In 1927 an obscure barnstorming pilot, who made ends meet by occasionally flying U.S. Mail routes, became the darling of nations and an immortal hero to Americans by becoming the first person to fly directly from the United States to Europe in his monoplane, The Spirit of Saint Louis.
Charles Lindbergh spent his formative years on a farm in Little Falls, Minnesota. His parents were of Swedish ancestry, and Lindbergh recalled in his autobiography that the kitchen was always redolent with the scent of cardamom. His mother used cardamom oil not only for flavoring but for doctoring the children when they were ill -- giving them a drop or two in a glass of well water to settle their colicky dispositions, and rubbing it into Lindbergh’s hair when he had trouble memorizing the multiplication table. A chemistry teacher at the local high school, Lindbergh’s mother distilled all of the essential oils used in her own household.
According to Lindbergh biographer A. Scott Berg, prior to taking off on his record-breaking flight Lindbergh received a postcard from his mother giving him some advice about the use of essential oils:
“Camphor for colds.
Clove for toothache.
Fennel for digestion.
Citrus for concentration.”
Lindbergh records that he took only three ham sandwiches and a thermos of coffee for his 33-hour flight across the ocean. But in a footnote in his autobiography he writes that he also took along a small glass vial of citrus oil to help keep him focused and awake: “The oil was given to me by a well-wisher from Florida, who said rubbing it on my temples and inhaling it every two hours would help keep me from nodding off at the wheel.”
After his world-famous flight, Lindbergh and his wife Anne became interested in holistic and homeopathic medicine. While living in Hawaii they experimented with tropical oils from ylang ylang blossoms and fever tree bark, but refused to use their discoveries for commercial purposes -- giving their research instead to the United States Army at the outbreak of World War Two. The Army, however, disregarded the Lindbergh’s claims that essential oils could help soldiers recover more quickly from shell shock and trench foot -- and their research was relegated to a dusty file somewhere in the Pentagon, and eventually lost entirely.
45 years after Lindbergh’s death, his belief in the restorative power of organic essential oils is being validated by medical researchers all over the globe. Whether for aromatherapy, skin treatments, or as an internal medication, essential oils are once again the focus of intense scrutiny as scientists struggle to find ways to treat mankind’s many ills without having to resort to harsh and sometimes deadly chemicals and radiation.
For further information, and for an absolutely free, no obligation, sample of three of the most commonly used oils, including lemon and lavender, contact Wellness Advocate Amy Snyder at http://bit.ly/2vHgrH6 Please put your name and address in her Comments box. She has used these superb essential oils for years herself and will be delighted to share her experiences with you in a professional and friendly manner!
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