Some of us survived...........

[graciegirl]

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.

Very LARGE Smallpox vaccinations.

Blue light on our heads in grade school, a class at a time to look for ringworm.

Terrible earaches.

Friends and or family who died or who were permanently disabled by polio.

Radiation therapy for enlarged tonsils.

Having a family member blow cigarette smoke in your ear as treatment for earache.

Croup. Asthma, Coughing for months with no known treatment.

Visits by the doctor to our home where they gave your parents a small envelope with pills and told them to feed us "tea and toast" for a few days.

Signs on our front windows warning of contagious disease within that quarantined the home.

Did I think of everything?

[dewilson58]

Spankings..................ahhhhhhhhhhhh the good old days

[Barefoot]

When I had a cough, my grandmother would put Vicks Vapour Rub on my chest with a paper bag over it.
I wonder if the paper bag had healing qualities ... perhaps she just didn't want me to mess up my pajamas.
Anyway, it was very comforting. I miss my Nana -- Grandparents are great are offering unconditional love.

[dbussone]

When I had a cough, my grandmother would put Vicks Vapour Rub on my chest with a paper bag over it.
I wonder if the paper bag had healing qualities ... perhaps she just didn't want me to mess up my pajamas.
Anyway, it was very comforting. I miss my Nana -- Grandparents are great are offering unconditional love.

At last the paper bag would disintegrate and become part of nature after awhile...now if she had used plastic...

I sure agree with you about grandparents.

[jsnj33]

A shoe store would XRAY kids feet in the store to offer visual proof to the parents that the shoes fit well.

Also, playing outside and the DDT truck passing by while spraying for mosquitos.

[l2ridehd]

And being allowed to climb trees and build a tree house.

BB guns, even had a single shot 22 at 12

Milking cows at 5:00 AM and cleaning the stalls before school.

And having whipped cream on everything.

45 minute ride on the school bus to high school

Actually having to kill and pluck the chickens for dinner

And oh yes, the older girls up the street that taught me all kinds of neat things. :icon_twisted:

And our local doctor also did house calls and had the little paper envelopes with the pills.

Cod liver oil

All these and yet somehow we grew up healthy

[DruannB]

Getting my mouth washed out with soap because I said a bad word. Notice I didn't even type the word now. Lesson learned.

[villagerjack]

Enemas

[villagerjack]

Making own margarine, Ration Stamps. Ice Boxes. 5 story walk up apartment. 10 cent weekly allowance. Stickball in the street.

[RickeyD]

...

[RickeyD]

...

[dewilson58]

When I had a cough, my grandmother would put Vicks Vapour Rub on my chest with a paper bag over it.
I wonder if the paper bag had healing qualities ... perhaps she just didn't want me to mess up my pajamas.
Anyway, it was very comforting. I miss my Nana -- Grandparents are great are offering unconditional love.

Same here, but the paper bag was put over my head.............one ugly baby!!

:cryin2:

[tomwed]

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.

Very LARGE Smallpox vaccinations.

Blue light on our heads in grade school, a class at a time to look for ringworm.

Terrible earaches.

Friends and or family who died or who were permanently disabled by polio.

Radiation therapy for enlarged tonsils.

Having a family member blow cigarette smoke in your ear as treatment for earache.

Croup. Asthma, Coughing for months with no known treatment.

Visits by the doctor to our home where they gave your parents a small envelope with pills and told them to feed us "tea and toast" for a few days.

Signs on our front windows warning of contagious disease within that quarantined the home.

Did I think of everything?

Johnson's Baby Oil [AKA suntan lotion]

[Jaggy]

Fire SIren rang in town every night at 6pm, and that was the sign for me to hurry home for dinner, no matter where I roamed.. Ahhh... roaming the streets , woods, creeks , etc without any worries..

[dbussone]

Johnson's Baby Oil [AKA suntan lotion]


We even added iodine to the baby oil. Makes you tan faster.

[OBXNana]

Riding in the back of a pick up truck

Eating school lunches that wouldn't pass todays standards

Running after the ice cream truck for a special treat (nobody counted calories, we ran it off)

Just playing without being shuffled from activity to activity

Walking to a friends house at the age of 8 without the police calling my parents

Not complaining about the heat. Nobody we knew had air conditioning

Survived with one bathroom in the house

[Cisco Kid]

This is why no one ever smiled in old photos.

[manaboutown]

I survived riding and wrecking bikes without wearing a helmet, riding and having (one serious) accidents in cars with no seat belts, red measles, mumps, chicken pox, boils and a huge carbuncle before penicillin, corporal punishment, white bread containing lots of gluten, jello, liver, braunschweiger, liverwurst, boloney, Velveeta, drinking whole milk...

