The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

It was believed that when an infant had a head cold, you would
mix vaseline and nutmeg together and place it in the mole {hole?}
of the infant's head, because it was soft and the head had not
closed completely. So the home remedy could work better and get
the baby well faster.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; RIVER ROUGE

James Callow Keyword(s): fallen fontanel

Date learned: 00-00-1955