[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]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

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

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

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

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=Shimpy;1052111]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

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=CFrance;1052554]

Originally Posted by Shimpy

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=Shimpy;1052111]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

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]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

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]

Originally Posted by 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?

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]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

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.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

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.