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| Posts: 4039 | Location: Northeast Georgia | Registered: November 18, 2017 |
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| Yes it is a coal or creosote based product my grandmother used it on us from a very young age to draw out splinters or other embedded items underneath it the skin
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| quote: Originally posted by Tuckerrnr1: Yes it is a coal or creosote based product my grandmother used it on us from a very young age to draw out splinters or other embedded items underneath it the skin
Yep!
Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.
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| Posts: 3805 | Location: Wichita, Kansas | Registered: March 27, 2011 |
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| Sounds similar to the black stuff being advertised on TV to be applied to the face to remove blackheads and clear out the pores. flashguy
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| Icthamol ointment. My grandfather was a small town pharmacist (or druggist, if you prefer) so I had quite a few experiences with it. Worked very well for deep splinters and bits of oyster shell. |
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| quote: Originally posted by Oz_Shadow: Reminds me of another colored medicine I got put on me as a kid. I don't even know what it was for, but it stained you. Mercurochrome google tells me.
I got dabbed a time or two with the monkey blood myself....
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| Posts: 7093 | Location: Austin, TX | Registered: June 29, 2010 |
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| quote: Originally posted by captain127: Simple soaks with warm water ( no mystery additives or special salts) do the same thing. The 2018 version on of snake oil
Icthammol is a lot older of a product than you think. It has been around since the 1800s. |
| Posts: 27245 | Location: SW of Hovey, Texas | Registered: January 30, 2007 |
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| L.R., you are supposed to stay away from fireants! |
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