[AT] White Gas

[charlie hill]

Hi Bear,

I'm still not above soaking a cut in kerosene.  When I was 21 years old I 
cut a good gash in the instep of my right foot while  pulling tobacco 
barefooted.  I went to the tobacco barn,  disconnected the kerosene line 
from the burner and washed the cut out with kerosene.  Then I soaked a piece 
of nasty burlap from the tobacco truck curtain in kerosene and tied it 
around my foot.

I worked all day on that foot with no shoe on it.  Just that dirty, kerosene 
soaked burlap rag tied around it.  The foot never got sore, never got 
infected and healed up with only a little scar.  The same cut today would 
require stitches and shots.

I told a doctor who is supposed to know about folk medicine about it and he 
thought I was crazy!  LOL

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mmman at netscape.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] White Gas


> When I was growing up, you could get white gas from the square storage 
> tanks that sat on the front apron of many service stations alongside the 
> kerosine.  You hand pumped your container full and paid by the gallon. 
> Back then, it was very common in rural areas and especially if you were 
> close to a river or lake.  We bought it for the Coleman stoves and 
> lanterns--my dad never trusted a gasoline blowtorch and we used propane 
> ones--no propane lanterns in the early 50's.
>
> I have one of the square tanks and pumps--smells like kero, and would hold 
> about 150 gallons.  It is red and had a Sinclair sticker on it.  Today it 
> would have to be blue for kero and have all the warning stickers from the 
> gvt about not drinking it or putting it into your eyes, ect.  Who else on 
> tdhe list has had to soak their foot in a bath of Coal Oil (kerosine) 
> after stepping on a rusty nail while playing barefoot in the horselot.  My 
> paternal grandmother thought coal oil could cure lots of ailments and she 
> raised 13 childere and 4 adopted orphans so it worked somewhat.
> Bear
>
> --- "George Willer" <gwill at toast.net> wrote:
>
> From: "George Willer" <gwill at toast.net>
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:42:48 -0400
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Subject: Re: [AT] White Gas
>
> Ray,
>
> It was sold as white gas or by another name...stolene.  Same thing and 
> same
> uses as Coleman fuel.  Blow torches, camp stoves, mantle lamps, etc.  As 
> far
> as I know it was available everywhere.
>
> George Willer
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ray Trimble" <farmall_1947 at yahoo.com>
> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 11:06 AM
> Subject: [AT] White Gas
>
>
>> In the late 50's I remember that some service
>> stations had White gas. Does anyone know what
>> this gas was and what was it used for?
>> Was this a local thing, nort Louisiana, East
>> Texas?
>>
>> Ray
>>
>>
>>
>>
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