Tsana, When I was about 7 or 8 yr old, I had a wart come up on my hand. My Granny, gave me a penny (I think it was a penny, might have been a dime) to buy it from me. She laid the coin on my wart and then handed it to me and told me I had to spend it, which I promptly did, for probably some gum or something. The wart went away and I have a little scar where it used to be, to this day. A couple of years ago, my son had a wart come up on his head, just behind his hairline. I bought it from him, and then after a couple of days I asked him how MY wart was, I looked at it and it was smaller. In less than two weeks the wart was gone. My husband had a place on his collarbone for a couple of years, it looked like a cross between a wart and a mole but almost as big around as a quarter. He asked the doctor about it and they did a biopsy, and told him it was nothing to worry about, just keep an eye on it. So, I bought it from him about 6 mo. or so ago. A couple of months ago, he was shaving without a shirt on and noticed in the mirror that it was gone and yelled for me to come look. He said, "look at this", and I said "look at what?" and he smiled and said "exactly, YOUR wart is gone" My daughter has a wart on her knee that I've bought twice that refuses to go away. I'm not sure if it's because she doesn't think it will or what, I guess I have to convince her it's mine and she can't have it anymore. I haven't checked lately, but I'll check tomorrow and see if she still has it. I just wondered if this was something that my Granny taught me that might be Chahta in origin. I'll ask her when I get the chance, although I'm sure she'll say "I don't know where I learned it, it just works" LOL Shelley

I got a couple I'll sell ya... :) B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Choctaw" <choctaw@bscn.com> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 2:29 AM Subject: [CHAHTA] Re: buying warts > Tsana, > When I was about 7 or 8 yr old, I had a wart come up on my hand. My > Granny, gave me a penny (I think it was a penny, might have been a dime) to > buy it from me. She laid the coin on my wart and then handed it to me and > told me I had to spend it, which I promptly did, for probably some gum or > something. The wart went away and I have a little scar where it used to be, > to this day. > A couple of years ago, my son had a wart come up on his head, just > behind his hairline. I bought it from him, and then after a couple of days > I asked him how MY wart was, I looked at it and it was smaller. In less > than two weeks the wart was gone. > My husband had a place on his collarbone for a couple of years, it > looked like a cross between a wart and a mole but almost as big around as a > quarter. He asked the doctor about it and they did a biopsy, and told him it > was nothing to worry about, just keep an eye on it. So, I bought it from > him about 6 mo. or so ago. A couple of months ago, he was shaving without a > shirt on and noticed in the mirror that it was gone and yelled for me to > come look. He said, "look at this", and I said "look at what?" and he > smiled and said "exactly, YOUR wart is gone" > My daughter has a wart on her knee that I've bought twice that refuses > to go away. I'm not sure if it's because she doesn't think it will or what, > I guess I have to convince her it's mine and she can't have it anymore. I > haven't checked lately, but I'll check tomorrow and see if she still has it. > I just wondered if this was something that my Granny taught me that > might be Chahta in origin. I'll ask her when I get the chance, although I'm > sure she'll say "I don't know where I learned it, it just works" LOL > Shelley > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > Choctaw Home Page: > http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/ >

