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> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here, before I have to
>> go
>> back to bed. Can't sleep, but don't have the energy to do anything else,
>> either -- not even read. (And that just kills me.) So I've been
>> flashing
>> back to little home remedies from growing up in the 1950s...
>>
>> I think sometimes Mom would give me small amounts of what I remember as a
>> weak solution of sugar in water. Ever heard of that?
>>
>> Burnt Toast: I distinctly remember Mom burning a slice of toast and
>> scraping the ashes into a glass of water. I guess this was to settle a
>> stomach (the charcoal or whateveer) -- probably more from acid upset than
>> from feeling urpy.
>>
>> Liquid Jell-O. I guess that was a variant on sugar water; it's not like
>> there was sugar-free Jell-0 in 1953.
>>
> >
> Sorry you're feeling poorly; is it some kind of flu? I had a bout of that
> at Christmas and spent Christmas Day in bed with a fever of 102 --
> such fun!
>
> When we were little, for nausea, Mom used to give us flat gingerale, and
> if that stayed put, a half orange to suck on. The flat gingerale may very
> well be an analogue of your mom's sugar water remedy. For chest colds,
> Vicks Vaporub on the back and chest.

The only good thing for fever is Tachipirina (I don't know if you know it)it
makes you sweat and decrease fever. For atony, the better cure is work a lot
and to get tired.
Cheers
Pandora