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No ailment has piaguei
mountain folk more severel;
than arthritis, and rheuma
tism.
Thus numerous folk re me
dies have been concocted foi
these ailments varying ffotr
assorted tonics used internal
ly to all manner of poltice:
and oils applied to the
afflicted joints. In addition;
certain amulets or good luck
charms may be worn oi
carried to ward off this painful
affliction.
In 1954, for instance, the
following notation and recom
mended treatment for arthri
tis and rheumatism appeared
in an edition of Health From
Herbs:
“Arthritis. This wide
spread octopus requires little
introduction as its strangle
hold is only too painfully
apparent today.
“In this era martyrs do not
die at the stake, but suffer
from what is sometimes ten
times worse. If those disturb
ing twinges have,, not yet
tightened into the vise-like
grip of this scathe, the
following may prove to be just
what you need to avoid its
clutches.”
A recipe for “nature’s
medicine” is then given,
involving the boiling of
sassafras bark, prickly ash
bark, and wood betony herb.
Directions recommend taking
the tonic nightly and being
very patient about achieving
relief.
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This remedy is widely
known in Appalachia, but
probably has not been em
oloyed as frequently as
pokeberry tea, made by
simply boiling the berries in
water until a proper consis
tency is reached. In the past
some advocate of this remedy
added white whiskey for
special curative effects. They
usually took it nightly.
Another favorite rheuma
tism and arthritis remedy still
used in the mountains is a
tonic made from boiled cherry
bark and com whiskey. Like
pokeberry tea it is taken
regularly. Othfer liquid reme
dies include boneset tea,
alfalfa tea, plain sassafras
tea, sarsaparilla tea, and
lion’s tongue tea.
Remedies employing
salves and ointments tend to
outnumber tonics and teas.
An ointment frequently
employed in the Appalachians
is made of St. John’s root and
calves’ feet oil. Another is
prepared by boiling catnip,
tansy, and sage, and adding
turpentine to the mixture.
Still another favorite-un
doubtedly gained from the
Cherokees—is bear grease,
liberally applied. Groundhog
oil was also frequently used.
Even more unusual is a
rubbing oil concocted by
soaking a snake in com
whiskey.
The power of the buckeye
to ward off rheumatism is
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widely recognized in the
mountains. Normally the pro
cedure is to carry a single
buckeye in a pocket, but in
times past bags of buckeyes
were worn around the neck.
Irish potatoes were also
carried on a person as
insurance against rheumatism
and there were those who
believed that a potato carried
thus until it hardened could
also effect a cure if the
ailment were already present.
Many mountain dwellers
also believed that a rattle
snake skin would ward off
rheumatism if it were carried
or worn. Thus rattlesnake
belts were common items of
dress.
Preceding the modem fad
of or belief in copper
bracelets, the early mountain
settler might wear a ten
penny nail made into a ring or
suspend a coin or other piece
of metal by a string around his
neck to prevent rheumatism.
Undoubtedly some of the
remedies actually worked to a
degree, their success probab
ly measured according to the
belief of the user.
Readers are invited to •
send folk materials to Folk
ways and Folk-Speech, Box
376, Appalachian State Uni
versity, Boone, North Caro
lina 28608.
Letter To
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Dear Editor:
Hie Burnsville Town Board would like to add it’s
expression of thanks to that of the Yancey County Chamber of
Commerce for the generous assistance from Mr. and Mrs. Troy
McCurry toward beautifying the Town Square.
The contribution of bedding plants, together with labor of
setting them out, will greatly enhance the appearance of the
squire this summer. This contribution, together with a similar
one made last year by the McCurry’s are oatstanding examples
of the generous outpouring of help from the County’s citizens
since the facelift project was started.
On June 20, 1977 The Town Board sent a personal note of
thanks to Mr. and Mrs. McCurry.
Yours sincerely,
Robert K. Helmle, Mayor
Sheriffs
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very little protection,” Banks
said. “We cannot supervise
the jail and office as required
by law, fill all our other
s duties, and provide the people
with adequate protection and
patrol. This move would make
it necessary to completely cut
out our third shift patrol.”
Meet Your
S.S. Rep.
