Thedoctor came upon this one farmer, and to his surprise, everyone was very healthy.
这位医生来到一家人家。出乎预料,这家的每一个人都非常健康。
Whenthe doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was different, the
wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the home (probably only two rooms back then).
If you do get the flu, it just might be a mild case.
如果你仍然得了感冒,也许会是比较轻微的症状。
Whatever, what have you to lose? Just a few bucks on onions!
不管结果如何,你又会有什么损失呢?
除了几颗洋葱之外!
Now there is a P. S.. to this for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues.
下面是后续。我把这个送给我在奥尔良的朋友,她经常给我一些健康方面的建议。
She replied with this most interesting experience about onions:Idon't know about the farmer’s story, but I do know that I contracted pneumonia, andneedless to say I was very ill.
I came across an article that said to cut both ends off anonion, put one end on a fork, and then place the forked endinto an empty jar, placing the jar next to the sick patient at night.
我读到一篇文章,建议把洋葱的两头切掉,插在叉子上,然后把叉子放在花瓶里,晚上放在病人身旁。
It said the onion would be black in the morning from the germs.
据说,洋葱会因为病菌而在次日清晨变黑。
Sure enough, it happened just like that. The onion was a mess, and I began to feel better.
果然,事情跟说的完全一样。洋葱看起来糟透了,但我却开始好起来。
Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plagueyears ago.