[Cisco Kid]

I survived growing up with nine siblings.

[dbussone]

I survived growing up with nine siblings.

I had three, not counting pets.

[Laurie2]

Duck and Cover

[tomwed]

Cherry Bumps
[that's what they called it when you were on the high end of a see saw and somebody jumped off the low end so you would smash downward]
On the swings we had contests to see who could land the furthest jumping off the swing.

[tomwed]

Johnny Johnny Buck Buck
Someone would stand against a wall. The first kid would bend over and hold their waist. Other kids would do the same to form a chain. On the other team each kid would take turns running as fast as they could to jump as high as they could and land on someones back as hard as they could.

[CFrance]

When I had a cough, my grandmother would put Vicks Vapour Rub on my chest with a paper bag over it.
I wonder if the paper bag had healing qualities ... perhaps she just didn't want me to mess up my pajamas.
Anyway, it was very comforting. I miss my Nana -- Grandparents are great are offering unconditional love.
When I had a cold and couldn't breathe, my mother would slather cotton wads with Vicks and shove them up my nostrils. Making an already unbreathable situation even worse.:icon_twisted: To this day I can't stand the smell of Vicks!

I think the paper bag was probably to keep the Vicks from getting on your jammies, Bare.

Gracie, you forgot spoonfuls of Milk of Magnesia GAG!!!!

[Barefoot]

Making own margarine, Ration Stamps. Ice Boxes. 5 story walk up apartment. 10 cent weekly allowance. Stickball in the street.

Remember the white margarine in a bag that you mixed to make it yellow?

Johnson's Baby Oil [AKA suntan lotion]

We even added iodine to the baby oil. Makes you tan faster.

Instant self tanner! We could have made a million on Shark Tank.

[tomwed]

Witch Hazel fixed everything external. St. Josephs fixed everything internal. Pastina with an egg stirred in and cooked kept you full until your appetite returned.

[dbussone]

Smith Brothers cough drops. Always kept a box on hand.

[CFrance]

Smith Brothers cough drops. Always kept a box on hand.
Cherry vs licorice.

Iodine (ouch!) Mercurochrome (ahhhh...)

Oh.. playing with the mercury from the broken thermometer.

[blueash]

You all know despite the light tone of all of this, that there are people who are not here today because they didn't wear a bike helmet, or a seat belt, or have adequate supervision, or got Vicks when they really had Pertussis or got Reye's syndrome from baby aspirin. So yes, those of us who survived were lucky but I like to believe that maybe some of the newer safety concerns have actually saved some children.

[chuckinca]

Grandma's phone #: two longs and a short.

Practice air raids - all cars off the roads.

2 cent bottles of white or chocolate milk for school recess.

Riding on the buses all day all over Chicago with 7 YO friends.

2 cent days at Riverview Amusement Park
Riverview amusement park photos - Chicago Tribune (http://www.chicagotribune.com/photos/chi-080714-riverview-photogallery-photogallery.html)

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[dbussone]

Grandma's phone #: two longs and a short.

Practice air raids - all cars off the roads.

2 cent bottles of white or chocolate milk for school recess.

Riding on the buses all day all over Chicago with 7 YO friends.

2 cent days at Riverview Amusement Park
Riverview amusement park photos - Chicago Tribune (http://www.chicagotribune.com/photos/chi-080714-riverview-photogallery-photogallery.html)

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Oh. Wow! That brings back a not so good memory. The Cuban Missile Crisis - duck and cover!

[tomwed]

You all know despite the light tone of all of this, that there are people who are not here today because they didn't wear a bike helmet, or a seat belt, or have adequate supervision, or got Vicks when they really had Pertussis or got Reye's syndrome from baby aspirin. So yes, those of us who survived were lucky but I like to believe that maybe some of the newer safety concerns have actually saved some children.
I agree with you entirely. I cringe when I think how we lived and try not to blame anyone or feel guilty. My parents did better than their parents and I did better for my children. Somehow it is a little fun to reminisce.

[chuckinca]

Oh. Wow! That brings back a not so good memory. The Cuban Missile Crisis - duck and cover!

In 1962, after HS graduation and a summer of fun fun fun, I drove my 60 something grandparents from Chicago to Bradenton to their new Florida winter retirement home. New 2 bdr, 1 bath, 1 car garage with a screen enclosed Florida Room on a 4k SF lot $5,200 - in the then mostly retirement community of Bayshore Gardens; very nice compared to Chi Town south side.

