Paulette...Now...I have a ?????? What is dormant oil? The best thing for them, after you get them...is to scrub with a bit of clorox in the water...and put a lot of baby oil before goin out in the woods or grass. Back when my kids were small and we were going fishing, at a creek, close by) I put baby oil just like a moisterizer before we went. They hated it but like in their little navels, and under arms...and when we got home...clothes off and into washer, and into tub of clorox water. Just don't splash eyes...if kids ever do that, they won't again! Stella

Stellllllllllllllla......Mornin' !! dormant oil is just an oily spray that kills certain types of pests before they can chomp anything...... I have made it using mineral oil / castile soap / water.... use twice as much mineral oil as water add some castile soap or any oil based soap. Or just look in garden section at wallyworld etc. for dormant oil. Sounds similar to you're using baby oil on the kids. My gramma used PineSol for everything and now the smell of it makes me gak.... puuueeee! paulette in sw fla usa.....it's housework day today.... another thing that makes me gak!! it's a good day to be alive On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Stella Roper <busmar1852@webtv.net> wrote: > Paulette...Now...I have a ?????? What is dormant oil? > The best thing for them, after you get them...is to scrub with a bit of > clorox in the water...and put a lot of baby oil before goin out in the > woods or grass. Back when my kids were small and we were going fishing, > at a creek, close by) I put baby oil just like a moisterizer before we > went. They hated it but like in their little navels, and under > arms...and when we got home...clothes off and into washer, and into tub > of clorox water. Just don't splash eyes...if kids ever do that, they > won't again! Stella > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hey Stella, I seem to remember something about a coal-oil soaked rag tied around our ankles and one around each wrist outside the shirtsleeve cuff when we went blackberry pickin when I was a kid. Anybody else from the south remember anything like that ? I know coal-oil and turpinetine was used for lots of things that don't sound reasonable now. Blackberry cobbler was worth a lot back then, a few chiggers didn't hold us back from some good eatin. Bobby On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Stella Roper <busmar1852@webtv.net> wrote: > Paulette...Now...I have a ?????? What is dormant oil? > The best thing for them, after you get them...is to scrub with a bit of > clorox in the water...and put a lot of baby oil before goin out in the > woods or grass. Back when my kids were small and we were going fishing, > at a creek, close by) I put baby oil just like a moisterizer before we > went. They hated it but like in their little navels, and under > arms...and when we got home...clothes off and into washer, and into tub > of clorox water. Just don't splash eyes...if kids ever do that, they > won't again! Stella > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

When I first moved beck from Michigan, I had a neighbor who told me about buggs... He said you see that mint growing by the creek-take it and twist till juice comes out and rub all over you before going to your garden.. I did just that and every bugg in the country just about eat me alive-they liked mint... And this man was a preacher to... I bet he was setting over at his house watching me slap every thing in sight...never did get evern with him... I agree with Bobby on the karosene and turpintine... Some one told me Avon Skin So Sofe was good to rubb on before going out side-but who wants to spend that much money on a jar.. If you get a chiggger just dab the spot with fingernail polish, it can`t get any air and dies.. Love Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby Hatfield" <bobhat2@gmail.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:47 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Chiggers... > Hey Stella, I seem to remember something about a coal-oil soaked rag tied > around our ankles and one around each wrist outside > the shirtsleeve cuff when we went blackberry pickin when I was a kid. > Anybody else from the south remember anything like that ? I > know coal-oil and turpinetine was used for lots of things that don't sound > reasonable now. Blackberry cobbler was worth a lot back then, a few > chiggers > didn't hold us back from some good eatin. Bobby > > > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Stella Roper <busmar1852@webtv.net> > wrote: > >> Paulette...Now...I have a ?????? What is dormant oil? >> The best thing for them, after you get them...is to scrub with a bit of >> clorox in the water...and put a lot of baby oil before goin out in the >> woods or grass. Back when my kids were small and we were going fishing, >> at a creek, close by) I put baby oil just like a moisterizer before we >> went. They hated it but like in their little navels, and under >> arms...and when we got home...clothes off and into washer, and into tub >> of clorox water. Just don't splash eyes...if kids ever do that, they >> won't again! Stella >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 080611-0, 06/11/2008 Tested on: 6/11/2008 6:43:41 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

Oh Carol...... now that preacher was just being evil, fer shure. One day while standing in checkout at WallyWorld, the cashier (a man from the Caribbean) was telling another customer to rub kerosene on her kids to keep the No-See-Ums and skeeters off. Caribbean man said that's how they keep themselves from being eaten alive by skeeters and such down in the islands. This woman looked at the man as if he has lost every bit of his mind. I just snickered to myself cuz I had heard ggrandpa and grandpa tell similar. Maybe it's a matter of location and do what ya have to do ...... paulette in sw fla usa some of them skeeters in the islands are as big as blackbirds - or so it seemed it's a good day to be alive On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 6:43 PM, Carol Hall <lola5341@setel.com> wrote: > When I first moved beck from Michigan, I had a neighbor who told me about > buggs... > He said you see that mint growing by the creek-take it and twist till juice > comes out and rub all over you before going to your garden.. > I did just that and every bugg in the country just about eat me alive-they > liked mint... > And this man was a preacher to... > I bet he was setting over at his house watching me slap every thing in > sight...never did get evern with him... > I agree with Bobby on the karosene and turpintine... > Some one told me Avon Skin So Sofe was good to rubb on before going out > side-but who wants to spend that much money on a jar.. > If you get a chiggger just dab the spot with fingernail polish, it can`t > get > any air and dies.. > Love Carol > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bobby Hatfield" <bobhat2@gmail.com> > To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:47 AM > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Chiggers... > > > > Hey Stella, I seem to remember something about a coal-oil soaked rag tied > > around our ankles and one around each wrist outside > > the shirtsleeve cuff when we went blackberry pickin when I was a kid. > > Anybody else from the south remember anything like that ? I > > know coal-oil and turpinetine was used for lots of things that don't > sound > > reasonable now. Blackberry cobbler was worth a lot back then, a few > > chiggers > > didn't hold us back from some good eatin. Bobby > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Stella Roper <busmar1852@webtv.net> > > wrote: > > > >> Paulette...Now...I have a ?????? What is dormant oil? > >> The best thing for them, after you get them...is to scrub with a bit of > >> clorox in the water...and put a lot of baby oil before goin out in the > >> woods or grass. Back when my kids were small and we were going fishing, > >> at a creek, close by) I put baby oil just like a moisterizer before we > >> went. They hated it but like in their little navels, and under > >> arms...and when we got home...clothes off and into washer, and into tub > >> of clorox water. Just don't splash eyes...if kids ever do that, they > >> won't again! Stella > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > --- > avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 080611-0, 06/11/2008 > Tested on: 6/11/2008 6:43:41 PM > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. > http://www.avast.com > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >