Robin, We knew it as Ithiol, in a glass jar, again unavailable, also who could forget mercurachrome, (again unavailable). The chemist tried to sell us some stuff called "black ointment" and said it was the same as Ithiol, (far from it). Jenelle. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:38 AM Subject: Re: [A-NSW-S] RE: OLD REMEDIES > I tried about 10 years ago to get it, but the chemist didn't know what I was talking about. He gave > me a pot of some other black stuff which doesn't work nearly as well. > > Regards > Robin. > > > ==== AUS-NSW-SURNAMES Mailing List ==== > Comments and suggestions about the list should be addressed to the Administrator at [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >