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LOGGER'S SHEET

LOGGER: Leroy Tsutsumi
REEL NUMBER: 1-B    
STAGE: Tenn. Narative
DATE: 7/36/86    
PRESENTOR: Bob Fulcher
GROUP NAME: Folk Medicine
REGION/STYLE: Tennessee

PERFORMER(S) 11:40-12:20 INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION 
Bud Harris  
Ray Hicks 


CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Moon shine
Whiskey - used as medicine
Moon shiners were respected or unrespected
Honey is mixed with moon shine
alcohol - hot toddy ⅓ honey, ⅓ whiskey
3.
4.
5. Herbal remedies
Herbs were used to cure diseases such as measles, chicken pox, etc.
Insects and herbs were crushed and mixed together to be used like a [[strikethrough]] sl [[/strikethrough]] salve to be used on cuts and burns
6.
7. Disease
Thrash 
8. Bleeding - to stop it read Bible text in Isaiah - according to belief
Colds - one type of weed used to stop a cold from coming
9. Moonshine
Moonshine is best than commercial whiskey because commercial whiskey is made with chemicals
Does'nt make you have a hangover
Made from corn
10. 
11. American Indian influences in herbal remedies
Herbs were tested by the Indians to find out which herbs killed or not
12. 
13. Snake bite
Put turniquit around the upper arm because [[strikethrough]] an [[/strikethrough]] you don't want the poison to get to the heart and keep calm and suck the poison out from the arm or leg or area

Headache
Different kinds

Questions and answers
Poke week - can be used in salads