A Tried and True Remedy

February 1st, 2009 | Filed under: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Life, Tips

I have had occasion to buy a new jar of the old, tried and true Vick’s Vapor Rub recently. I found it has changed it’s packaging but it’s still the same wonderful stuff. vpo_ointment_lg1

I, along with everyone I know, have used Vick’s at least once in their life. Growing up in Pennsylvania the winters were cold. Like they are this year. Cold and snowy- lots of snow!  Families didn’t make it through a winter without someone getting a cold. That’s when the little, dark blue bottle came out of the medicine cabinet. Your mother, father, or big brother would tell you how it made all the difference in their cold recovery. It was either slathered on your back or chest or put in boiling water for you to breathe the menthol steam. Smelling the stuff now makes almost makes me nostalgic.

There is a new use for the stuff -still helping us get through a cold though. If you have a cough that is keeping you awake at night. Drag out the old Vick’s in it’s new jar and slather it on your feet. Yep, your feet! Then put on an old pair of socks and snuggle down in the covers for a good night’s sleep. Isn’t it marvelous that this over the counter remedy has a new application?

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