Home Remedies

Today I have a rotten cold. Although I take twenty-first century medicine, I still like reading about the folk remedies of Texas. Some of the more uncommon cures for the common cold I have seen are found in a 1970 book by John Q. Anderson. These cold remedies include snorting borax, putting a sliced onion on the windowsill, drinking a spoonful of coal oil before bed, and wearing garlic around one's neck. I do not have a lot of confidence in these remedies, but they are fun to discuss.