Tips from Grandma

Tips from Grandma Eliminate  ear mites.  All it takes is a few drops of  Wesson Corn Oil in your cat's ear.  Massage  it in, then clean with a cotton ball.   Repeat daily for 3 days.  The oil  soothes the cat's skin, smothers the mites, and  accelerates healing.   Kills  fleas instantly.  Dawn Dishwashing Liquid  does the trick.  Add a few drops to your  dog's bath and shampoo the animal thoroughly.   Rinse well to avoid skin irritations.   Good-bye fleas.   Did  you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade  can relieve headache pain almost  immediately-without the unpleasant side effects  caused by traditional pain  relievers?   Did  you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an  excellent salve for burns?   Before  you head to the drugstore for a high-priced  inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try  chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids  peppermints.  They'll clear up your stuffed  nose.   Achy  muscles from a bout of the flu?  Mix 1  tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil.   Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then  apply it as a massage oil for instant relief for  aching muscles.   Sore  throat?  Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with  1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times  a day.  The vinegar kills the  bacteria.   Cure  urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer.   Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of  water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms.   Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary  tract infections almost instantly-even though  the product was never advertised for this  use.   Honey  remedy for skin blemishes...cover the blemish  with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over  it.  Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the  skin sterile, and speeds healing.  Works  overnight.   Listerine  therapy for toenail fungus:  Get rid of  unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in  Listerine Mouthwash.  The powerful  antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy  again.   Easy  eyeglass protection...to prevent the screws in  eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of  Maybelline Crystal Clear Nail Polish to the  threads of the screws before tightening  them.   Cleaning  liquid that doubles as bug killer...if menacing  bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in  your home and you can't find the insecticide,  try a spray of Formula 409.  Insects drop  to the ground instantly.   Smart  splinter remover:  Just pour a drop of  Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and  peel the dried glue off the skin.  The  splinter sticks to the dried  glue.   Hunt's  Tomato Paste boil cure...cover the boil with  Hunt's Tomato Paste as a compress.  The  acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and  bring the boil to a head.   Balm  for broken blisters...to disinfect a broken  blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a  powerful antiseptic.   Vinegar  to heal bruises...soak a cotton ball in white  vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour.   The vinegar reduces the blueness and  speeds up the healing  process.   Quaker  Oats for fast pain relief...it's not for  breakfast any more!  Mix 2 cups of Quaker  Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in  the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and  apply the mixture to your hands for soothing  relief from arthritis pain.   If  you send this to 10 people and only one of them  doesn't know about this, then it was worth  it.