Xorroxin Irratia

X-003

  • Record: X-003
  • Piece: A01
  • Time: 00:00:00 - 00:32:10
  • Themes: medicine:
  • Summary: Radio competition: Cures and traditional customs.The way to remove ice-cream stains from clothing.(02:20”) On the day of San Juan the herbs were blessed and then they were used to fight illnesses. The leaves and branches which had been gathered were thrown into the bonefires on the night of San Juan and the people jumped over the flames saying : "sarna fuera ona barnera, gaiztoa kanpora San Juan eta San Pedro balirakigula" .On Palm Sunday after mass, the palm was placed at the window of the house to keep away the illnesses.(05:53”) To stretch a jersey put it in hot water.To keep out the flies from the kitchen, cut a lemon in half and put ten cloves inside it.(08:20”) copper should be cleaned with tomatoe.(09:45”) For mosquito bites apply a recently cut onion to the wound. (10:55”) To take off chewing gum from clothes use petrol without oil.(12:20”) To keep flies out of the house, cook eucalyptus and the smell will keep them away.(13:48”) Cook spinach and drain the water when it has become lukewarm or cold. Wash one’s face with this in order to have a clean skin.(14:55”) to wipe off makeup from a shirt collar spray some talcum powder on it and brush it off with a brush.(15:30”) when your nail gets a bang or blow, put it in bleach so that it doesn’t turn purple. (16:34”) To get rid of a toothache rub on saffron. If you are in the mountain, chew the bark of an ash tree as if it were chewing gum.(17:44”) When a mosquito bites, put on a drop of corrosive water.(18:20”) In the case of a mosquito bite, take some clean earth and rub it in to prevent swelling.(18:38”) Daub the affected area with oil and the caper will come out itself. (19:12”) for cleaning kitchen tiles use ammoniac.(19:50”) To get rid of a stomach ache, heat a cloth and lay it over the affected area.(20:48”) To get rid of the smell and taste of burnt lentils, take them off the heating and put in some vinegar to the pot and reheat during five minutes.(22:10”) To get rid of cramp in the legs drink water and sugar after a walk.A cold needs eight days to be cured. Notwithstanding, honey and lemon help a lot.(24:43”) To keep rashers in good condition, after they are unsalted and cleaned, put vinagre on them before hanging them up and this will prevent flies coming near.(26:40”) In order to conserve the -.------- for the winter, put a kilo of sugar in water and keep them fifteen days with the stalks covered.(28:30”) To keep a tan for a long time, melt hard soap in water and when you are having a suntan, rub it on as if it were a cream.(29:40”) If you put a lemon in the microwave oven for one minute it gives more juice.