Marie.....I've heard of "pica" also, but don't know much about it. The eldest of my three sons used to like to eat Milk Bone dog biscuits. I've heard of a lot of adults still liking them. They smell good anyway. Dot.....Wow, that is an unusual habit....don't blame her for locking the closets. I remember hearing kids say they used to eat dirt when I was growing up. Think I'll stick to Vicks. LOL! Mamie ----- Original Message ----- From: Dorothy Borne <dotbnj@earthlink.net> To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [NJ-Memories] Vicks > Mamie, > My sis/law's dau used to go into the closet and chew on anything rayon > or taffeta that was hanging there. She also ate cigarette ashes. Sis/law > was furious and had to put locks on the doors to the closets. > Dot > ooo---This Email Scanned for Virus---ooo > by > ooo--- Norton Anti-Virus---ooo > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <PalmaG72@aol.com> > To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 6:06 AM > Subject: [NJ-Memories] Vicks > > > > Mamie - I used to taste the Vicks also - Mom didn't know it - but when I > was > > a kid I chewed a maple wood chair and also ate paper -when I reached > > adulthood I read that this habit is called pica and something is lacking > in > > your body system -mom would say it was my brain LOL -------Marie G > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >