Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) Meta-words vinegar and brown paper
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
OP Mr. Pecksniff fell on his doorsteps, and got some cranial contusions. These were dressed with vinegar and brown paper.
Remember the nursery rhyme, Jack and Jill second verse:
Jack fell down, and broke his crown....and home did trot..
as fast as he could caper...went to bed to mend his head..
with vinegar and brown paper.
Actually considering limited choices at the time, it was a good one. The vinegar is antiseptic, and paper would prevent contamination of wound. I suppose they made some kind of bandage with cloth, which would have been potentially germ-laden and undesirable in contact with the wound, to which it would adhere, and hurt when removed. More sensible than most of the home remedies of the time.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted vinegar and brown paper wwh 12/05/03 10:30 PM Re: vinegar and brown paper Wordwind 12/25/03 09:47 AM Re: vinegar and brown paper of troy 12/25/03 04:18 PM Re: vinegar and brown paper wwh 12/25/03 04:30 PM Re: vinegar and brown paper maahey 12/25/03 04:44 PM Re: vinegar and brown paper of troy 12/25/03 04:51 PM Re: vinegar and brown paper wwh 12/25/03 04:44 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,374Members9,182 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV
9,182 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 0 members (), 198 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 26
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,562tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,919Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org