Nija's Thoughts

Acne *vitamin A & vitamine E- once daily *brown sugar- in face wash *Grated cucumber- apply over the face, eyes, and neck for fifteen to twenty minutes eating right & exercising- three meals a day, lots of water, avoid sugar, strong tea or coffee, condiments, soft drinks, candies, ice cream, refined & processed foods *Hot Epsome Salt Bath- 2x a week, add 1 ½ kg (about 3 1/2 lbs, 6C) of Epsom salts to 60 L (16 gal) of water having a temperature of about 37°C (about 97°F). remain in the bath tub for 25-35 mins till sweating freely. After the bath, cool off gradually Menstral Cramps *hot compress- Soak a towel in warm water, wring it out, & apply to lower abdomen *drink a lot of warm liquids- chamomile tea & honey, gingerroot tea, nettle tea Sunburn *aloe vera or vinegar- it will stop inflammation & pain *mustard oil- rub on the affected skin & allow to it dry, this will take out the heat from the skin *Baking Powder Bath w/ a few drops pf Lavend

I saw an AARP Bulletin and it mentioned something about Harry Potter being banned on the cover so I looked at it & found a list of books that at one point were banned or had attempted to be by American schools & libraries. They include many classics like the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn for its adultuary theme, The Grapes of Wrath by John Stienbeck for it's language, Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe for being too political, I Know Why the Cage the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelo for too much sex. Remember these; The Adventures of Huckelberry Fin, Gone With the Wind, Of Mice and Men, The Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mocking Bird, One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest, In Cold Blood, The Color Purple, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl? Well they were all banned at some time for being socially offensive. The American Library Association annually sponsors (in part) a banned books week from Sept. 25- Oct. 2 that celebrates the first amendment draws attent