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Natural Or Synthetic

'Woodsorrel and violet To soothe the heart's fret' Fo heart's broken by a male So goes the old country tale; A herb for all their needs Or potion to right misdeeds; So easy now to scoff or scorn With the empirical now left forlorn. A drug for this and one for that With side effects,often worse, Accompany the cure...with a curse

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Marycile Beer

Date: 8/16/2008 9:02:00 AM

Hey Brian, maybe I'll have to come to you on my next novel. It is about the turn or the century and in the Indian territory of South Dakota. It will have a lot to do with the herbal uses of the Indian medicines. I know the story but this is what is keeping me from getting into it. I will have to do a lot of study and at the present time I am having to much fun reading my three novels to nursing home and senior centers. Cowboys of course is the era involved. God Bless, Cile

Sharon Winter

Date: 8/14/2008 6:37:00 AM

Yes, well said Brian - and Kristin too! It's all gone a bit overboard. Love, Shar

Kristin Reynolds

Date: 8/14/2008 3:06:00 AM

Exactly. every socond commercial nowadays is for some dang pill to help with things that don't even NEED helping! Fear is the pill they are shoving down our throats, and it is a bitter pill. Well said, Brian! Love Kristin

Michael Jordan

Date: 8/14/2008 2:49:00 AM

Brian - This reminds me of the Hep-c inner-furion treatment I was on - It came not with a list of side affects it came with a book of them - always a pleasure Brian - God Bless