I got a job in Publix bagging groceries. When the missile crisis erupted, people bought out the store in case they had to relocate to the everglades.

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[Big O]

I survived SPAM! I don't know how.

[Fraugoofy]

Party line for the phones

[Buckeyephan]

Party lines and limited phone call plans. Kept a notepad to mark off how many calls we made so far that month. If a relative had unlimited calls, we'd ring twice and hang up. Then she'd call us back.

[LI SNOWBIRD]

Enemas



A regular dose of cod liver oil--or as my parents would say.. a physic

[graciegirl]

A regular dose of cod liver oil--or as my parents would say.. a physic

Haven't heard that word in a long time. lol.

[LI SNOWBIRD]

You all know despite the light tone of all of this, that there are people who are not here today because they didn't wear a bike helmet, or a seat belt, or have adequate supervision, or got Vicks when they really had Pertussis or got Reye's syndrome from baby aspirin. So yes, those of us who survived were lucky but I like to believe that maybe some of the newer safety concerns have actually saved some children.

Hmm kinda harshing the fun--and yes. we do know

[Villages PL]

I survived a tonsillectomy that was totally unnecessary. My parents told me I needed it because it was recommended by the medical community and everyone was doing it. In other words, they didn't stop to think for themselves, they just went along with the crowd.

Their parents (my grandparents) didn't get tonsillectomies and my parents didn't get tonsillectomies and they all did just fine. My aunts and uncles didn't get tonsillectomies and they did just fine too.

I don't mean to make too much of this one episode. Yes, I survived it, but I hope I learned something from it too. In the future I hope to think for myself and do better than just go along with the crowd.

[graciegirl]

Hmm kinda harshing the fun--and yes. we do know


Smart person, you.

[Shimpy]

I survived a tonsillectomy that was totally unnecessary. My parents told me I needed it because it was recommended by the medical community and everyone was doing it. In other words, they didn't stop to think for themselves, they just went along with the crowd.

Their parents (my grandparents) didn't get tonsillectomies and my parents didn't get tonsillectomies and they all did just fine. My aunts and uncles didn't get tonsillectomies and they did just fine too.

I don't mean to make too much of this one episode. Yes, I survived it, but I hope I learned something from it too. In the future I hope to think for myself and do better than just go along with the crowd.

After having my operation the doctor showed me my tonsils in a jar and one was pink and the other black........That ended my yearly episodes of tonsillitis. Sometimes it WAS necessary.

[Villages PL]

After having my operation the doctor showed me my tonsils in a jar and one was pink and the other black........That ended my yearly episodes of tonsillitis. Sometimes it WAS necessary.

I agree that it's necessary sometimes. My objection is with doing operations routinely whether needed or not.

[Tootsie's Mom]

My mother had to get her tonsils out simply to keep her sister company. BTW,how about the ice man, the rag man,and the produce truck coming down the alley?

[jblum315]

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.

Very LARGE Smallpox vaccinations.

Blue light on our heads in grade school, a class at a time to look for ringworm.

Terrible earaches.

Friends and or family who died or who were permanently disabled by polio.

Radiation therapy for enlarged tonsils.

Having a family member blow cigarette smoke in your ear as treatment for earache.




Croup. Asthma, Coughing for months with no known treatment.

Visits by the doctor to our home where they gave your parents a small envelope with pills and told them to feed us "tea and toast" for a few days.

Signs on our front windows warning of contagious disease within that quarantined the home.

Did I think of everything?

You forgot Xrays to check for shoe fitting

[billethkid]

And there was:

Fear....the good kind.... when you know if you do wrong something will happen to you.

Discipline

Enforcement

Maybe all the above consolidate to respect for rules, laws and authority.

[Bonny]

Hmmm... can't do your business, here's 2 tablespoons of Castoria !!
Listening to people on our party line.
Plowing through friends joined hands when someone on the other side yelled "red rover, red rover" !
Flashlight tag
Catching pollywogs in the creek
Going down in my grandmas basement to burn things in the incinerator
Playing with the hose and actually drinking from it
Having a dime and going to the store for penny candy

[getdul981]

Survived with one bathroom in the house

IN THE HOUSE???? You had it made!!!

[2BNTV]

Making own margarine, Ration Stamps. Ice Boxes. 5 story walk up apartment. 10 cent weekly allowance. Stickball in the street.

Played stickball this morning. We won!!! :D

[TheVillageChicken]

When I had a cough, my grandmother would put Vicks Vapour Rub on my chest with a paper bag over it.
I wonder if the paper bag had healing qualities ... perhaps she just didn't want me to mess up my pajamas.
Anyway, it was very comforting. I miss my Nana -- Grandparents are great are offering unconditional love.

