https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/b03a16a2f7ebc3a940b17a61904b42c9.pdf c7f5cabaf4c67f1ba74fe963d2298f59 PDF Text Text ·r111': \\' 1':1':KI,,. ()fJ~l<:RV 1':1~. llemlngway . South Carolina, Tllursilay. April 211, 1977-Page 5 • • oot y,EADDY who111 she lives since the death of her husband, James Lee Gol9 iS not sure of her Go~. :es. otJter says she is in et Her daughte~, fdcNeil, says she ts a tiundred. ranee she seellls P~k and quick, she is . sr up a comfrey root, ~r herbs and garden, te r chickens, and cook ~and her brother, with She attends church reg11larly, helps her daughter with the ~oster childrer. who are placed m her ~are by the Deparb11ent of .social Services, and occasionally goes out on calls to ''draw fire'' frolll. a burn victilll. She has a lively interest in the welfare of people. Her features are those of her Indian father, the cheek bones high and rather flat, the nose aquiline, the eyes set deep, but sparkling with awareness. Her dark skin, scarcely showing a wrinkle, has red undertones. Her hair is from her black mother. The only sign of age is the bent back. Born Ellen Permley in Georgetown County, she had never seen a doctor until a few years ago an accident necessitated a visit; since then, ''My doctor is Dr. Bryant," she says. Seven of her eight eme res children were delivered by thrown in. 1nidwives; the eighth, stillborn. Catnip, mullein, low bush she delivered without help. myrtle, onions, garlic, comfrey, Four of the children are dead turpentine, camphor, asafetida, now. Epsom salt, and kerosine Mrs. Goss believes that the supply her pharmacy. With healing power she possesses for these she can treat croup, fever, burns is God's special gift, and muscular soreness, swelling, she guards it jealously. Her and upset stomach. For the hands are strong and supple and discomforts of a teething baby clever at n1assaging away she has a less natural remedy. soreness and stifiness. Her Almost every mother has at other healing practlces were some time experienced the learned fron1 the ''old folks .." sudden terror aroused by a They consist mostly of natural child's croup. Mrs. Goss claims remedies-with a little magic that a mixture of kerosine, turpentine, and camphor rubbed on the chest and throat rcleives the terrifying choking. Fever is brought down with catnip sweetened with sugar and in the case of an infant, fed from a spoon. The "magic" touch is supplied by a poultice of pounded garlic wrapped around the "little ankle." When she herself had Ou last winter she pounded onions into a pulp, added alcohol and salt and used this mixture as a poultice on her chest. It not only relieved her soreness, but broke • up the cold. Her large comfrey bush was dug up and spirited away one night recently. She was desolate when, after a house to house search, she failed to find it. Nature was' kind, however, and several small new plants are springing up from the roots sti}\ in the ground. Comfrey is grown from its roots. Washed and scraped like a carrot, they are sliced thin and dropped into water, which is then brought to a boil. Allowed to cool, the liquid congeals. It is then · taken for nausea and diarrhea. The root of the low-bush myrtle is also "good for upset stomach" and relieves soreness. Mullein has large thick leaves shaped like tobacco leaves. Allowed to soak for a while in water and alcohol, they are wrapped around a swelling, which they soon reduce. As for teething discomfort, "You take the foot of a ground mole, dry it, put in in a red box,· and tie it roun' the baby's neck. He have 'is tooth fo.re you know 1't . ,, Perhaps the real secret of Mrs. Goss' success is most evident across the road in her daughter's home. Some of the most desperate small hwnan cases of neglect and abuse are left there. They are soon plump and smiling, healed by an ingredient that has • been missing. It is a four-letter word spelled 1-<>·V~. Mrs. Goss is generous with her plants. The writer brought home a large sackful. The comfrey is growing in a secret place. •· •• QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVEDI I 1 ·· • • AD EFFECTIVE: APRIL 28, 29 & ,. w e mi t Ellen Goss , 1 Goss, local root doctor treats a variety of illnesses · a variety of ho1ne remedies, which have been el ed dow11 to her prior to the development of modern ~ ci11e. He1· remedies have been used effectively for IO years, particularly in the treatment of burn vicwt101n she visits to ''draw fire'' from their burns. s sl1ow11 in front of her home, where she grows many e l1e1·bs she uses in her medicines. PHOTO BY D C'1'.. f l/""1r"\ T"" & .............. 'T � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Root Doctor Ellen Goss Reveals Remedies, 4-28-1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4-28-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer