Category: Culture

At first I thought this article written in 1912 to be a bit over the top. Germs in the dust? Prevent illness by wearing slippers?…

In 1911, a Kansas newspaper published an article about fingernail readings. It is not something I have ever heard of before, except for reading the…

Halloween used to be a great time for games and telling fortunes. Children, teenagers, and even the adults got in on the fun. The needle…

While I absolutely love the smell of oranges, I have never taken an orange bath. While the article below was published in 1915, a quick…

Sluggard wakers used to be those people who would wake up the sleepers in church. While I can’t imagine much sleeping going on inside a…

Published in 1914, these Halloween games are not the safe games children sometimes play today during the Halloween season. I do not recommend playing any…

In superstition and folklore, all mirrors are magical. They can be mirrors of water, metal, stone, or glass. Any reflective surface is a mirror. It…

Don’t know what all to do with the mint you have growing in your garden? How about making some mint juleps on a hot, summer…

Laudanum was a medical concoction of ten percent opium and ninety percent alcohol. It was flavored with saffron, cinnamon, and cloves or other spices. Extremely…

Visions of the Virgin Mary were popular in days gone by. Whether people believe or not, the circumstances of and reactions to the visions are…