Thank you to all who have replied to my query re "Turpentine" I think Jane has convinced me that my non drinking Presbyterian grandfather and his siblings may have had a "dodgy" past as the Aussies would say. Maybe religion took a hold after a bad bout of poteen.!! Once again many thanks to all. Judith

Dear Judith, It may be worth knowing that not all branches of Presbyterianism eschewed drinking in the 1800s. Perhaps yours were quite comfortable with both religion and drink. Cheers, Sharon Oddie Brown Roberts Creek, BC, Canada http://www.user.dccnet.com/s.brown/index.html