My mother was an RN and owned a glass syringe. She kept penicillin in the fridge, and at the first sign of sniffles, that syringe was in a pot of boiling water on the stove and me and little brother went into hiding.

[TheVillageChicken]

Spankings..................ahhhhhhhhhhhh the good old days

I never got spanked, but I did get whipped with a switch at home and paddled at school.

[graciegirl]

I never got spanked, but I did get whipped with a switch at home and paddled at school.

Well you turned out really NICE.

[TheVillageChicken]

Well you turned out really NICE.

The beatings continue

[Shimpy]

My mother was an RN and owned a glass syringe. She kept penicillin in the fridge, and at the first sign of sniffles, that syringe was in a pot of boiling water on the stove and me and little brother went into hiding.

Those syringes back then used the same needle over and over and became dull and hurt like hell.

[Shimpy]

[QUOTE=Bonny;1051396Having a dime and going to the store for penny candy[/QUOTE]
I always looked forward to summer to get a new pair of sneakers (Keds) and for popsicles to be in season. I'd get money every day to walk up the hill to buy one. On the way up big decisions were made, cherry or rootbeer flavor.

[2BNTV]

This thread reminds of the saying, "the good old days are here and now" :smiley:

[BobandMary]

Paregoric

[graciegirl]

Paregoric


Oh Yes. I forgot about that. And spirits of ipecac?

[CFrance]

Paregoric
Oh, boy, does that bring back memories.

[TheVillageChicken]

This thread reminds of the saying, "the good old days are here and now" :smiley:

Years ago, when my daughter woke her son to prepare for his second day of Kindergarten, he said, "I miss the good old days."

[Villages PL]

I survived Cod-liver oil. When I was a baby, my mother thought Cod-liver oil would be good for me, so she started giving me a teaspoon of it every day. The only thing that saved my life is that I developed a rash around my mouth. When she saw the rash, she stopped giving it to me.

Recently, I read somewhere that Cod-liver oil can kill a baby. I think it has something to do with a baby's small liver not being able to process it, or something like that.

[graciegirl]

A lot of us took Cod Liver Oil and it didn't kill us.

[Shimpy]

[QUOTE=Barefoot;1049743]Remember the white margarine in a bag that you mixed to make it yellow?

Yes. It had a red spot that you squished around until it all became yellow.It was called....Oleo Margarine. Around the middle 40's my mother gave me that job.

[Villages PL]

A lot of us took Cod Liver Oil and it didn't kill us.

A lot of us? Infants? What was the dosage?

[CFrance]

A lot of us took Cod Liver Oil and it didn't kill us.
I think my mother tried that once and decided we smelled like fish. Thankfully, she abandoned the practice.

[CFrance]

[QUOTE=Barefoot;1049743]Remember the white margarine in a bag that you mixed to make it yellow?

Yes. It had a red spot that you squished around until it all became yellow.It was called....Oleo Margarine. Around the middle 40's my mother gave me that job.
My husband remembers that, but I don't. He was middle '40s; I was late '40s.

We had a dog that ate a pound of black-market butter during one of the rationing times, then threw it up in the backyard. Don't remember that either.

[Villager Joyce]

[quote=Shimpy;1052111]
My husband remembers that, but I don't. He was middle '40s; I was late '40s.

We had a dog that ate a pound of black-market butter during one of the rationing times, then threw it up in the backyard. Don't remember that either.

Some things are best not remembered. You have named some perfect examples.

[Barefoot]

[QUOTE=Barefoot;1049743]Remember the white margarine in a bag that you mixed to make it yellow?

Yes. It had a red spot that you squished around until it all became yellow.It was called....Oleo Margarine. Around the middle 40's my mother gave me that job.

Exactly --- my sister and I used to fight for the privilege of squishing the bag of margarine!

[Barefoot]

A lot of us took Cod Liver Oil and it didn't kill us.

We used to get Cod Liver Oil at school -- our whole class, no exceptions!

[Villages PL]

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.

Very LARGE Smallpox vaccinations.

Blue light on our heads in grade school, a class at a time to look for ringworm.

Terrible earaches.

Friends and or family who died or who were permanently disabled by polio.

Radiation therapy for enlarged tonsils.

Having a family member blow cigarette smoke in your ear as treatment for earache.

Croup. Asthma, Coughing for months with no known treatment.

Visits by the doctor to our home where they gave your parents a small envelope with pills and told them to feed us "tea and toast" for a few days.

Signs on our front windows warning of contagious disease within that quarantined the home.

Did I think of everything?

