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In 1919. When the flu killed 40 million people, there was this doctor that visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu. Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it, and many died. The doctor came upon this one farmer, and to his surprise, everyone was very healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was different, the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the home (probably only two rooms back then). The doctor couldn't believe it, and asked if he could have one of the onions, and place it under the microscope.She gave him one, and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion. It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore keeping the family healthy. Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in Arizona . She said that several years ago, many of her employees were co ming down with the flu, and so were many of her customers. The next year, she placed several bowls with onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got sick.
I have never heard that. I wonder what it is about the onion. I mean I like onions and think that they are quite scrumptious, but I didn't know that they could do that. My next thought would be wouldn't the onions make the shop smell bad? Their fore causing less customers to come in, or maybe because of the smell people washed their hands more often.
ReplyDeleteGood story, lol @ Anna i love onions too. What great flavor they add to food. But if an onion will keep you from catching the flu then thats whats up.
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