Yeah parents worried because they saw what it did to a War Time president I remember my mom frantically wanted sis and I to get the vaccine. Dad was a carpenter his big item was a tetanus shot. Stepping on a nail is a when not an if. Anytime I got a cut or scratch it was merthiolate. Crap burned like hell but you healed fast. Wish I could still get some.
I much preferred mercurochrome to merthiolate. The latter stung pretty badly on larger wounds.
Good mother!
Regards,
I was allergic to merthiolate. Nowadays doctors don’t even know what it is so I’ve quit mentioning it when asked about allergies.
Simple and cheap remedies do not benefit the medical industry. Expensive prolonged treatments are more profitable.