Meet your social security
representative at the Yancey
County Courthouse, Burns
ville, at 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. on the following days:
July 11, 18, August 1, 15, 29,
September 12, 19.
Accurate, up-to-date pub
lications on social security are
available free at any social
security office.. For more
information, call, write, or
visit your social security
office: 50 South French Broad
Ave., Asheville, N.C. 28801.
Phone Asheville WX-3500.
Toe River Campground
Under New Management
Toe River Campground is
open for the season under the
new management of the Sam
Marzella family of Route 5,
Burnsville. Sam has 29 years
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4-H’ers At Conference
Environmental concern attracted two Yancey 4-H’era to the
22nd annual 4-H Regional Resource Development Conference
June 6-10 at Fontana Village, N.C. Peggy Ann McQuade from
Burnsville and Bill Fender, also from Burnsville were among
25 North Carolina 4-H’ers attending the conference. More thaw
250 delegates from the Tennessee Valley were selected by their
4-H achievements and leadership abilities.
The conference is sponsored by the Tennessee Valley
Association of Test-Demonstration Farm Families in
cooperation with the Extension Services of the seven Valley
states and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
experience in teaching and
supervising recreation and
physical education and he was
Swimming Coach at Toe River
Campground last season. His
wife, Maryruth, and four of
their six sons, Jay, Joe, Mark,
and Paul, are working in
various areas of the new
operation. The family has had
experience in restaurant,
swimming pool, and all
recreational fields and is
planning many special activi
ties for the enjoyment of
evetyone.
Coach Sam will be teach
ing swimming lessons for
teens, children, and adults,
and is planning sports activi
ties on the new ball field.
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Alcoholism is the number one drug problem in the United
States. It surpasses all others in scope and intensity. By
definition and any standard of measurement, alcoholism is a
true and medically accepted physical and psychological
addiction. The damage alcoholism inflicts upon individuals
caught up with the illness, their families, relatives, friends,
neighbors, and fellow workers is incalculable. The national
estimates we have of such damage (physical, emotional,
financial, legal, mental, spiritual) touch only the tip of a deeply
submerged iceberg.
Such damage is not confined to metropolitan areas. It
touches virtually every small town, village, hamlet, and rural
area in America. Yancey County fits in here some place. We
can’t look the other way and ignore this very major among all
major social, cultural and medical problems. It won’t go away.
It has reached such dimensions that it can no longer be
considered as simply a personal or family matter. We must
come to think of it in terms of a major community problem.
This is particularly true when we consider the fact that one
alcoholically addicted person affects the lives and well-being of
from five to ten other people, mostly family members and close
relatives.
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE LIMITED
Public knowledge of the extent of alcoholism in Yancey
County is limited to the tip of the iceberg, visible mostly
through the work of the courts and law-enforcement agencies
operating in the county. The vast body of the iceberg is hidden
beneath the water’s surface shielded by secrecy because we, as
a community, have chosen to keep it that way.
No one is more aware of these facts and factors than the
staff of the> Asheville-based Comprehensive Alcoholism
Program which serves residents of Buncombe, Madison,
Yancey and Mitchell Counties. The CAP has two basic
functions: to help alcoholics avail themselves of the medically
supported treatment facilities set up to serve them, and to
provide information on the subject of alcoholism to the general
public.
Since Yancey County is my working area (and 1 live here), I
have a special interest and a very special concern not only for
those of its residents who may be directly or indirectly affected
by the illness of alcoholism, but for all other residents as well.
The more we know about alcoholic-beverage drinking, the
better we can handle it; the better we can decide whether,
where, when, why, how much, and with whom to drink.
COLUMN ABOUT ALCOHOLISM
The Comprehensive Alcoholism Program will be using this
means of communication to the people of Yancey County the
facts and misconceptions about alcoholism, where to go for
help, and how to cope with the problem. This column will be
published in The Yancey Journal at frequent intervals...and we
urge you to read it for better understanding.
ROD CHAMPION
Counselor
COMPREHENSIVE ALCOHOLISM PROGRAM
Hwy. 19E- just east of Burnsville
Telephone 682-6717
IA program of Blue Ridge Community Mental Health Center]
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