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Post by highgrit on Feb 5, 2020 8:46:39 GMT -6
Growing up 50+ years ago a band-aid would rip the hair out by the roots and leave a sticky substance on your body. Now a band-aid won't stick to anything worth a hoot. I guess it's going to be gorilla tape and a piece of paper towel to from now on.
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Post by haase on Feb 5, 2020 9:25:39 GMT -6
Back then you would also have to put on Mercurochrome on a injury, that stuff did work, but it sure did sting, don't think they even sell it anymore, I think because it had a small amount of mercury in it.
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Post by randy on Feb 5, 2020 9:49:11 GMT -6
Rubbing alcohol is weak as water unless you make a point to buy higher alcohol content.
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Post by fence on Feb 5, 2020 10:07:28 GMT -6
Growing up 50+ years ago a band-aid would rip the hair out by the roots and leave a sticky substance on your body. Now a band-aid won't stick to anything worth a hoot. I guess it's going to be gorilla tape and a piece of paper towel to from now on. What's the piece of paper for |
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Post by greybeard on Feb 5, 2020 10:17:44 GMT -6
I've gone thru 9 gondola carloads of band-aids since I went on blood thinners. Just buy the great big ones and some of that bandage tape and you will save yourself a lot of problems.
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Post by backhoeboogie on Feb 5, 2020 11:41:11 GMT -6
Back then you would also have to put on Mercurochrome on a injury, that stuff did work, but it sure did sting, don't think they even sell it anymore, I think because it had a small amount of mercury in it. I've been using Neosporin for a while now. But the boss lady puts honey on her cuts. She swears by it. We had honey back then but mom put monkey blood on everything. |
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Post by backhoeboogie on Feb 5, 2020 11:42:54 GMT -6
Growing up 50+ years ago a band-aid would rip the hair out by the roots and leave a sticky substance on your body. Now a band-aid won't stick to anything worth a hoot. I guess it's going to be gorilla tape and a piece of paper towel to from now on. What's the piece of paper for to help the super glue close the wound. Works like rebar in concrete. |
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Feb 5, 2020 12:48:07 GMT -6
Back then you would also have to put on Mercurochrome on a injury, that stuff did work, but it sure did sting, don't think they even sell it anymore, I think because it had a small amount of mercury in it. I've been using Neosporin for a while now. But the boss lady puts honey on her cuts. She swears by it. We had honey back then but mom put monkey blood on everything. Ha, I was just talking about monkey blood with my wife. It's what grandma put on everything as well. I looked it up the other day if you could still buy it, and you can't because of what you said Haase. Honey of any form and sugar in sufficient quantities will kill bacteria due to osmotic forces of the sugar. A little will just feed bacteria. But large quantities changed appropriately, it will kill them. In really contaminated wounds, it also helps draw fluid and debris out with fluid movement. It's underutilized. I cant remember exactly why off the top of my head, but manuka honey is supposed to be the best as far as antibacterial properties. As an FYI, documented as far back as King Hezekiah in Isaiah 38 using dried fig cakes on his boil (concentrated fructose). |
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Post by M-5 on Feb 5, 2020 14:39:55 GMT -6
I think I still have a bottle of mercurochrome , I will look tonight. If that was not used when I was youngerI had turpentine or kerosene put on cuts.
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Post by tcranch on Feb 5, 2020 18:17:00 GMT -6
Back then you would also have to put on Mercurochrome on a injury, that stuff did work, but it sure did sting, don't think they even sell it anymore, I think because it had a small amount of mercury in it. Oh, Lordy, my husband loved that stuff. "It has to burn to heal!" I still have Mercuroclear spray I bought at H-E-B when we lived in TX so prob 15+ years old and he still uses it (but I don't think it burns). |
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Post by tcranch on Feb 5, 2020 18:18:40 GMT -6
I think I still have a bottle of mercurochrome , I will look tonight. If that was not used when I was youngerI had turpentine or kerosene put on cuts. That's what my dad used or bleach. Just NO! |
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Post by greybeard on Feb 5, 2020 18:56:54 GMT -6
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Feb 5, 2020 19:21:15 GMT -6
The mercury salt was the active ingredient. Never used the merthialate. |
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Feb 5, 2020 19:24:15 GMT -6
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Post by M-5 on Feb 5, 2020 19:29:39 GMT -6
I use bleach on puncture wounds. Helps take soreness out better than turpentine. |
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