Am I missing something? I don't understand what the point is. Does this come under the heading of "Medical and Health Discussion"? Wouldn't this thread be better suited to the "Non Villages Discussion" board?

Is there an overall point or is it just "rambling and reminiscing"? Is this a thread in search of a purpose?

[Bonny]

Am I missing something? I don't understand what the point is. Does this come under the heading of "Medical and Health Discussion"? Wouldn't this thread be better suited to the "Non Villages Discussion" board?

Is there an overall point or is it just "rambling and reminiscing"? Is this a thread in search of a purpose?
The thread title is "Some Of Us Survived".......... Just looking at the way it was.

[Villages PL]

You all know despite the light tone of all of this, that there are people who are not here today because they didn't wear a bike helmet, or a seat belt, or have adequate supervision, or got Vicks when they really had Pertussis or got Reye's syndrome from baby aspirin. So yes, those of us who survived were lucky but I like to believe that maybe some of the newer safety concerns have actually saved some children.

Absolutely. Because no unifying health point was stated by the OP, this thread takes issues that could be very serious and turns them into a form of frivolous entertainment.

[CFrance]

Absolutely. Because no unifying health point was stated by the OP, this thread takes issues that could be very serious and turns them into a form of frivolous entertainment.
This is a lighthearted thread that is meant to be nothing more than a fun look down memory lane. We all survived no seatbelts too.

Not every little thing has to be turned into some big health issue. As you have pointed out before, if you don't like it, feel free to not read it. But leave the rest of us alone. We're having a good time with it.

Sheesh.:cus:

[CFrance]

This is not the "Just For Fun" board. This board is for serious health and medical issues.
I'm not talking about what board it's on. I'm talking about the intent of the thread.

[Villager Joyce]

I have enjoyed this thread.

[Villager Joyce]

Since laughter is the best medicine and I have smiled and laughed at some of these memories, it is good medicine.

[Bonny]

Since laughter is the best medicine and I have smiled and laughed at some of these memories, it is good medicine.
I feel better just knowing I survived all of this. LOL ;)

[Moderator]

The topic was health and medical practices of our youth.

There have been a number of off topic and personally directed posts that were removed or hidden.

Back on topic please.

Moderator

[Bonny]

I remember being in Jr. High and everyone piercing each others ears with a needle we had laying in the bottom of our purse. We used a piece of ice to numb the ear lobe. We never thought about infections or anything. If it got red, just threw some alcohol on it. I pierced others, but I was a chicken. LOL Didn't get mine pierced til I was 32.

[2BNTV]

I remember my father deciding he was going to save a dentist bill and he tied a piece of string to my tooth and then closed the door. OUCH!!!

Ah yes, a fond memory. :D

[dbussone]

Since laughter is the best medicine and I have smiled and laughed at some of these memories, it is good medicine.


Art Linkletter was really good at this. I think it was called Kids say the darnedest thing. Oh Boy!

[Bonny]

Bonny - I wouldn't waste your time. You know who [emoji49] is not up to a civil conversation today.
:agree:

[Barefoot]

This is a lighthearted thread that is meant to be nothing more than a fun look down memory lane. Not every little thing has to be turned into some big health issue.

Since laughter is the best medicine and I have smiled and laughed at some of these memories, it is good medicine.

Life is short and laughter is important! Great thread. :pepper2:

[Villages PL]

Life is short and laughter is important! Great thread. :pepper2:

If "life is short", let's lengthen it by living a healthy lifestyle. We have a greater opportunity to do that today than ever before. Laughter is a nice addition to a healthy lifestyle but not nearly as essential as eating healthy food and getting proper exercise etc..

[CFrance]

If "life is short", let's lengthen it by living a healthy lifestyle. We have a greater opportunity to do that today than ever before. Laughter is a nice addition to a healthy lifestyle but not nearly as essential as eating healthy food and getting proper exercise etc..
There are those who say if you don't like the subject, don't read the thread. Now how can I do that if the OCDs keep invading others' threads with their shove-it-down-your-throat agendas?

Please keep to the OP's intent and content of the thread.

Some of us survived harping.

[Villager Joyce]

If "life is short", let's lengthen it by living a healthy lifestyle. We have a greater opportunity to do that today than ever before. Laughter is a nice addition to a healthy lifestyle but not nearly as essential as eating healthy food and getting proper exercise etc..

:blahblahblah: A comedian years ago was talking about how quitting smoking could add 20 years to your life. He added it was the 20 years in the nursing home wearing diapers, it was not the 20 years running around being wild and crazy. I rest my case.

[CFrance]

:blahblahblah: A comedian years ago was talking about how quitting smoking could add 20 years to your life. He added it was the 20 years in the nursing home wearing diapers, it was not the 20 years running around being wild and crazy. I rest my case.
That's funny!

[Barefoot]

If "life is short", let's lengthen it by living a healthy lifestyle. We have a greater opportunity to do that today than ever before. Laughter is a nice addition to a healthy lifestyle but not nearly as essential as eating healthy food and getting proper exercise etc..

We disagree on this important point.
Laughter and a circle of supportive friends are KEY INGREDIENTS to living a long and happy life. :pepper2:

[Villages PL]

We disagree on this important point.
Laughter and a circle of supportive friends are KEY INGREDIENTS to living a long and happy life. :pepper2:

We seem to disagree but maybe not so much if you consider the following: The benefit of laughter, in my educated opinion, is in its ability to relieve stress. But if there's no stress to relieve, there's no benefit.

The same applies to "a circle of supportive friends". For some people, being alone is synonymous with a feeling of loneliness and stress. So the benefit is for those people who are relieving stress.

These are options to deal with stress, but healthy diet and exercise are essential needs for everyone, regarding optimal health and longevity. Essential because laughter and friends are not a good substitute for healthy diet and exercise.

[CFrance]

Your educated opinion?

If you think the only benefit of friendship and laughter is to relieve stress, you are really misinformed.

[redwitch]

Life without laughter and friends is not living -- it is surviving. Healthy eating and exercise are necessary to live longer, not necessarily better. So, bring on the laughter and the chocolate and the beef and and the bread and pasta and, yes, the fruits, veggies. Whether you choose the life of a couch potato or a marathon runner is up to you. Personally, I'll take my life one day at a time without the lectures, TYVM.

In the meantime, I remember surviving being tossed into the lake and being told to swim. Not the best way to learn but I didn't drown and didn't end up with a phobia about water. I also remember the five-mile walk to the movies, picking up bottles on the way to turn in for popcorn. Things may be safer now but I think they were more fun then.

Thanks, Gracie and others, for the walk down memory lane. It's been an enjoyable journey.

[Barefoot]

If "life is short", let's lengthen it by living a healthy lifestyle. We have a greater opportunity to do that today than ever before. Laughter is a nice addition to a healthy lifestyle but not nearly as essential as eating healthy food and getting proper exercise etc..

Life without laughter and friends is not living -- it is surviving. Healthy eating and exercise are necessary to live longer, not necessarily better. So, bring on the laughter and the chocolate and the beef and and the bread and pasta and, yes, the fruits, veggies. Whether you choose the life of a couch potato or a marathon runner is up to you. Personally, I'll take my life one day at a time without the lectures, TYVM.

That's what I was trying to say, but Redwitch nailed it. :clap2:
Life without laughter and a supportive circle of friends isn't living, it's just surviving.

[jblum315]

Paragoric was opium in a sweet syrup. Given indiscriminately to teething babies and hyperactive children.

[Villages PL]

Your educated opinion?

If you think the only benefit of friendship and laughter is to relieve stress, you are really misinformed.

Well why don't you inform me? Is there a study that shows benefit beyond relieving stress, regarding longevity? I know being with friends and laughing is fun but where's the proof that it will cause one to live longer?

[Villages PL]

Personally, I'll take my life one day at a time without the lectures,....

Thanks for the lecture.

[Villager Joyce]

He/she is enough to make a nun curse.

[Barefoot]

I know being with friends and laughing is fun but where's the proof that it will cause one to live longer?

As Redwitch said, life without laughter and a supportive circle of friends isn't living, it's just surviving.
Not all of us are strictly focused on merely living a long life. We're also focused on living a happy life.

[Barefoot]

He/she is enough to make a nun curse. :a20:

[Villager Joyce]

Other than happiness, how else can one explain the positive response to the animals brought into hospitals. Patients who haven't communicated light up when a dog is brought into his/her room. People in the hospital suffering from depression react to the therapy dogs. The healing power of mans best friend.

[TheVillageChicken]

As I sit here slitting my wrists with the dull blade of overindulgence, I am comforted by the sage advice of Neil Young, "It's better to burn out than to fade away."

[Villages PL]

Other than happiness, how else can one explain the positive response to the animals brought into hospitals. Patients who haven't communicated light up when a dog is brought into his/her room. People in the hospital suffering from depression react to the therapy dogs. The healing power of mans best friend.

The positive response is mainly due to the contrast it brings to an otherwise dull environment that was usually not of their choosing. People in nursing homes who haven't communicated will suddenly light up when given an iPod with music. Any kind of attention may be helpful.

