Paulett, some folks really think you crazy when you tell them and old remedy... Years ago a family got the 7 year itch and spent a lot of money on the medicine.... I was setting at there table reading the ingredience and I told this woman this is the same thing as mange medicine-she got so mad at me.. I said if you want to spend fifteen cents on coal oil you can get rid of the itch, lice, mange about any thing in one hour... First time I came home from school with the lice my step mom opened the lamp and got enough coal oil and soaked my head, wrapped a ragg around my head so the air was cut off from the lice, it also kills the nets to... After about an hour she gave me a bar of lye soap and said go to the creek and wash you hair several times to get rid of the smell of coal oil-I loved that because I love to lay in the creek and catch crawdads or Grampuse`s or what ever was available... Love Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smoochie Newton" <smoochieangelpie@gmail.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Chiggers...and Snakes > 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! 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