Ever hear of duct tape as a medical remedy?

Neither had I, until I started trying to find a cure for those painful warts on the bottom of my son's foot.

He'd tried all kinds of over the counter remedies - chemicals, freezing, etc. and nothing worked. He was scaring me because he kept carving at them with his jack knife.

Then I read about duct tape. The instructions said to put it on and leave it for a few days, then soak the foot and scrape off the top of the wart. Let it dry out, and do it again.

And... it seems to be working. Although he's still scaring me because he's impatient and scrapes a bit deeper than I think he should.

Sometimes I'm amazed at how the simplest things can do the best job.

I always said that around the house and the barn there was practically nothing I couldn't fix with some duct tape and baling twine - but I didn't know that applied to warts as well.

Send us YOUR unusual cures - please.

Yours for health,
Marte