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Old Southern Medical Remedies Burns: My grandmother would often use mayonnaise applied directly to the burn area.Acme, pimples, Skin infection, etc: One full Tablespoon of Nutmeg, repeat as necessary. My grandmother said this would “cure the blood”.Castol Oil: May be use as a laxative. My grandmother would try to give me a tablespoon of castol oil whenever constipated however I could never swallow this stuff and would always gag. She gave up after many attempts of chasing me around the house.Sunburn: Vinegar. I used to sunburn often and my grandmother always would apply vinegar on a cloth and lightly pat...

...last week I thought Mark Sanford could survive the adultery. But I don't think he can survive his weirdly exhibitionist public meditations on the adultery. I doubt many of his constituents share his view of the gubernatorial office as a personal growth experience the entire state can benefit from, and he might at least run some of the talking points of his thrice-daily confessionals past the staffers: "South Carolina's Governor Mark Sanford may be sleeping in the doghouse permenantly after telling the AP that his mistress is his soulmate, but that he'll try to fall back in love with his...