My Choctaw grandmother used to do something with a knife and a telephone pole (don't laugh, I'm serious!) for warts. I can't remember what the exact ritual was. It had something to do with the creosote that telephone poles are soaked in, and of course it ALWAYS worked. And I remember she used to tell me that you had to BELIEVE it would work for it to work. I now know the reason it always worked is because warts are caused by viruses, and are temporary lesions. They will always go away if given enought time. dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: Choctaw <choctaw@bscn.com> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 2:29 AM Subject: [CHAHTA] Re: buying warts > Tsana, > When I was about 7 or 8 yr old, I had a wart come up on my hand. My > Granny, gave me a penny (I think it was a penny, might have been a dime) to > buy it from me. She laid the coin on my wart and then handed it to me and > told me I had to spend it, which I promptly did, for probably some gum or > something. The wart went away and I have a little scar where it used to be, > to this day. > A couple of years ago, my son had a wart come up on his head, just > behind his hairline. I bought it from him, and then after a couple of days > I asked him how MY wart was, I looked at it and it was smaller. In less > than two weeks the wart was gone. > My husband had a place on his collarbone for a couple of years, it > looked like a cross between a wart and a mole but almost as big around as a > quarter. He asked the doctor about it and they did a biopsy, and told him it > was nothing to worry about, just keep an eye on it. So, I bought it from > him about 6 mo. or so ago. A couple of months ago, he was shaving without a > shirt on and noticed in the mirror that it was gone and yelled for me to > come look. He said, "look at this", and I said "look at what?" and he > smiled and said "exactly, YOUR wart is gone" > My daughter has a wart on her knee that I've bought twice that refuses > to go away. I'm not sure if it's because she doesn't think it will or what, > I guess I have to convince her it's mine and she can't have it anymore. I > haven't checked lately, but I'll check tomorrow and see if she still has it. > I just wondered if this was something that my Granny taught me that > might be Chahta in origin. I'll ask her when I get the chance, although I'm > sure she'll say "I don't know where I learned it, it just works" LOL > Shelley > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > Choctaw Home Page: > http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/ >

Well, Dusty, how much time do I have to give it? I've had one now for over 10 years! Several doctors have tried several things to remove it (chemicals, cutting out, freezing it) and it always comes back. It never gets any bigger or smaller, just is always there. They've diagnosed it as a wart. I don't know - I think I'll try to auction it to the highest bidder! LOL! Take care ya'll - I'm going to sell my wart! Not making fun - I'm serious! Tsana ----- Original Message ----- From: Dusty <dustyc@microgear.net> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Re: buying warts > My Choctaw grandmother used to do something with a knife and a telephone > pole (don't laugh, I'm serious!) for warts. I can't remember what the > exact ritual was. It had something to do with the creosote that telephone > poles are soaked in, and of course it ALWAYS worked. And I remember she > used to tell me that you had to BELIEVE it would work for it to work. > > I now know the reason it always worked is because warts are caused by > viruses, and are temporary lesions. They will always go away if given > enought time. > > dusty > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Choctaw <choctaw@bscn.com> > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 2:29 AM > Subject: [CHAHTA] Re: buying warts > > > > Tsana, > > When I was about 7 or 8 yr old, I had a wart come up on my hand. My > > Granny, gave me a penny (I think it was a penny, might have been a dime) > to > > buy it from me. She laid the coin on my wart and then handed it to me and > > told me I had to spend it, which I promptly did, for probably some gum or > > something. The wart went away and I have a little scar where it used to > be, > > to this day. > > A couple of years ago, my son had a wart come up on his head, just > > behind his hairline. I bought it from him, and then after a couple of > days > > I asked him how MY wart was, I looked at it and it was smaller. In less > > than two weeks the wart was gone. > > My husband had a place on his collarbone for a couple of years, it > > looked like a cross between a wart and a mole but almost as big around as > a > > quarter. He asked the doctor about it and they did a biopsy, and told him > it > > was nothing to worry about, just keep an eye on it. So, I bought it from > > him about 6 mo. or so ago. A couple of months ago, he was shaving without > a > > shirt on and noticed in the mirror that it was gone and yelled for me to > > come look. He said, "look at this", and I said "look at what?" and he > > smiled and said "exactly, YOUR wart is gone" > > My daughter has a wart on her knee that I've bought twice that refuses > > to go away. I'm not sure if it's because she doesn't think it will or > what, > > I guess I have to convince her it's mine and she can't have it anymore. I > > haven't checked lately, but I'll check tomorrow and see if she still has > it. > > I just wondered if this was something that my Granny taught me that > > might be Chahta in origin. I'll ask her when I get the chance, although > I'm > > sure she'll say "I don't know where I learned it, it just works" LOL > > Shelley > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > Choctaw Home Page: > > http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/ > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L genealogy mail list: > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com