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I didn’t know that she was teaching me when we were sitting on the
bench by the gate, watching people walk by, or when she took me to
church and she quietly pointed out people to me.
“See that woman over there?” she said, “She shouldn’t eat those
cherries. She’s gonna have a mighty headache. See her oval face and
hourglass shape? She’s prone to those blinding headaches.”
Another time she said, “She should really take willow bark and use
turmeric in her food. See her chubby fingers and she favors her left
foot? Yesterday she was rubbing her right knee, and the gland at the
front of her neck is big. She has the ‘body thinks itself as enemy’
disease.”
Or she would say, “Look at that jolly man! He’s eating cheese like
there is no tomorrow. He’s the round-faced, stocky type. He
shouldn’t eat much milk because it makes too much mucus. His
chest is going to fill up and he will cough like crazy!”
Or she said, “Oh, my! That skinny little man is eating pickles. He’s
going to be so miserable. He should have a piece of pie instead. He is
the type who can eat sugar, and it makes him feel good, too. Look at
that one! He has skinny lower legs, which means weakness of the
blood flow. That one with the huge belly—although she’s not that
fat—there is too much fat in her blood. She should eat fish and
walnuts.”
Mom reminded me of the importance of every food we ate. “Missy,
don’t you scrape the parsley leaves off your chicken! It helps to
clean your kidneys.” Or, “Those carrots are not just for decoration on
your plate! They will help you to see like a cat in the dark, and they
will make your skin nice, too.”
“Dad says I will learn to whistle if I eat the carrots.” I reminded her.
“That too, honey!” she assured me, smiling.
Mom and grandma tried to drill knowledge into me, such as:
“Cauliflower is good for the lungs.” Or “Cinnamon is not only a
tasty spice, but it also helps to regulate blood sugar.” Mom would
ask me, “Do you remember what I told you about beans? They look
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