tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post8908076279072787888..comments2024-03-28T20:21:08.418-07:00Comments on Cowboy Kisses: Old Time Cold RemediesGiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-61280357888334636342013-01-16T19:05:46.323-08:002013-01-16T19:05:46.323-08:00throw the cinnamon/honey into the mint tea! MMMMM!...throw the cinnamon/honey into the mint tea! MMMMM!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-67627963985196339192013-01-15T19:46:52.847-08:002013-01-15T19:46:52.847-08:00Girls, we need to start a Vicks fan club! Kidding,...Girls, we need to start a Vicks fan club! Kidding, I'm just glad to know I'm not the only one who likes the stuff.<br /><br />Barbara, I think you're right. That turpentine would burn!<br /><br />Meg, I go for herbal mint tea, but cinnamon/honey sounds good too. And French onion soup, yum! Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-52170848734862076732013-01-14T20:37:42.123-08:002013-01-14T20:37:42.123-08:00I swear by Vicks. I have an inhaler and use it whe...I swear by Vicks. I have an inhaler and use it when I get bronchitis, plus drink tea with cinnamon/honey. French Onion soup! Hope you feel better soon!!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-31868698533995802622013-01-14T20:32:18.281-08:002013-01-14T20:32:18.281-08:00Oh, for colds, etc., I remember the Vicks Vapo-Rub...Oh, for colds, etc., I remember the Vicks Vapo-Rub days! On the chest, up the nose, steaming over water. And my grandmother used to talk about turpintine as a remedy, too, applied externally. Must have been mixed with another substnace though, or it would have burned something fierce.Barbara Bettishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540961829243251471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-78471917323794207482013-01-14T19:55:41.757-08:002013-01-14T19:55:41.757-08:00Hi Ella. Thanks and I'm glad you stopped by.
...Hi Ella. Thanks and I'm glad you stopped by.<br /><br />Jacquie, I wonder the same. I keep hearing about strains of diseases that are becoming more resistant to antibiotics. They mutate so fast that scientists can't come up with new antibiotics fast enough to keep up. The result is super bugs that we may not be able to stop or contain. Very scary!<br /><br />Ellen, I'm like you. I like the smell of Vicks. In fact I have a jar sitting on my night stand, and I dab a little below each nostril before going to bed. I think it helps open up my sinuses. I sure did hate the taste of it though!Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-79448453972228477722013-01-14T15:28:36.469-08:002013-01-14T15:28:36.469-08:00I'm glad antibiotics are available and suspect...I'm glad antibiotics are available and suspect I wouldn't be around if they weren't, but I believe in some of the old remedies too. Purple coneflower is echinachea if I'm remembering right, and I reach for echinachea any time I feel anything coming on (and take it for a few days before if I'm going to be in a crowd during flu season). I bet some of those remedies such as the onion were a way to supply Vitamin C in a world where citrus fruit was rare and expensive.<br /><br />My mom never did anything with Vicks except have me put it in my nose, and unlike the rest of you, I liked it and still like the scent if I'm sick. I prefer cough drops and throat lozenges with a good whack of menthol too.<br /><br />Sorry you've been sick, Lyn. I hope you're better and everyone else is getting by. So far I've avoided the winter's ills, but I'm afraid my luck can't last till spring.Ellen O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792559025801895596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-21489442550821410062013-01-14T14:49:03.384-08:002013-01-14T14:49:03.384-08:00Lyn, sorry you're sick, but I'm in good co...Lyn, sorry you're sick, but I'm in good company because I have bronchitis, too. On steroids and all the rest. I'm grateful to feel better and to have good care, but sometimes I wonder if these powerful drugs will do us all in at some point.<br /><br />I remember the Vicks Vapo-Rub poultices. Mom would warm it on the stove (and make me breathe it in), the soak a cloth in the Vapo-Rub, smear some (cold from the jar) on my chest, fold the soaked cloth and put it on top, then wrap the whole thing up tight with a dry cloth. If that wasn't bad enough, she'd smear some of that Vapo-Rub in my nostrils. To this day, the smell of that stuff makes me nauseous!Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-4618479110312405022013-01-14T13:58:42.764-08:002013-01-14T13:58:42.764-08:00Great list. I've frequently used herbal remedi...Great list. I've frequently used herbal remedies in my stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-43164859424203461602013-01-14T13:51:07.344-08:002013-01-14T13:51:07.344-08:00Hehehe! Old guy, I'm in the same boat now, jus...Hehehe! Old guy, I'm in the same boat now, just trying to outlast it. Are you buried in snow up there? It's cold and windy down here in Fort Worth, no snow now, but we did get a little of it on Christmas Day. The first time in several years. It's fun to have a white Christmas, but I was glad to see it melt the next day. So different from Minnesota where I grew up.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting, Guy!Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-14485972174498075542013-01-14T12:03:58.634-08:002013-01-14T12:03:58.634-08:00I had the crud so long this winter I was about rea...I had the crud so long this winter I was about ready to try some of these old-fashioned cures. Instead I just went to the store picked out a few new meds and gave them a try. Think I just out lasted it. Just like a good ol' Wyoming cowboy should.Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-78642166624341922702013-01-14T10:21:47.124-08:002013-01-14T10:21:47.124-08:00Caroline, glad some of the info is new to you. Gla...Caroline, glad some of the info is new to you. Glad to share, and thanks for your good wishes.<br /><br />Paty, you're right. In fact, I think some of the old time medicines are better than the new ones. At least they come from nature.<br /><br />Ginger, my folks didn't make me swallow turpentine w/sugar, but I did have to choke down melted Vicks Vaporub. Eeuuww! It makes my stomach lurch just thinking about it.<br /><br />Devon, you're so sweet! I miss you and the other wranglers on the Western Romance Book Club on FB. Need to start getting back in the saddle. If only I could finish book three of Druids!<br /><br />BTW, my mom used to smear some kind of mentholatum stuff on my chest and cover it with flannel. It stank to high heaven!Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-28794118620574956932013-01-14T09:56:57.404-08:002013-01-14T09:56:57.404-08:00Ugh, I can still taste that stuff. And I'm tal...Ugh, I can still taste that stuff. And I'm talking about the late '50's, early '60's. I guess turpentine and sugar were a common remedy cause they were readily at hand. My mamaw would also make chest poultices of kerosine (we called it coal oil) and lard, which would raise blisters on your skin.Devon Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147639030654251761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-38051488912416324252013-01-14T09:52:18.860-08:002013-01-14T09:52:18.860-08:00Ah, Lyn, I'm so sorry you're sick. You are...Ah, Lyn, I'm so sorry you're sick. You are missed around the campfire. Hope you're feeling better soon and thanks for the great post. :o)Devon Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147639030654251761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-15411465436205827362013-01-14T08:19:16.423-08:002013-01-14T08:19:16.423-08:00Great post, Lyn...as usual. I'm lucky I'm...Great post, Lyn...as usual. I'm lucky I'm alive and have working internal organs. Even in the 1940s, my grandmother believed that if you got the croup, you needed a teaspoon of turpentine with sugar. Yuck! I try to steer clear of fire, even to this day. *lol*<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683064637626718318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-75751907656852315542013-01-14T07:44:59.298-08:002013-01-14T07:44:59.298-08:00There are a lot of good remedies that were used by...There are a lot of good remedies that were used by the pioneers and Indians that are just as effective today. Fun post!Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-84570552137662455462013-01-14T07:25:57.366-08:002013-01-14T07:25:57.366-08:00Lyn, there were some new to me in your post. I hav...Lyn, there were some new to me in your post. I have a number of old medicine books, but haven't consulted them regarding a cold. Thanks for sharing. Hope you're feeling better!Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.com