Flu Hysteria

I received this from a friend who knew I had the flu…

Subject: This might help keep us healthy..
I'm not sure if this is a psychosomatic reaction or if onions really do the trick...

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 onions!!!!!!!!!!

Now there is a P. S. to this for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who
regularly contributes material to me on health issues. He replied with this most interesting experience about onions:

Thanks for the reminder. I don't know about the farmers story...but, I do know that I contacted pneumonia and needless to say I was very ill...I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion put one end on a fork and then place the forked end into an empty jar...placing the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in the morning from the germs...sure enough it happened just like that...the onion was a mess and I began to feel better. Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.

I decided to try the experiment...
I sent her this email this morning...

Its "the morning after" the onion test.

I woke up two hours after I placed the forked onion on the night stand next to my bed. My eyes were burning and my nostrils/sinuses were on fire. Not wanting to give up, I moved the onion to the book stand about 3 feet from my bed. I woke up at 5:30. The onion looked the same. No indication of any germs, or bacteria. The odor in my room, however is pungent, to say the least. I sealed the onion in a plastic bag to discard, and am contemplating putting a carrot and salt and pepper in my room tonight and cooking myself at 350 degrees tomorrow! In the meantime, the windows are wide open, the fan is on, and I am shivering under the covers no doubt increasing my flu like symptoms!


I got this from my nephew, I wish I'd read it LAST night!!
Always check Snopes before an email forward!
http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/onion.asp

Did I mention I have had two nose bleeds this morning??