Aunt Dollie’S Remedies and Tips: 175 Years of Home Remedies
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Long before the arrival of the twenty-four-hour pharmacy, folk healers took care of aches, pains, and sniffles with home-grown remedies. Hidden in their kitchens, they had their own bag of tricks used for centuries to treat what ailed them. Growing up, Clementine Holmes Bass learned about many of these home cures from her beloved aunt Dollie, a woman whose wits and wisdom profoundly impacted the authors life. Some of her best days were spent in Aunt Dollies kitchen, laughing and learning about her friends, family, and ancestors. Clementine shares some of her late aunts best advice, as an entertaining look at how things were once done.
Aunt Dollie advocated the use of commonly found ingredients such as sulphur powder, molasses, mustard plasters, onion, and even turpentine. Clementine, however, does not advocate that these remedies be mistaken for actual medical advice. She shares this information more as a humorous glance back at simpler times, not as a handbook for modern injuries and sicknessesand she isnt recommending these techniques for your use. Instead, she offers Dollies extensive collection of recipes, tips, and advice for entertainment, amusement, and historical value.
Alongside Aunt Dollies contributions, Clementine also shares some treasures she learned from her Choctaw ancestors and the senior citizens of Cleveland County, Arkansas. Some of these cures are practicaland others will boggle your mind!
Clementine Holmes Bass
Clementine Bass served as a school administrator for thirty-four years, dedicating her life to nurturing and encouraging children to get an education and contribute to society. Originally from Rison, Arkansas, she attended the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. This is her first published book.
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Aunt Dollie’S Remedies and Tips - Clementine Holmes Bass
Copyright © 2013 by Clementine Holmes Bass.
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The contents of this book do not reflect my views or support. I disclaim any responsibility on my part for the recipes or suggested ingredients for remedies. This book is written only for entertainment and historical value. Neither the author nor iUniverse recommends the use of any remedies or assumes any responsibility if you decide to do so. The repertoires of the cures or remedies are from Rison, Cleveland County, Arkansas, senior citizens and my aunt Dollie Holmes Coleman. I hold myself harmless for any offense caused by these depictions. It is not my intent to malign any ethnicity, company, or organization.
After suggested ingredients for remedies. (Paregoric around 1970) is listed as a controlled substance throughout the United States and Canada and requires a prescription from a physician.
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2013914675
iUniverse rev. date: 09/10/2013
Contents
Preface
The Early Years
Taking Care of the Teeth
Sip Arthritis Away
Pick-Me-Upper
Liniment for Arthritis
Taking Care of Babies and Children
Old-Time Fable, but It Works!
Tiny Babies
Diaper Rash
Bed-Wetting
Teething
Century-Old Cure for Fever
Curing Colic
Head Lice and Red Bugs (Chiggers)
Tapeworms
175 Years of Home Remedies
Pellagra
Asthma
Coughs
Coughs and Sore Throats
Croup
Laryngitis
Tonsillitis
Colds and Congestion
Sore Throat
Diverticulitis
Bleeding
The Eyes
Earache
Stomach Spasms
Hiccups
Scalp
Boils
Warts
Headache
Fish Bone Stuck in the Throat
Heartburn
Monthly Period Pain
Sunburn
Nosebleed
Leg Ache
Chapped Skin
Upset Stomach
Diarrhea
Measles
Bruises
Insect Stings
Swelling and Sprain
Bronchitis
Springtime Tonic
Pains
Lullaby Pill
Itch
Sores
Painkiller
Sores, Boils, Carbuncle, and Staph Infection
Sore with Fever and Infection
Bee Sting or Stepping on a Rusted Nail
Snake Bites
Moles That Bear Watching
Brown Spots on Hands and Face
To Harden Soft Nails
Foot Perspiration and Odor
One-Step Home Remedies
Century-Old Household and Garden Tips
Planting Time
In the Kitchen
Wash Day
Household Aids
This book is dedicated to the second generation
of Ed and Rosie Holmes.
The%20Family%20of%20Ed%20and%20Rosa%20Holmes.jpgPreface
My father would drive down an old, rocky road and then down a trail surrounded by trees and thickets to a gate in an old wooden fence. Beyond the fence was the small white house where Aunt Dollie lived. Aunt Dollie always seemed to be happy; she always had a dip of snuff and a wide grin. I loved listening to her talk. Her house always had an aroma of something in the oven—baked sweet potatoes, cornbread, cookies, or a cake. I recall being congested with a very bad cold. Aunt Dollie had the cure: cow chip tea. Following her directions, my mother started to boil the ingredients. The aroma was so pungent it made me sick, so I went to bed and pretended to be asleep. Nevertheless, I was soon called to the kitchen and instructed to drink the concoction. I cried, but it did not matter. Aunt Dollie told me to hold my nose and drink, so I did. I must say that I felt better almost immediately. This was one of many times Aunt Dollie cured my ills. She said that it did not make sense to buy something when she knew a remedy she could make herself. After finishing high school, I attended the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff,