was Re: [AT] White Gas now kerosene for cuts

[David Bruce]

Charlie,
My experience is somewhat similar.  While playing around a tobacco barn during 
"priming" (I was too young to help at that time) I stepped on a piece of glass 
while barefooted.  My Grandpa washed my cut out with some kerosene and then 
bandaged my foot.  Can't even see a scar where the cut was - I'm sure very few 
doctors would recommend the practice but from my experience it worked just fine.

David

charlie hill wrote:
> 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