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From: Melvin Beaudry <>
Subject: Re: [METISGEN-L] Monday Cousin
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 06:32:57 -0700
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Serena,
I assume Lupins to be a plant or a flower, I am not familiar with them
by that specific name. I do remember the smell of the oil that my mother
rendered from the fat of skunks and other animals that was used to ward
off colds or pneumonia. This was in turn quite effective in also warding
off any other humann in the general public.
This reminds me of an article in the Ann Landers column many, many years
ago.
Someone had written in and asked if something he had been told had any
truth behind it.
He said that he had been told that an old man that the best way to avoid
a cold in the Winter was to fqllow this advice.
You were to put on long underwear in September never take them off or
bathe until May.
Anns reply was."Colds are primarily transmitted by close contact with
other human beings that may be infected with the cold germ. To follow
this sage advice you elimate any possibility of close contact with any
other human, infected or not".
Perhaps therein lies the the medicinal value of Lupins, prevention
rather than cure :)
Melvin Beaudry
serena willis wrote:
>
> Hello All my Cousins and Friends,
>
> Spring is still here and my flowers are still alive!!! Sure hope we
> don't get a weird snow now. Lots of birds back and the woods are thick
> with lupins, wonderful to see, not so nice to smell. I've often
> wondered what kind of things the women used lupins for, in the way of
> medicine. I've not heard of them being used here, they are common all
> over the north I believe, and I know the bears just love them. Also you
> can't transplant them very easily, they have those great long roots like
> dandelions which are considered flowers here. Anything that blooms is
> accepted into that category.
>
> We are having a water problem and can't water the lawns or wash our cars
> because the spring runoff came very fast. We take our water from the
> river with nothing done to it, it has to be diluted with well water
> during spring runoff because of all the silt, that's to meet Health
> Canada Standards. And this year the wells are too dry to provide the
> clean water. We live in a land of rivers and lakes and still can't use
> the water.
>
> I have no idea of what discussions we could have on Mondays, any ideas
> out there? For now, Monday Cousin Serena
>
> --
> kinanaskomitin nim
> In friendship and sharing
> Serena in Whitehorse, Yukon
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>
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