Juicy Water: citrus fruits vs germs

My cold is overstaying its welcome. Or, to be more precise, it is still squatting here and I am getting seriously fed up of being sick. I read in various articles online that citrus fruits are meant to be good against colds, that they alleviate its effects. Something to do with Vitamin C or something. It might be overblown for all I care, but desperation calls for desperate measures, so I decided to drink Juicy Water (it is a brand of... juicy water) during lunchtime at work. The one with oranges and lemons, like the nursery rhyme. I am not convinced, so far it had no effect, not even a placebo one, especially not a placebo one, but it tastes nice enough. And on the plus side (trying to keep positive here), at least I can still taste something.

Oranges and lemons

"Oranges and lemons,
Say the bells of St. Clement's.

You owe me five farthings,
Say the bells of St. Martin's.

When will you pay me?
Say the bells of Old Bailey.

When I grow rich,
Say the bells of Shoreditch.

When will that be?
Say the bells of Stepney.

I do not know,
Says the great bell of Bow.

Here comes a candle to light you to bed,
And here comes a chopper to chop off your head!"

I had this famour nursery rhyme in the head today. Well, not the whole thing, just the beginning... and the end. I know it, of course, from 1984. I know very little about traditional English nursery rhymes. You can read more about its history here. According to Wikipedia, it represents "the near-complete eradication of shared culture". I just think it is deliciously sinister. Like many nursery rhymes and old fairy tales, there is something simply terrifying about those lines. Like an old hidden threat about to bring doom to a seemingly idyllic environment. Orwell understood this well. The orange in A Clockwork Orange, was supposed to signify human (orang is "man" in Malay). I always wondered if it had not been inspired by this nursery rhyme and by its presence in Orwell's classic. Anyway, read it aloud and see if you shiver. I know I do.