Here's a remedy my mother used to cure my older sister who was born during the flu epidemic of 1918-19. Baby was born with the flu. She had struggled for about six weeks. One day Mama took the baby to her own mother's house. A lady was visiting, heard the strong rattle when the baby breathed. She told Mama when she dressed the baby for bed that night to rub her back, chest, and feet with a mixture of coal oil, turpentine, and hog's lard, then wrap her in warm flannel. Mama did just that. The following morning the baby's breathing was normal. (I found that one hard to believe, but if my mother said it was so, it was so!) She also believed in astrological signs. Wouldn't let me have a wisdom tooth pulled one time because the signs were in the head. She was afraid I would have excessive bleeding. By chance, we had a heavy snow and I had to postpone my dental appointment. Never found out if her beliefs were true. Does anyone recall the "seventh son of the seventh son"? I can't remember how it goes. Pat