Don't try this at home

Over the centuries,people have gone to extremes to get rid of their sniffles and aches. A few radical remedies;
* Smearing goose grease on your chest and wrapping it with flannel
*Rubbing the soles of your feet with tallow and turpentine, and holding them against a wood stove.

*Getting passed three times under a horse's belly
*Having a fish skin tied to your feet
*Cupping, followed by blood-letting
*Going to sleep wearing a pair of cold, wet socks with a pair of thick dry socks on top of them
*Stuffing your nostrils with cut garlic cloves
*Pressing a warm, peeled hardboiled egg yo your forehead
*Eating snakeskin

Happy New Year - Again !
Celebrate Chinese New Year on Feb 3, the beginning of the lunar year-So if you could use a little luck in the Year of the Rabbit here are a few customs to observe;
1. SWEET for Success. Clean your house from top to bottom to expel dust and disappointments
of the past year and usher in a bright future. Decorate with plants or flowers - But remember
All work must be done by midnight on Feb. 2 Swing a Swifter on New Years Day and you'll push luck rightout the door.
2DRESS for the Occassion. Buy new clothes to wear New Years Day- even better get something
red - it'sconsidered a lucky color.
3. ADD luck to your menu. Have dinner with your family, consuming fortune-boosting foods ........
daryl chen