Bobby, I still have the old kerosene lamp that we were using when I was about 5 years old... and probably before that... I just can't remember. I also have the Aladdin lamp that used to sit in the middle of our round dining room table so that we could study our school lessons. I don't know when we got that one but I do know that we were using it when my sister died and I was 9 at that time. We were always very careful with that one because of the mantle and the globe. The light that came from that lamp was just about as bright as one of our modern day light bulbs. I wouldn't part with that lamp for anything!! MaryClyde ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby Hatfield" <bobhat2@gmail.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 9:41 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Chiggers... > Yeah MaryClyde, I guess I was 10 before I knew it was Kerosene, I still > have family's two coal-oil lamps, not sure how old, don't remember one > ever > breaking so they must be 1936 models. Bobby > > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 6:43 PM, Mary R Mungo <MRMungo@comporium.net> > wrote: > >> Hey Bobby, >> Is coal oil what we now call kerosene??? >> MaryClyde >> >> ----- 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: Inbound message clean. >> > Virus Database (VPS): 080531-1, 05/31/2008 >> > Tested on: 6/11/2008 6:14:56 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 >> > > ------------------------------- > 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: Inbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 080531-1, 05/31/2008 > Tested on: 6/12/2008 10:28:05 AM > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. > http://www.avast.com > > >