Originally Posted by
Edie
My mother was splattered with a little grease on her face and my aunt grabbed her hand and said "hit your leg". Well, it seems that if you get splattered on your face with grease while you are pregnant and you instinctively grab for your face your baby will have a big birthmark on his/her face. My mother grabbed her leg. I have a birthmark on my left leg - and that was 75 years ago. I love that story - old wive's tale, yes; true, maybe!!!!!!!! Edie
Once I had some kerosene explode in my face, hair, and arm. I pulled my blouse over my head to put out my burning hair. In horrible pain I called my mother. She told me to,
put mustard (like you put on a hotdog) on each burned area. IT WORKED!! The pain stopped immediately and to this day there are no scars.
This old wives' tale saved my face, neck and arm. My eyebrows and hair had to grow back in.