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Coughs, Earaches & Sore Throats: Natural Remedies that Work! -simple natural home remedies for three of the most common childhood complaints, free from Homeschool Freebie of the Day, today only.

Mother’s Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada -downloadable e-book, originally published in 1910. From ManyBooks.net.

Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure -by Dr. William Thomas Fernie, first published in 1895. E-book download from Project Gutenberg.

Websites About Home Remedies and Folk Medicine

Old Cures

Old Time Remedies

Forgotten Medical Cures: Out of the Past

Old West Legends: Old Time Cures & Remedies

Sedona Historical Society: Old Time Remedies for People & Animals

West Virginia Historical Society Quarterly: Folk Medicine by Peggy S. Fisher

UCLA Online Archive of American Folk Medicine

Folk Medicine in Hispanics in the Southwestern United States

The International Home Remedies Project

Lithuanian Folk Medicine

Midwives and Maternity Care in the Roman World

Ozarkian and Haitian Folk Medicine

Folk Medicine: Amish and Swiss-Pennsylvania German

Native American Healing Remedies and Folklore

The Vinegar Website

Great Uses for Vinegar

Old Time Cleaning Remedies

Home Remedies In The News

St. Petersburg Times: Old Time Remedies Work Best

Tried and True Home Remedies: CBS News Video

ABC News: Ethnic Home Remedies That Really Work

Old-Time Mosquito Remedy May Work Against Ticks, Too

Some Of Our Old Family Remedies

My grandfather used whiskey on on our gums when we were teething as babies.

I can remember my momma giving us lemon and honey tea for sore throats and we had a black salve for drawing out splinters.

My momma-in-law used catnip tea to calm babies, mullein tea for coughs and kerosene to repel chiggers.

My husband pours kerosene on wounds (ouch!).

Some Home Remedies I Use

• vinegar on burns (not broken skin)
• aloe for burns
• garlic/mullein oil for clogged ears/earaches
• an eyewash of eyebright or goldenseal tea for styes/pinkeye
• mullein for coughs/bronchitis
• homemade chicken soup for colds
• honey for: sore throats,coughs, infected cuts and scrapes
• witch hazel for skin conditions/to reduce swelling and redness (excellent for your face)
• comfrey (as a poultice or salve) for cuts/bruises/broken bones/skin cancer
• wild violet leaves (poultice) for skin conditions
• sage/thyme/mullein/chamomile/peppermint/lemon balm/ginger/garlic/cayenne tea for colds and the flu (some or all)
• ginger for upset stomach
• licorice root for stomach upset/ulcers
• cayenne/garlic for sinus problems
• jewelweed (wild touch-me-not) for poison ivy (washing immediately in COLD spring water also works)
• moistened tobacco on insect bites and stings
• salt pork or bacon fat to draw out splinters
• onion poultice for boils
• mountain mint/mosquito plant to repel bugs (rubbed on skin and clothes)
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Please note:  I am not a doctor and this is not intended to be medical advice.

Denese

Tags: free e-books, health, herbs, home remedies

Free Classic Hymn

Discovery House Publishers is offering a free mp3 download of “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross“, a magnificent arrangement featuring full orchestra and choir, from the new, 2-CD collection “Classic Songs of the Hymnal“.

Denese

Tags: free audio, hymns, music

Here are some lovely free resources for Christian womanhood and raising Godly daughters.

High School Curriculum Sampler

FAR ABOVE RUBIES High School Study sampler -Free 78 page sampler of Far Above Rubies four year curriculum, including a complete, ready-to-use unit study, from Homeschool Freebie of the Day.
Far Above Rubies is a full unit study curriculum for Jr. High and high school aged young ladies (ages 12-13 through high school) based on Proverbs 31: 10-31, and is designed to cover all subjects for a complete high school education, including many suggestions for expanding into specialized areas of interest. The primary goal of this curriculum is to help Christian young ladies develop their character and abilities for useful service to the Lord within the family setting.

Character and Cooking

Free E-books from Girlhood Home Companion -”Step by Step Mini-Chocolate Chip Scones” and “The Beauty of Gentleness Bible Study” are two complimentary e-books from The Girlhood Home Companion.
The Girlhood Home Companion is a guide, magazine, and study in character all rolled into one publication and encourages young ladies (ages 10-18) how to enjoy their precious girlhood years while walking closely with the Lord and developing a deeper relationship with Him.

Beautiful Girlhood

Beautiful Girlhood -free e-book of the classic by Mabel Hale, from Gooogle Book Search.
Published in 1922, this timeless book offers practical wisdom on the issues that every girl faces…from a biblical perspective.

Beautiful Girlhood Audio -free LibriVox recording of Beautiful Girlhood by Mabel Hale.

Whatever Lovely Sample Issue

Whatever Lovely Sample Issue -free sample issue of Whatever Lovely, an online magazine for women who enjoy pleasant things, from Currclick.

Modesty

What is modesty? Does modesty matter? What does the Bible say about modesty?

Welcome to the Wardrobe -very good online study on modesty, from Godly Girlhood.

Denese

Tags: being a lady, children, free e-books, girls

Have you or anyone you know had the stomach flu lately? It might not be the flu!

A couple weeks ago, my 7 year old son, Daniel, came down with what we thought was a stomach virus, two days after a family get-together. He had stomach cramps, fever and the runs.
It took him a week to get over it!

Last night I found out there has been a Salmonella outbreak in 42 states, since October!

Salmonella outbreak spreads to 42 states, CDC says

The symptoms are exactly what Daniel had.

I thought I’d pass this on in case you’re like us and haven’t heard about it from your local news.

HT to SGPolitics on Twitter.

Denese

Tags: health, News