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To: Yardstick

My dad once confided to me “an old farmers trick”, namely to pee on your hands to alleviate blistering. I’m sure it works great.


44 posted on 05/26/2014 9:18:33 AM PDT by dr_lew
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To: dr_lew

It can be soothing for itching due to insect bites and stuff. As I understand, it’s a remedy for jellyfish stings, though I have no personal experience with that.
Internal use—not for me, or most Americans I suspect. But I understand its a popular practice in some Asian countries.

There was a lot of discussion(rather more than I would have liked) of urine drinking in the memoir Yoga Bitch. I forget the authors name offhand.


48 posted on 05/26/2014 11:11:03 AM PDT by crazycatlady
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