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and poison ivy? ... That it was wor-
shipped as a god during medieval
times? ... That in ancient Egypt, garlic
was used as part of the mummification
process? ... That Egyptians also held
garlic to be symbolic of the universe?
... The layers of skin represented the
heavens and hells of ancient philoso-
phy, while the clove structure mirrored
• the solar system.
That flatulence brought on by gar-
lic was once revered as "divine wind?"
... Garlic was also considered a treat-
ment for flatulence due to its reputa-
tion as a gas expeller ... That it was
used as a pregnancy test in Egypt? ...
The woman would swallow a clove
before going to bed ... When she
awoke, if the smell of garlic was pre-
\_ sent in her mouth, then she would
conceive ... If not, she wouldn't con-
ceive.
That in Greece, garlic was used to
ward off the "evil eye," which was
believed to bring harm to new-born
infants, brides and grooms, and just
about anyone else? ... It was very corn-
mon to fasten a few cloves of garlic
around the baby's neck immediately
after birth ... That American Indians
/— used garlic to cure an ear ache? ...
Garlic was placed in wool with salt
and stuck in the ear ... Herbalists pre-
scribe this same remedy today.
That garlic is often used as a cold
remedy? ... Simply rub cut cloves into
soles of feet before sleep and at inter-
vals during the night ... That garlic
breath can be controlled by eating
parsley, "nature's mouthwash," or by
• chewing a couple of coffee beans?
That rubbing your fingers on the
bowl of a stainless steel teaspoon
under running water for a few min-
utes creates a chemical reaction which
eliminates garlic odor from your
hands? ... Salt and lemon juice will do
the trick as well.
HAVE YOU BEEN given a card by
\-- Al Tedrick, of Tedrick Color Service?
... He has oodles of them ... Different
ones, all guaranteed to bring a lot of
laughs ... Especially with Al's very seri-
ous, straight-faced presentation of the
snicker-getters.
LOOKING BACK on spots of yes-
teryears ...
Prime Rib Room, Dougall Avenue,
Windsor ... This was an apropos
moniker ... No complaints on the beef
served up by that name ... It was
carved exactly to your liking and was
superb ... If you craved fancy touches,
fancy you got, what with chilled forks
for the salads and tableside service for
the making of salads, heating an after-
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