When there was no heater, creativity and some curious techniques were the main allies against the cold
When it comes to scare the cold, the Brazilian uses any method to heat up. So before today’s modern technologies, some old customs were what saved to everyone. Check out some of them:
6 old customs that amazed the cold and today almost no one knows
1. Do meeting in closed rooms
When the cold came, the union was the strength to warm up everyone. Thus, it was common for large families to gather and sleep in the same closed room to conserve more the cold. It was a good time to gather everyone and watch television, cook hot things and get there at a low temperature.
2. Place newspaper leaves inside the shoe
Before comfortable socks and heaters, it was common to put well -folded newspaper leaves inside the shoes to isolate the sole and block the cold wind. Thus, the paper functioned as a makeshift thermal barrier that kept his feet dry and warm. Very common for workers leaving home at dawn and could not warm up in that region.
3. Bottle of hot water on the mattress
In ancient times, the habit of warming to combat the cold was with hot water in a well -covered plastic bottle placed under the covers or on the mattress. Thus, this effect worked to preheat the bed and avoid the thermal shock of the cold sheet.
4. Pass Vick Vaporub or Arnica Gel on the chest and back
Mentolated ointments were common to open the airways and produce a slight sensation of heat in cold time. So a lot of people applied massage gels, Vick Vaporub on the back, chest, neck before bed to heated the body and sleep warm. A grandmother trick that lasts to the present day, including.
5. Line the bed with blanket under the sheet
Another custom of the past that still lasts is to put a thick blanket between the mattress and the sheet, creating a warm, soft base to sleep
at night. Thus, the technique had the function of isolating the cold that climbed in bed, especially in houses with thinner mattresses or ancient foam.
6. Taking garlic tea or ginger before bed
Finally, another habit that has crossed generations and still lasts is to take hot teas and that cause sweatshirt to scare the cold. In addition to preventing flu, warm teas with garlic, ginger or cinnamon warmed their body, especially on frost nights and cold wind.
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