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lth care workers
An open letter of tribute to all hea generation, usually

test
Much has been written about the grea
, many of whom risked
1924
and
1910
defined as those born between
Those who came after them look
their lives fighting in World War II.
on and gratitude for their bravery
upon that generation with admirati
to make for a greater cause.
and the sacrifices they were willing
looked upon that generation
Perhaps some of you, like me, also
had a chance to test themselves in
with a little bit of envy because they
ce to "show their mettle." I often
a time of worldwide crisis-a chan
like me and the generations that
wondered whether baby boomers
faced our own crisis.
followed would do the same if we
we confront a baffling, invisible
Now
e.
Well, I wonder no mor
-increasing death toll from
enemy as the world witnesses an ever

Studying Civil War-era plants for
future medicines

I received my March 2020 Georgia Magazine, and
the "Back to the future" cover story caught my eye.
[See page 16; bit.ly/b2tf320.] It brought back memories of my granny and her medicine basket. I am
82 years old, and I well remember wearing an
Asphidity bag [filled with herbs or plants worn to ward
off illness] around my neck. My mother told me that
before I was a year old an Asphidity bag saved my life.
From the time I
could walk, I was
following my granny
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around the fields and
COVID-19.
woods while she
appropriateness of the
We can debate for hours on end the
no
be
picked plants, dug
leaders. But there can
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response to this crisis by our political
ss
Acro
.
roots and stripped
kers
t-line health care wor
debate about the response of our fron
bark from trees with
s and hospitals' janitorial staffs,
Back to the future
the spectrum of doctors, nurses, EMT
her little knife she
us all proud.
the front-line workers are making
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kept in her medicine
working around the clock,
There are countless stories of staff
ng
riski
are
basket.
try
kers across the coun
often without sleep. Health care wor
We drank tea
proper protective gear, with
out
with
their own safety by working
en
gott
made
from boiled
have
city of supplies. Many
limited equipment and with a scar
t
mos
le
bark
and
used
Whi
but the fight goes on.
sick, some have died and more will,
are
kers
bandages
with a poultice from her ground-up
wor
place, our health care
of us do our best to safely shelter in
the
of
weeds.
She
also kept a supply of beeswax and
ent
and sacrifice reminisc
battling every day with the courage
honey. If you got a cut from a rusty nail or rusty tin
greatest generation.
from the barn, she would wash the wound with her
Teachers and clergy come to
There are many noble professions.
s
folk
homemade soap, smear a thin layer of honey and
that
rator, I have long felt
mind. As a former hospital administ
the
ng
bandage it with a white rag from her basket. We
amo
as first responders are
who choose to work in hospitals or
of
care
g
didn't have Band-Aids back then. She said it was to
the sole purpose of takin
noblest of all. They do their jobs for
keep down infection. I have learned that it really
you when you need them most.
,
itals
hosp
does keep down infection and was used for that
staff our nation's
So to the noble men and women who
on's
purpose in the 1800s. I keep honey in my pantry
again. You are this nati
thank you, thank you and thank you
that was purchased from a beekeeper for medicinal
heroes.
n,
rma
chai
purposes.
2012
- William (Bill) Moore,
ietta
Mar
on,
I truly hope those young scientists [in the
Georgia Hospital Associati
article] continue their studies because down in
South Georgia in the late 1930s and '40s, the old
folks practiced their kind of medicine.
I've heard my granny say that God put everything that man
Reader mailbag
needed
here on the earth. It is such a shame that some of it is beThanks for providing the
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ing
destroyed
to put up shopping malls and high-rise housing.
trivia contest. It is a fun distraction
For the75
I
love
my
Georgia Magazine and look forward to it because
monthly-and especially during this
of horses
page 16
there
is
always
something that reminds me of my childhood on a
period of social distancing. Stay well!
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South
Georgia
farm.
-Karen Bentley, Clayton
-Jeanette Gordon, Talbotton
I love this magazine and always
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look forward to receiving it. Thank
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you for a wonderful publication. I am
We regret that there was an error in the March 2020
a member of Hart EMC.
Georgia
Cooks article. [See "Goodbye, gluten," page 42;
-Linda G. Hall, Elberton
bit.ly/gfcg320.] The ingredients list for the Barbecue Pork
Share your thoughts. Email us at magazine@georgiaemc.com.
Loin recipe should have specified gluten-free soy sauce.
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