Flu shot? (Page 4)

I got this in my e-mail today and since it originated from the internet, well it must be true,,,, right?

For your entertainment or for your home remedies, whichever you decide.

ONIONS

 In 1919  when the flu  killed 40  million  people there was this Doctor that visited the  many farmers to see if he  could help them  combat the flu.  Many of the farmers and  their family had contracted it and many  died.

 The doctor came upon this one  farmer and to his surprise, everyone was very  healthy.  When the 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). The   doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could  have one of  the onions and place it under  the microscope.  She gave  him one and  when he did this, he did find the flu virus  in  the onion.  It obviously absorbed  the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family  healthy.

 Now, I heard this story  from my hairdresser in AZ.  She said that  several years ago many of her employees were  coming down with the flu and so were many of her  customers. The next year she placed several  bowls with onions around in her shop. To her  surprise, none of  her staff got sick. It  must work (and no, she  is not in the onion  business.)

 The moral of the story  is, buy some onions and place them in bowls  around your home. If you work at a desk,   place one or two in your office or under your  desk or even  on top somewhere.  Try  it and see what  happens.  We did it  last year and we never  got the   flu.

 If this helps you and  your loved ones from getting sick, all the  better.  If you do get the flu, it just  might  be a mild case. Whatever, what have  you to lose? Just a few bucks on  onions!!!!!!

 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.  She replied with  this most interesting  experience about  onions:

 Thanks for the reminder I  don't know about the farmers story but, I do  know that  I contacted pneumonia and  needless to say I was very ill. I came across an  article that said to cut both ends off an onion  put one end on a fork and then place the forked  end into an empty jar...placing the jar next to  the sick patient at night. It said the onion  would be black in the morning from the germs.  sure enough it happened just like that, the  onion was a mess and I began to feel  better.

 Another thing I read in the  article was that onions and garlic placed around  the room saved many from the black plague years  ago. They have powerful antibacterial,  antiseptic properties.
 
 This  is the other note: LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE  POISONOUS

 I  have used an  onion which has been left in the fridge, and  sometimes I don't use a whole one at one time,  so save the other half for  later.

 Now with this info, I have  changed my mind.  I will buy smaller onions  in the future.

 I had the wonderful  privilege of touring Mullins Food Products,  Makers of  mayonnaise.  Mullins is  huge, and is owned by 11 brothers and sisters in  the Mullins family. My friend, Jeanne, is the  CEO.

 Questions about food  poisoning came up, and I wanted to share  what I learned from a chemist.

 The  guy who gave us our tour is named Ed. He's one  of the brothers.  Ed is a chemistry expert  and is involved in developing most of the sauce  formula.  He's even developed sauce formula  for McDonald's.

 Keep in mind that  Ed is a food chemistry whiz. During the tour,  someone asked if we really needed to worry about  mayonnaise. People are always worried that  mayonnaise will spoil. Ed's answer will surprise  you. Ed said that all commercially- made Mayo is  completely safe.

 "It doesn't even  have to be refrigerated. No harm in  refrigerating it, but it's not really  necessary." He explained that the pH in  mayonnaise is set at a point that bacteria could  not survive in that environment. He then talked  about the quaint essential picnic, with the bowl  of potato salad sitting on the table and  how everyone blames the mayonnaise when someone  gets sick.

 Ed says that when food  poisoning is reported, the first thing the  officials look for is when the 'victim' last ate  ONIONS and where those onions came from (in  the potato salad?). Ed says it's not the  mayonnaise (as long as it's not homemade Mayo)  that spoils in the outdoors. It's probably  the onions, and if not the onions, it's the potatoes.

 He explained,  onions are a huge magnet for bacteria,  especially uncooked onions. You should never  plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion.. He  says it's not even safe if you put it in a  zip-lock bag and put it in  your refrigerator.

 It's  already contaminated enough just by being cut  open and out for a bit, that it can be a danger  to you (and doubly watch out for those onions  you put in your hotdogs at the baseball  park!)

 Ed says if you take the  leftover onion and cook it like crazy you'! ll  probably be okay,  but if you slice that  leftover onion and put on your sandwich, you're  asking for trouble. Both the onions and the  moist potato in a potato salad, will attract and  grow bacteria faster than any commercial  mayonnaise will even begin to break  down.

 So, how's that for news? Take  it for what you will. I (the author) am going to  be very careful about my onions from now on. For  some reason, I see a lot of credibility coming  from a chemist and a company that produces  millions of pounds of mayonnaise every  year.

 Also,  dogs should never eat  onions. Their stomachs cannot  metabolize onions.

 Please remember it is dangerous to cut  onions and try to use it to cook the next day, it becomes highly poisonous for even a single  night and creates toxic bacteria which may cause  adverse stomach infections because of  excess bile secretions and even food  poisoning.

 Please pass it on to all  you love and care.

I'm trying to think but I can't recall but what the name of the cartoon & or characters in it that said at the end when the one hearing a story asked the one telling the stroy a question and the stroy teller said, "that's a story for antoher time/episode".... ?? Mr Wizard? anybody??

On another related scientific stroy, the rooster crowed, the sun came up,,,,,,, I hate to see what would happen to the world if the rooster was silent.

Both of these onion legends are on snopes.

Onions Versus Swine Flu

Cut Onion Contamination