Old cures of ailments

[trastrick 866]

hiya in my younger days a sore throat, wrap a sweaty sock around your throat,chesty cough,a rub down with potted meight. ha ha

 

Feed/starve a fever and starve/feed a cold, always seemed to work.

 

Of, course we had the magic bullets too, Codein, Beechams, Bi-carb and Andrews.

[lectrolove 10]

Holding your breath for a minute to stop hiccups

 

While holding your arms above your head I've done this all my life and it never fails in spite of my family's mocking.

[willybite 10]

In fact our tutor Mary Peddle (1916-1997), bless her, was strictly teetotal. Here she is in the middle of the group photo. I'm easy to spot.

 

I wonder did you remember a blako yates as he delivered me in 1938, or if you heard of him at city general.

[hillsbro 32]

Hi willybite - yes, Dr Yates was very highly spoken of by the older members of staff. He had retired by the time I was there but Dr K.J.G. Milne (consultant geriatrician - an Old Edwardian like me ) told me that there was no finer doctor than Blaco Yates. No doubt he would have had an effective remedy for all the ailments mentioned in this thread.

[stpetre 12]

In fact our tutor Mary Peddle (1916-1997), bless her, was strictly teetotal. Here she is in the middle of the group photo. I'm easy to spot.

 

I spotted you straight away Mr.H. the one without a hat and wearing an England or Real Madrid football shirt.

 

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Hi willybite - yes, Dr Yates was very highly spoken of by the older members of staff. He had retired by the time I was there but Dr K.J.G. Milne (consultant geriatrician - an Old Edwardian like me ) told me that there was no finer doctor than Blaco Yates. No doubt he would have had an effective remedy for all the ailments mentioned in this thread.

 

Was that Doctor, Blaco Yates once a director of Sheffield United ?

[Jim Hardie 527]

Was that Doctor, Blaco Yates once a director of Sheffield United ?

 

He was chairman. In the days before the abolition of the maximum wage he promised the players 'something for a rainy day' if they achieved promotion. Promotion was duly won and on the last day of the season each player was presented with a raincoat.

That's a true story. It's in Alan Hodgkinson's autobiography.

[stpetre 12]

He was chairman. In the days before the abolition of the maximum wage he promised the players 'something for a rainy day' if they achieved promotion. Promotion was duly won and on the last day of the season each player was presented with a raincoat.

That's a true story. It's in Alan Hodgkinson's autobiography.

 

Yes Jim I read 'Hodgy's' really good book, and team mate Joe Shaw said he took his (Mac) home put it in the wardrobe and never wore it !

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[ilone29 10]

That seems to be helpful

[sweetdexter 10]

A horse hair wrapped around a wart to remove it

I had a wart on the back of my hand and I seem to remember trying to get a hair from the tail of Mr Dickson' s horse

The wart did disappear ,I Don't know if the hair had anything to do with it.

I guess it kind of garrotted ( if that's the word ) the wart

[cookingfat50 10]

any old cures for baldness if there is I would be a millionaire over night.

 

if you find one let me know, I like my father and grandfather lost my hair in my early 40s just got a ring round the edges now. tried shaving the lot off but got to cold in bad weather. I would give owt to grow it back. i can't afford to do what wayne rooney did money can buy you anything

[TORONTONY 10]

hiya in my younger days a sore throat, wrap a sweaty sock around your throat,chesty cough,a rub down with potted meight. ha ha I also had the earwax cure of peroxide, also soak the feet in salt water.

 

Potted meight? I always thought of that as summat to eight lol ( 7.45 )

[willybite 10]

I spotted you straight away Mr.H. the one without a hat and wearing an England or Real Madrid football shirt.

 

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Was that Doctor, Blaco Yates once a director of Sheffield United ?

 

hiya yes i think he was he delivered me by a section and mum alway told me he had thee biggest hands she had ever seen.