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Glad to hear grandmas approach of "just give them a bit of everything" has now been proven correct :)
by silversmith 1y ago
Glad to hear grandmas approach of "just give them a bit of everything" has now been proven correct :)
- Terr_ 1y agoThe problem is there are always exceptions, like honey for infants.
- watwut 1y agoOr alcohol. Or boiled poppy to make them calmer.
- cenamus 1y agoThat was/is a thing? Opiods? Actual amount in there is the other question but still
- AndrewDucker 1y agohttps://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/the-addictive-history-of-medicine-opium-the-poor-childs-nurse/ https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/the-addictive-history-of-m...
- rsynnott 1y agoYes, _huge_ thing. Most ‘patent medicines’ were either booze or laudanum.
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- watwut 1y agoMy grandma talked about it. With "I haven't done that" comment, but yeah, apparently it was something she got advised to do in all seriousness.
- Aloisius 1y agoEveryone has been fed small amounts of alcohol as a child though - it's in everything from fruit to bread.