Tap Dancing And Cajun Folk Medicine

[SharonDuke1]

I can't hear the woman for the music.

[pebbles18x]

never heard of that

[marquisdejolie]

Me neither.

Wow, you're spending the day in my Momma playlist!

[fehquig]

Very interesting... I'll have to try that :)

[marquisdejolie]

Uh, I wouldn't!

[kiashamed]

Trippy!

[marquisdejolie]

Thanks!

[blackturtleus]

For all the complaints people have about modern medicine... I think I prefer it to home remedies!!! Interesting video!!!

[marquisdejolie]

Thanks!

:)

[jimdaa20]

"Wut about my family?" The rawness reminds me of a movie called Tarnation.

[marquisdejolie]

I'll have to check that one out. My folks remind me of a movie called Idiocracy.

[ButterRivaLs]

Ok, had to check with my mom on this one. She was given whiskey to drink when she was sick. And when her brother stepped on a nail, his mom wrapped his foot in bacon "to draw out the infection". (No tetanus shot.) Yes, he lived.

Kerosene though, wow.

[marquisdejolie]

Yeah, kerosene. And all 7 of her brothers and sisters lived to their mid 80's, chain-smoking Pall Malls all the way. Go figure.

[disposablebook]

Fascinating vids! I wonder if you wouldn't mind giving us a bit of a walk around your town some time.

[marquisdejolie]

There's a real sloppy one I did a while back entitled "Marshall, Texas". I'll try to make a better one.

[disposablebook]

Thank you James. (I'm not sure if that is your name.) Anyway, really, thanks. Your stuff is rich and compelling. I would enjoy a bit of a walk around to get a better sense of the town, its sights and sounds and so on. I did revisit a number of your Marshall vids. Uniquely interesting and entertaining!

[marquisdejolie]

Thanks!

:)

[luvinmynaps]

WOW...what a powerful video. So, intense!

[marquisdejolie]

Thanks!

:)

My "Drunk Naked Pillpopper" was intenser.

[chevkoch]

Powerful, the audio probably emphasizes the creepy feeling I got listening to that kerosene remedy. Man.

[marquisdejolie]

Thanks. To me, he was poisoning her. I've also heard of mercury treatments that killed their patients.

[chevkoch]

I mean, what were they thinking? I'm glad that section of superstition seems to have died out.

[marquisdejolie]

Me too. I hate the taste of kerosene!

[rag272th]

"Hand raised" is a phrase I have never heard before, what does it mean?

[marquisdejolie]

Kind of like "spoiled" by 7 older brothers and sisters, reserved for special needs or borderline retarded children back in those days.

[JimmerSD]

Poltices and mustard packs. Jim, this is fascinating.

[marquisdejolie]

Thanks

:)

[Bl4zz3r]

You definitely have a talent for the art of video :)

[Cy252]

I know it's not true, but could you have momma say "When I was 12, Uncle Barney got me pregnant and we buried the baby out back next to the pig pen."?

[marquisdejolie]

How did you get a sneak peek at my next video???

[proofisinthepudding]

They used Kerosene for curing a lot of stuff!:)

[marquisdejolie]

Gout, pluerisy, fumblebots, warts....it was a miracle fuel.

:)

[Sis363]

Kerosene? Maybe she meant something else? Sounds like your Grandpa was a loving father? Did you know him when you were a child?

I have to hand it to you, you are very good with editing and sound on your videos. There are some out here, that are in that field and you blow them right out of the water. It's a shame your not recognized for your talent.

Sis.

[marquisdejolie]

She swears it was kerosene and since they had to fill their kerosene lamps every day for light she'd know the stuff. None for me, thanks.

My grandpa's Cajun accent was thick I couldn't understand a word he said whether he was speaking French or English.

:)

[boobtubious]

I need a whole cupful of Kerosene, I can't get rid of this nagging cough!

[marquisdejolie]

None for me, thanks. I'll pass.

[Octahoney]

LOL! Kerosene? My mother used to give me the littlest bit of warmed up whiskey, mixed with honey and lemon juice as a cough medicine.

[marquisdejolie]

I guess back then kerosene was more plentiful (and cheaper). This was back when grandpa worked for the WPA for a dollar a day.

[Octahoney]

Good Point. You have to do what you can with what you've got.