Thinking again about home remedies I remember Vicks VapoRub as a child. The smell, sigh, I am still hooked. I have a jar in the car, and a jar in my store bag (which is always carried to work). I also keep one in a little drawer next to the couch in the basement. It makes my nose happy. Hmm, no one has ever told me I smell like Vicks!

Did you ever have an experience of a hot pack on your chest? My mother would place dry towel on my little chest, then a wet steaming hot towel on top and another dry heavy towel to cover it all. It had a lot of weight, and felt good. It was said that it was...