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. T o 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. She
> > 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.