry. Then peel of the dried glue & the splinter should come out with the glue.
-For leg cramps rub a little cider vinegar on the muscle & it will take the cramp away.

Old Wives Tales:
-Don't swallow gum, it will stay in your stomach for seven years.
-Sucking your thumb will cause buck teeth.
-Toenails should be cut in a V to prevent ingrown nails.
-Sitting too close to the t.v. will make you go cross eyed.
- Don't read in the dark, you will go blind.
-If you carry an acorn around with you, you will have continued good luck & a long life.
-It has been said that the bells provide protection from demons as they are scared of the loud noise.
-Hanging a horseshoe above the door to any home will bring good luck to all who live there, just don't hang it upside down.
-You shouldn't jog. It jumbles up your insides. (I thought that was funny!)
-If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of fall, you will not get sick that whole winter.
-If you make a wish over a burning onion, it will come true.
-Use the same pencil for taking a test as was used for studying for the test & the pencil will remember the answers.
-Make a wish on the first robin you see in spring & it will come true-as long as you finish making the wish before the robin flies away.