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any of you know any old tales carried down over the centuries. they say modern medicine has wiped out our natural cures and treaments for ailments and disease and that moost have been forgotton. i wouldnt mind buying a book of these. anyone know any? failing that i could always collect them and write a book )or refererence manual myself?

lets hear them :)

mad

Put vinegar on a wasp sting

and i believe it works every time. thanks poppet.

what about the old"magic sponge"?

This is very good, it neutizes the akline.

Dockleaves for nettle stings.

Dont eat cheese before bed, it gives you nightmares.

Dont pass people on stairs, means badluck.

Enter a house by the front door, leave by the front door. (ie always leave the house the same way you entered).


I'm sure I know loads more, but there's a few for now

Dont follow a cow to market always lead it

thanks all. some good ones ive heard of. had to take a minute before working out the old magic sponge..lol nice 1. ive often wondered about spread of infection with those magic sponges...yuck

Hiya Mad,

my mum has a book called "Aromatherapy, an A-Z" by Patricia Davis. Basically gives a list of symptoms/ illnesses etc and recommends aromatherapy based treatments for them. Probably not the worst place to start as it is written very well with comprehensive explanations on how the oils work.

Tikay has known loads of old wives , so he probably is the best person to ask abou their tales...



i make that 1 - 1

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My Nan used to say "never eat a banana before having a bath, as you will drown"......

too mudj ,mAyienayion will mKE UYOU GO VLIMD.

Never slow play out of position on Pokerstars...

Don't pull faces or it'll stay like that when the wind changes!

My Sister: "Help! I'm stuck!"

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I once had a wart on my thumb for years when I was young, it was in a particularly bad spot as I kept knocking it.  I tried all of the tricks,  the stuff from the chemist, tried it all.  Then one day my Grandmother picked a Dandelion and smeared the white milky sap from the hollow stalk and the wart was gone within a fortnight.

Absolute true story.

Reader's Digest have a book on natural medicine, but I think it is more natural therapies than the old wives tales type solutions.

rub the sap of an aloe vera plant on burns to help soothe the pain

Bathe in the blood of virgins to maintain eternal youth.

My gran swore by it till she came a croper on the garden fence post.

Thank goodness they only make me take a bath twice a year - i wondered why they used to put a sign on the enclosure "nil by mouth" the day before though.

Cheers, learn something new every day :)

There are very many old wives tales concerning getting rid of warts. Why?

It's because 50% of warts just go away on their own within six months. So, if you spent time doing something unusual to 'treat' it (rubbing dandelion sap, hopping on one leg etc), half the time it would appear to work, so it would get passed on as sagely advice.

All from my mother;


Don't cross knives - will lead to an argument.

Don't put new shoes on the table - will lead to an argument.

Itchy feet - Going on new ground.

Always make a wish when on new ground/somewhere you have not been before.

If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year.

It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.

If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you.
If your left ear itches, someone is speaking ill of you.

To drop a fork means a man is coming to visit.

Pulling out a gray or white hair will cause ten more to grow in its place.

It is bad luck to walk under a ladder.

To break a mirror means 7 years bad luck.
It is unlucky to see your face in a mirror by candlelight.

Bad luck will follow the spilling of salt unless a pinch is thrown over the left shoulder into the face of the devil waiting there.

if bailiffs come to your house never go out to see how many of them there are.

always check to see if the little fella your picking on in the pub has hes mates playing pool in the back

back the outside traps at the stow when it rains

The most sensible piece of advice my Mother never gave me.

Some great posts here. ive thought of another

itchy left palm= money coming in - dont scratch it

itchy right palm - money leaving you - scratch it

lol wish that workedfor me,   adrenaline jab only for me :(

Dont drink and drive, you might spill some

Don't eat yellow snow, chickens lips, fishes titties, or anything bigger than your head.

Don't kick your granny while she's shaving.

There's no point looking up a dead horse's arse.

Don't cross on the stairs.

If you're having a button sewn on something that you are wearing put a piece of thread in your mouth.

If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

Always borrow money from a pessimist.  He won't expect it back.

Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.

It matters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

if you get crabs put after shave on them it worked for me

Castor sugar rots there teeth :D

I put "Thousand islands" dressing on mine

lol

Before you criticise another, always walk a mile in their shoes.

That way, when you criticise them, you'll be a mile away and you'll have their shoes.

Well i have your shoes and you are about 50 miles away....so...YOU FISH!