[AT] vicks on feet

[Larry D Goss]

 But it probably would work LOTS faster if you put it on your chest like our 
mothers did in the old days.  :-)

Larry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] vicks on feet


> Jim,
>
> Around here folks use a bar of dove soap under the covers at the foot of
> their bed to stop "restless leg syndrome".  I know I laughed too but Lynn
> tried it and she swears it works.  By the way she is the clinical lab
> manager in a 350 bed hospital so she's not prone to witch craft medicine 
> or
> anything.
>
> Anyway since she swears by the Dove soap I  decided to try the vicks in 
> the
> socks.  I agree it does seem to work.  I'm one of those folks that feel 
> the
> need to understand why things work and here is what if figured out.  The
> stuff is on your feet and covered by your socks which act as a wick of
> sorts.  The fumes slowly wick out of the socks and work their way up under
> the covers where they come out near your nose.  I suspect it would  work
> more quickly on kids and other short people since their toes are closer to
> their nose.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <jhilgartner at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 8:45 PM
> Subject: [AT] vicks on feet
>
>
>>A couple weeks ago there was a discussion where Vicks was rubbed on the
>>bottom of the feet to stop the night time cough. It works! I drive a 
>>school
>>bus for Baltimore County MD. A 12 year old girl on my bus was having
>>trouble sleeping due to a dry hacking . I told her about rubbing  Vicks on
>>the feet and put on socks then go to bed. Today she was back in school. 
>>She
>>tried this and she said within five minutes she was able to quit coughing
>>and go to sleep. So I mite not be able to fix my tractors with advice from
>>here all the time but their is always something good that comes out. 
>>Thanks
>>everyone Jim Hilgartner Hereford Maryland
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