THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JUly 25, 2025 Page 7 BANDS OF SUMMER | FROM PAGE 5 on a local outdoor event that seems to get more popular every year. The concert series celebrates local musical talents in Essex County and creates opportunities for residents and visitors to engage with the park during evening hours. Shows begin at 6 p.m. each Wednesday evening in July and August. People can bring blankets and chairs, snacks, etc. The events take place on the stage REMEDIES | FROM PAGE 2 the many new drugs on the market today generate a more positive approach to better health, but for the simple ailments affl icting many of us from time to time, have we become too dependent on a “quick fi x”? My grandmother’s remedies were found mostly in her kitchen, not the medicine cabinet, and many of her old-fashioned cures were passed down from generation to generation. When a family member came down with a cold, chicken soup, plenty of fl uids and rest were prescribed. And, if the cold persisted, Grammie made up a mustard plaster for the chest along with a hot toddy mixed with a healthy portion of honey, lemon and a little whiskey! Her children were given a spring tonic of sulfur and molasses to thin out their winter blood in anticipation of spring. Rhubarb is also considered a spring tonic, and water was always the drink of choice. For toothaches, oil of clove and warm water mixed with salt relieved sores of the gums. Witch hazel was used for skin rashes, and sprained limbs were soaked in warm water combined with Epsom salts. Mercurochrome and iodine came in handy for cuts and bruises, and Ace bandages were always on hand. Hot ginger tea was a sure cure for an upset stomach and wild cherry bark cured most sore throats. Milk rice soup was another favorite stomach cure, and sarsaparilla and Moxie were known to improve the blood. When all else failed, holy water was sprinkled throughout the home. Colds and many other childhood diseases spread through families, and few could escape the germs. My sisters and I behind the museum building, and spectators can settle down on the upper lawn. It is suitable for all ages. Restrooms are available until nearly 8 p.m. when the concerts conclude. If weather looks bad for any particular Wednesday, concert goers are urged to check the library website (www.sauguspubliclibrary.org), which will update for cancellations on that day. The Squeezebox Stompers – which specializes in Cajun, Zydeco, Blues & Folk – was scheduled to perform this week (Wednesday, “caught” the measles when we were all very young. We had to stay in a darkened room, away from sunlight, until the rash disappeared. Whooping cough, scarlet fever, mumps and earaches were all common ailments that traveled through families on a regular basis but, thanks to my grandmother and God, we survived the growing years of our lives. Maybe some of it was in the mind; maybe sometimes it was psychological, but whatever, it was so comforting when my grandmother gave me a sponge bath to reduce my fever. Perhaps it was the healing touch that was so powerful and worked so many miracles. The pain of an earache seemed minimized when my mother rubbed my neck with black cream. I do not remember the name of it, but I truly felt better because of it. Could it have been just the childhood notion that a mother’s kiss could make it all better? How did our ancestors know so much about health and healing back then? Hippocrates, who is regarded as the father of medicine, stated, “Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.” How did he know? Even my grandfather, who spent his whole life on the farm, knew something about health. Back in the sixties, when smoking cigarettes was popular, he would caution me every time I lit one up. “Julia” — he called all his grandchildren either Julia or Jake — “that cigarette is just another nail in your coffi n.” How did he know way back then? Editor’s Note: Janice Jarosz is a frequent contributor to The Saugus Advocate. She is a lifelong Saugus resident and longtime town historian, journalist and book author whose writing has focused on her hometown. July 23). Here is the rest of the schedule for the summer: • July 30: Atwater~Donnelly (Traditional American & Celtic Folk Music, Percussive Dance). • August 6: Ditto (Acoustic Music, 60s & 70s). • August 13: John Jerome (Rock, Pop, Country, Hip-Hop). • August 20: Jon Waterman (a journey through the roots of American popular music). • August 27: Jump Street (Classic Rock, Motown, Jazz and Funk). Law Offices of JOSEPH D. 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