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Arthritis cure
Rheumatoid arthritis soak
Lower cholesterol
Sore throat remedy
Remedy for upset tummy
Bee sting soother


ARTHRITIS CURE (Paul Harvey)
Soak white raisins (yellow Dole plump up best) in gin for seven days then pour off gin. Eat nine raisins per day. You can grind the raisins and take one heaping teaspoonful per day.
OR
1 T. honey
1 T. apple juice
8 oz. water
Combine and drink 2-3 times daily.

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SOAK
To help alleviate the pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis, run a hot bath and dissolve 2 packets of Johnson's Foot Soak and 1/2 - 1/3 cup of rubbing alcohol in the water. Get in and soak. After getting out of the tub, use a good moisturizer as the alcohol will tend to dry your skin out.

LOWER CHOLESTEROL
Mix 1 part apple cider vinegar to 4 parts purple grape juice and 4 parts apple juice. Mix together well. Keep in the refrigerator. Take 2 oz. every morning after breakfast to help lower your cholesterol level.

REMEDY FOR SORE THROAT
8-12 oz. water (as hot as you can stand it)
1 oz. hydrogen peroxide
1 t. salt
Mix together and gargle once per hour.

OLD FASHIONED REMEDY FOR UPSET STOMACH
Mix 4 oz. of "real" orange juice, 4 oz. water, 2 T. Karo syrup and a pinch of salt. Take 1 T. of the mixture every 15 minutes when you're nauseated. Store in the refrigerator.

BEE OR WASP STINGS
Mix 1 tsp of meat tenderizer with a few drops of water till it forms a paste.  Place paste on the sting for 1/2 hour, it'll draw posion out.