Yes, I remember that.? Many of the older products had the petroleum additives that are band now.? But they worked and I could see no harm in them when used sparingly.? There again.? Common sense which is sadly lacking in this day and age from the younger generations bring on much of the new regulations.? You know, if a little is good, a lot must be better!? Some are a bit overdone.? I found bottles of Mange treatment in the bathroom closet when I moved here.? Yet these people lived into their 90's so I think there were other factors that countered the harm of these products. Connie -----Original Message----- From: Lynn Vondran <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:05 pm Subject: [PD-LIFE] Drawing Salve Hi Connie, Is it like Ichmethol, or however you spell that. Was a black salve that smelled like gasoline? Don't even know if they sell that anymore. That's what my mom called drawing salve. I use to use it for some things, like bee stings, and really bad mosquito bites. :o) Lynn Connie wrote: > Petrocarbo salve is a great 'drawing' salve.?For infections.? Boils, > splinters, etc. One of the old time remedies.? Comes in small sizes that > would fit on a quarter to larger ones for bigger jobs.? I carry the > smaller in my purse or when we take trips.? My husband uses it a good bit > when he is gardening to sooth scratches from brambles or rose bush sticker > pricks.? Vaseline based, I think. The small sizes were under $2, if I > remember correctly.? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message