Tell about home cures or wives tales.

If we had a rash over our bodies they called it "the itch" perfect name for it too.  They made a paste of sulphur and lard and rubbed it all over our bodies.  Don't remember how long, but it didn't work.  Went to the drugstore for a liquid, boy did it burn but it worked.  Made a poultice of mustard and I don't remember what else and put it on our chest for colds.  For an earache if anyone around smoked they would blow smoke in the ear.  I doubt it was the smoke but the warm air if it worked.  For a tummy ache eat burnt cornbread.  A cut, to stop the bleeding.  They would place spider web on the cut.  Nosebleed place scissors down the collar.  Don't sweep trash out the door after sundown, a death in the family would occur.   If a person was sitting in a chair, don't sweep under it or their feet.  Or they would never marry.  If you dropped a dish towel while cooking someone would come by hungry.  If your nose itches someone was talking about you.  When your hand itched, you were going to get some money.  It was bad luck for a black cat to cross in front of you.  Such nonsense and probably many more I can't remember.