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silversmith ◴[] No.45652755[source]
Glad to hear grandmas approach of "just give them a bit of everything" has now been proven correct :)
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1. Terr_ ◴[] No.45652796[source]
The problem is there are always exceptions, like honey for infants.
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2. watwut ◴[] No.45652922[source]
Or alcohol. Or boiled poppy to make them calmer.
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3. cenamus ◴[] No.45653271[source]
That was/is a thing? Opiods? Actual amount in there is the other question but still
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4. AndrewDucker ◴[] No.45653523{3}[source]
https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/the-addictive-history-of-m...
5. rsynnott ◴[] No.45653861{3}[source]
Yes, _huge_ thing. Most ‘patent medicines’ were either booze or laudanum.
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7. watwut ◴[] No.45655201{3}[source]
My grandma talked about it. With "I haven't done that" comment, but yeah, apparently it was something she got advised to do in all seriousness.
8. Aloisius ◴[] No.45664156[source]
Everyone has been fed small amounts of alcohol as a child though - it's in everything from fruit to bread.