> > Onions -After reading this you will think that I have really lost it.
> > However, this is a true story.
> > 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 AZ. She said that
> several years ago many of her employees were > coming 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. It must work. (And no, she is
> not in the onion business.) > The moral of the story is, buy some onions and place them in bowls
> around your home. If you work at a desk, place > one or two in your office or under your desk or even on top somewhere.
> Try it and see what happens. We did it last > year and we never got the flu.
> > If this helps you and your loved ones from getting sick, all
> the better. If you do get the flu, it just might be a mild case.
> > Whatever, what have you to lose? Just a few bucks on some
> onions!
