[Servant of the 9]

I remember the days of Gentian Violet as well as Witch Hazel, Merthiolate and Mercurochrome. The latter two contained mercury and were good antibiotics which are hard if not impossible to find these days.

These days, I think it is a felony to even suggest approaching mercury without a full enviro suit and external air system, much less applying it to a human body.

They don't even sell mercury thermometers any more, except possibly special lab thermometers.

So9

[catpuppy]

True. I recently asked a pharmacist if the pharmacy had mercurochrome and he had no idea what it was. Another gift to us from the environuts: the loss of simple, cheap antibiotics that worked.

[sweetliberty]

"These days, I think it is a felony to even suggest approaching mercury without a full enviro suit and external air system, much less applying it to a human body.

They don't even sell mercury thermometers any more, except possibly special lab thermometers."

It is truly a miracle that any of us survived to adulthood what with all the evil and dangerous practices we were subjected to, what with Merthiolate, Mercurochrome, mercury thermometers, cigarette smoke and no car seats or bicycle helmets. Gads! What horrible parents we all had! < /sarcasm >