It helps with the quality of life for a brief period of time, but do dementia patients live significantly longer because of these encounters? Maybe if they have good food, exercise, mental stimulation and some cheerful encounters.

[Bonny]

Well why don't you inform me? Is there a study that shows benefit beyond relieving stress, regarding longevity? I know being with friends and laughing is fun but where's the proof that it will cause one to live longer?
I would bet happy people live longer.

[Bonny]

Let me see. Tonight I could sit home and have a wonderful healthy meal and a cup of green tea.
Um nope..... I'm meeting a group of really awesome friends at the outside bar at RJ Gators. I do believe we'll probably do what we always do, laugh a whole lot, drink, and share fried onion rings with that really good cajun sauce ! Then some of us will go later for may or may not be a totally healthy meal. :MOJE_whot:

[Villages PL]

I would bet happy people live longer.

As opposed to people who eat a healthful diet and exercise? You need to set some parameters before I put down any money. :icon_wink:

Also, I'd like to know how you plan to measure "happy".

[Villages PL]

Let me see. Tonight I could sit home and have a wonderful healthy meal and a cup of green tea.
Um nope..... I'm meeting a group of really awesome friends at the outside bar at RJ Gators. I do believe we'll probably do what we always do, laugh a whole lot, drink, and share fried onion rings with that really good cajun sauce ! Then some of us will go later for may or may not be a totally healthy meal. :MOJE_whot:

So we're talking alcohol, fried food with sauce, and possibly more fried food later. Are you lecturing us on your lifestyle?

[Bonny]

As opposed to people who eat a healthful diet and exercise? You need to set some parameters before I put down any money. :icon_wink:

Also, I'd like to know how you plan to measure "happy".
You don't know what happy means ? :sad:

[Bonny]

So we're talking alcohol, fried food with sauce, and possibly more fried food later. Are you lecturing us on your lifestyle?
I didn't think I was lecturing anyone and I didn't say "possibly more fried food later".

[Villages PL]

You don't know what happy means ? :sad:

You don't know what "measure" means? :o

[Bonny]

You don't know what "measure" means? :o
:1rotfl: :coolsmiley:

[dbussone]

:1rotfl: :coolsmiley:

I think he got a brain freeze from the yogurt on his granola this morning. Just plain grump buckets today.

[Villages PL]

:1rotfl: :coolsmiley:

Thank you, Bonny, you made me laugh. Now for sure I'll make it to 115. :mademyday::ho::1rotfl::)

[Villager Joyce]

/// Never mind. I decided not to allow myself to be aggravated by others.

[Barefoot]

Now for sure I'll make it to 115.

As Redwitch said, life without laughter and a supportive circle of friends isn't living, it's just surviving.
Not all of us are strictly focused on merely living a long life. We're also focused on living a happy life.

I hope you do make it to 115 and eventually become the world's oldest man.
I also hope you develop a supportive circle of friends so you live a happy life, as well as a long life.

[dbussone]

I hope you do make it to 115 and eventually become the world's oldest man.
I also hope you develop a supportive circle of friends so you live a happy life, as well as a long life.

Amen

[Villages PL]

I hope you do make it to 115 and eventually become the world's oldest man.
I also hope you develop a supportive circle of friends so you live a happy life, as well as a long life.

Thanks for the well wishes. But I wonder why you (and others) seem to think that I don't or wouldn't have a circle of friends? Do you think living a healthy lifestyle is incompatible with having friends?

[Villager Joyce]

Thanks for the well wishes. But I wonder why you (and others) seem to think that I don't or wouldn't have a circle of friends? Do you think living a healthy lifestyle is incompatible with having friends?

I'm out.

[Barefoot]

I'm out.

I'm out too. :lipsrsealed:

[Vernster]

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.

Very LARGE Smallpox vaccinations.

Blue light on our heads in grade school, a class at a time to look for ringworm.

Terrible earaches.

Friends and or family who died or who were permanently disabled by polio.

Radiation therapy for enlarged tonsils.

Having a family member blow cigarette smoke in your ear as treatment for earache.

Croup. Asthma, Coughing for months with no known treatment.

Visits by the doctor to our home where they gave your parents a small envelope with pills and told them to feed us "tea and toast" for a few days.

Signs on our front windows warning of contagious disease within that quarantined the home.

Did I think of everything?

How about the radiation from the x-rays of our feet in the shoe store to see what size we wore while trying on shoes.

[Villages PL]

I'm out.

So the answer is yes! You have reason to believe that a circle of friends is incompatible with living a healthy lifestyle! That's what I thought.

[Villages PL]

I'm out too. :lipsrsealed:

Just as I thought, you also have reason to believe that a circle of friends is incompatible with living a healthy lifestyle.

What do women do when they get together? Hmmm! Do they eat pie, ice cream and drink coffee?

[Vernster]

Paregoric

I remember when I was about 6 years old going to the "drug store" to buy Paragoric for my mom. The pharmacist would bottle it in a small brown glass bottle sealed with a cork. Paragoric ( or tincture of Opium )was sold over the counter for years then with only signature and lastly by prescription only. A few years ago the FDA took it off the market altogether. What were they thinking? It was a good and necessary medication for many people. Myself included.
Neither Paragoric nor Quinine is available anywhere in North America.

[Bonny]

Just as I thought, you also have reason to believe that a circle of friends is incompatible with living a healthy lifestyle.

What do women do when they get together? Hmmm! Do they eat pie, ice cream and drink coffee?
Yum, works for me !!

[Vernster]

Since laughter is the best medicine and I have smiled and laughed at some of these memories, it is good medicine.

Thank you for your post. I laughed and loved it too. Some folks are way too serious.

[Vernster]

Let me see. Tonight I could sit home and have a wonderful healthy meal and a cup of green tea.
Um nope..... I'm meeting a group of really awesome friends at the outside bar at RJ Gators. I do believe we'll probably do what we always do, laugh a whole lot, drink, and share fried onion rings with that really good cajun sauce ! Then some of us will go later for may or may not be a totally healthy meal. :MOJE_whot:

Sounds great ! My kind of night out.

[dbussone]

Sounds great ! My kind of night out.


But we all know you will practice moderation in all you eat and drink!

[Villages PL]

Yum, works for me !!

So you agree! That's what happens with a circle of friends. They get together to feed their junk-food addictions. (Cookies, donuts, cake, pie, ice cream etc.)

[Polar Bear]

...a circle of friends is incompatible with living a healthy lifestyle...

If I thought that were actually true, I'd believe that you were very likely living proof.

[dbussone]

If I thought that were actually true, I'd believe that you were very likely living proof.

Polar - you said that in a kinder way than I could. If he actually believes half of what he says then it is a pitiful way to live.

[Shimpy]

I remember when I was about 6 years old going to the "drug store" to buy Paragoric for my mom. The pharmacist would bottle it in a small brown glass bottle sealed with a cork. Paragoric ( or tincture of Opium )was sold over the counter for years then with only signature and lastly by prescription only. A few years ago the FDA took it off the market altogether. What were they thinking? It was a good and necessary medication for many people. Myself included.
Neither Paragoric nor Quinine is available anywhere in North America.

I best remember it for rubbing a small quantity put on our finger to the baby's gums to give them relieve of teething pains.

[Bonny]

So you agree! That's what happens with a circle of friends. They get together to feed their junk-food addictions. (Cookies, donuts, cake, pie, ice cream etc.)
Yep, see.... now you got it ! :pepper2:

[Villages PL]

Yep, see.... now you got it ! :pepper2:

Thank you, what I have is one honest person who finally admits it.

[Bonny]

Thank you, what I have is one honest person who finally admits it.
:mademyday: :thumbup:

[tcxr750]

Fletchers Castoria and Cod Liver Oil. As a kid, riding in the front seat of the family car before seatbelts and airbags.

[CFrance]

Sitting on my father's lap driving the car (shudder).

[jblum315]

I best remember it for rubbing a small quantity put on our finger to the baby's gums to give them relieve of teething pains.

My mom who taught second grade in the 1930s said she began to wonder why many of the children were nodding off at their desks. Then she discovered that their mothers were giving them a teaspoon of paregoric in the morning to ensure that they would "behave" while in school. No ADHD diagnosis in those days

[Greg Nelson]

A shoe store would XRAY kids feet in the store to offer visual proof to the parents that the shoes fit well.

Also, playing outside and the DDT truck passing by while spraying for mosquitos.

How about playing with mercury? I spent a lot of time in the cloak room at the nuns insistence.

[graciegirl]

Putting butter on burns and being whacked on the back and arm jerked up when choking.

Thank you Dr. Heimlich from Cincinnati.

[dbussone]

Putting butter on burns and being whacked on the back and arm jerked up when choking.

Thank you Dr. Heimlich from Cincinnati.

This is a life saving maneuver. Everyone should learn this easy way to save a loved one, friend or stranger.

[CFrance]

This is a life saving maneuver. Everyone should learn this easy way to save a loved one, friend or stranger.
I even learned how to use it on our dog. There is a YouTube tutorial. Much easier on your dog than mine, DB!