tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post4971497915566284941..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Dis-ease by Any Other NameTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-67712692299895889942013-09-06T16:03:50.955-05:002013-09-06T16:03:50.955-05:00anyjazz ~ Yes, it's a bit like digging around ...anyjazz ~ Yes, it's a bit like digging around in antique stores - about which we've come to know quite a lot. ;-)<br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-6481574458155022862013-09-06T12:27:00.542-05:002013-09-06T12:27:00.542-05:00Interesting bits of information. Funny what we tu...Interesting bits of information. Funny what we turn up in the course of a day's research in other areas.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-33289672763352010842013-09-05T22:53:29.501-05:002013-09-05T22:53:29.501-05:00ex-Chomp ~ It makes us feel grateful that we'r...ex-Chomp ~ It makes us feel grateful that we're in the 21st century, in spite of all its faults (I think.....)<br />;-)<br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-82920018023214495882013-09-05T22:52:26.864-05:002013-09-05T22:52:26.864-05:00mike ~~ Yes - I've often wondered exactly how ...mike ~~ Yes - I've often wondered exactly how early humans discovered herbal and other treatments for certain ailments. Trial and error sounds a bit far fetched, but what other explanation is there?<br />i can think of one but it'd be a bit too sci-fi.<br />;-)<br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-9015480281892998612013-09-05T13:32:49.952-05:002013-09-05T13:32:49.952-05:00Very interesting indeed Very interesting indeed ex-Chompnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-43492408983483068462013-09-05T10:08:24.318-05:002013-09-05T10:08:24.318-05:00The world of our ancestors was never the same afte...The world of our ancestors was never the same after the discovery of the microscope with microbes and the cellular components of human tissue coming into view. <br /><br />I've always been intrigued with the archaic cures and preventatives. Many herbal remedies and old-wives'-tales have held-up or been rediscovered.<br /><br />Many of the remedies of the last several centuries contained very harmful substances, most notably the heavy metals. Some couldn't help but allay various mental conditions, with their narcotic components. Happiness was just a sip away with Coca Cola's cocaine additive, or those little pills to help Aunt Martha's nervousness, with heroin as the main ingredient! Of course, many had alcohol as their base.<br /><br />It's interesting to note that many forms of incense were used throughout history to cleanse the air of impurities. Studies of the past several decades have shown the herbal constituents of incense, when burned and smoke generated, actually do kill air-borne microbes.mikenoreply@blogger.com