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    Old Wive's Tale?

    OK, lot's of things get passed around on the internet (some absolutely ludicrous) but this one can do no harm, so I thought I would share it. And besides, I LOVE onions, and garlic, and have them with most meals. Just a thought!

    Something to think about



    Worth trying, since they are available already in our kitchen"

    In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor that visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu. Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it and many died.

    The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise, everyone was very healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was different the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the home, (probably only three rooms or less back then).

    The doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions and place it under the microscope. She gave him one and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion. It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family healthy.

    Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in Arizona. She said that several years ago many of her employees were coming down with the flu and so were many of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls with onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got sick. It must work...(And no, she is not in the onion business.)

    The moral of the story is, buy some onions and place them in bowls around your home. If you work at a desk, place one or two in your office or under your desk or even on top somewhere. Try it and see what happens. We did it last year and we never got the flu.

    If this helps you and your loved ones from getting sick, all the better. If you do get the flu, it just might be a mild case..

    Whatever, what have you to lose?

    Just a few bucks on onions!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

    Now there is a P. S. to this--- for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues.

    She replied with this most interesting experience about onions:

    "Weldon, thanks for the reminder. I don't know about the farmers story...but, I do know that I contacted pneumonia and needless to say I was very ill...I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion put one end on a fork and then place the forked end into an empty jar...placing the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in the morning from the germs...sure enough it happened just like that... the onion was a mess and I began to feel better.

    Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.
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    Interesting story Rubes. Aaah... if only onions could cure our affliction. I'd take a bath in a tub of them...:-)

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      Wow, I love this story. So the onions are just in their skins? Or do you cut off the end? Let me know, I am trying this. I hate, hate, hate, getting sick.
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        One of my grandmother's cures for just about anything was a bowl of boiled onions in white sauce.

        And you had to eat the whole bowlful - every last scrap - or it wouldn't work. :yuk:
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          redhibiscus;766608 wrote: Wow, I love this story. So the onions are just in their skins? Or do you cut off the end? Let me know, I am trying this. I hate, hate, hate, getting sick.
          Red, apparently one person recommends setting bowls of unpeeled onions around your living spaces (office, etc.) and the other is for when you are sick, the one about the peeled one in a jar with the fork. I'm def gonna try them both; like I said, can't hurt. BTW: I'm NOT going to eat the onions later! :H
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            rubywillow;766663 wrote: Red, apparently one person recommends setting bowls of unpeeled onions around your living spaces (office, etc.) and the other is for when you are sick, the one about the peeled one in a jar with the fork. I'm def gonna try them both; like I said, can't hurt. BTW: I'm NOT going to eat the onions later! :H
            :thanks: :H :H

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