Jennie T. write a book on all the cures you can remember... I know a potato is good for a lot of things BUT tell a Dr. that... When my stomach starts to get up set I can take a potato or raw cabbage with a little salt and it helps... cAROL IN kY. ----- Original Message ----- From: <askgranny@juno.com> To: <SOUTHERN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 1:18 AM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] A mosquito did THAT? > > Yep...that little black eye I'm sportin' is thanks to a mosquito bite in > just the right place....I was reading in bed when one of hubby's 'pets' > he let in the house began buzzing around my head and I kept trying to > shoo it away from my temple...When I went to the bathroom later I thought > there was a dirt smear by the outer edge of my right eye..Rubbing it , > etc. didn't make it go away, but DID make it hurt. I put Neo-sporin on it > and forgot about it...Next time I looked in the mirror blood had run > under the skin and I had a 'black eye !' Chiropractor said theres a > certain blood vessel right there and the mosquito must have nailed > it....The blood thinner I take to keep my heart happy did the rest.... > > Hubby called upon his 'vast' store of home remedy knowledge and advised a > grated potato poultice...[wrapped up grated raw Irish potato on a square > of gauze. ] I held it on my eye till I go tired of it and I think it > helped some...Hubby said it looked a lot better, but then he would, > wouldn't he ? It was HIS home remedy ! It's no worse today and makes a > darn good conversation piece...after all, how many people do you know who > ever got a black eye from a mosquito ? Even Texas 'skeeters' don't > usually pack that much of a punch ! Jeannie T > ____________________________________________________________ > Click for free info on online masters degrees and make up to $150K/ year > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nNjc8xjoASpzJNQCWZ6o9OFBj6WwvzLEyqP3ymMMWW7kI8y/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

hmmmmmm....... well, that's a better excuse than the old " I ran into a door "..... too bad I didn't think of the "skeeter bit me in the eyeball" when I was married to my EX.... and I'm really surprised that He didn't think of it!!! J.t..... hope your eyeball gets better soon.....maybe you just needed some salt on that tater!!! paulette in sw fla usa...... On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 4:00 AM, carol hall <lola5341@setel.com> wrote: > Jennie T. > write a book on all the cures you can remember... > I know a potato is good for a lot of things BUT tell a Dr. that... > When my stomach starts to get up set I can take a potato or raw cabbage > with > a little salt and it helps... > cAROL IN kY. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <askgranny@juno.com> > To: <SOUTHERN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 1:18 AM > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] A mosquito did THAT? > > > > > > Yep...that little black eye I'm sportin' is thanks to a mosquito bite in > > just the right place....I was reading in bed when one of hubby's 'pets' > > he let in the house began buzzing around my head and I kept trying to > > shoo it away from my temple...When I went to the bathroom later I thought > > there was a dirt smear by the outer edge of my right eye..Rubbing it , > > etc. didn't make it go away, but DID make it hurt. I put Neo-sporin on it > > and forgot about it...Next time I looked in the mirror blood had run > > under the skin and I had a 'black eye !' Chiropractor said theres a > > certain blood vessel right there and the mosquito must have nailed > > it....The blood thinner I take to keep my heart happy did the rest.... > > > > Hubby called upon his 'vast' store of home remedy knowledge and advised a > > grated potato poultice...[wrapped up grated raw Irish potato on a square > > of gauze. ] I held it on my eye till I go tired of it and I think it > > helped some...Hubby said it looked a lot better, but then he would, > > wouldn't he ? It was HIS home remedy ! It's no worse today and makes a > > darn good conversation piece...after all, how many people do you know who > > ever got a black eye from a mosquito ? Even Texas 'skeeters' don't > > usually pack that much of a punch ! Jeannie T > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Click for free info on online masters degrees and make up to $150K/ year > > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nNjc8xjoASpzJNQCWZ6o9OFBj6WwvzLEyqP3ymMMWW7kI8y/ > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >