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I was certain you were gonna say this was the new COVID cure! I was looking for a laugh brewens Sep 2021 #1
Actually friend Duncanpup Sep 2021 #2
The Vicks would have made sense though, at least treating symptoms at first. brewens Sep 2021 #13
I guess they felt it was a cure all Duncanpup Sep 2021 #14
Don't forget the mustard plaster (just teasing) Niagara Sep 2021 #3
Thank you Duncanpup Sep 2021 #7
It's hard to find those things in the drug store any more FakeNoose Sep 2021 #4
Yes I am old and I remember those things. Diamond_Dog Sep 2021 #5
Thank you mother of Sophie the polish princess Labrador Duncanpup Sep 2021 #8
Thanks he's fine now FakeNoose Sep 2021 #9
Oops Diamond_Dog Sep 2021 #11
It is hard to find Mercurochrome in the U.S. because it contains mercury. SamKnause Sep 2021 #15
Thanks I didn't realize this, but good to know FakeNoose Sep 2021 #17
Me, my 2 sisters, and brother always asked because we knew which one burned. SamKnause Sep 2021 #19
Ha, the thin red line on every cut and scrape. bottomofthehill Sep 2021 #22
You haven't seen it because it was banned in 1988 jmowreader Sep 2021 #29
Right, someone pointed that out FakeNoose Sep 2021 #30
wiki says... Kali Sep 2021 #31
Vicks is easy to find LeftInTX Sep 2021 #32
Merthiolate Dave in VA Sep 2021 #6
Mercurochrome didn't sting much, but Merthiolate did. Hoyt Sep 2021 #10
It hurts like hell as I recall. 3catwoman3 Sep 2021 #24
Really! Bactine was a miracle cure back then. Plus, that orange stain went everywhere. Hoyt Sep 2021 #25
"No sting, no stain"...Unfortunately, my parents were "no pain, no gain" LeftInTX Sep 2021 #33
Iodine was worse. trof Sep 2021 #37
Mecurochrome,... with the glass applicator built into the lid to apply the red healing fluid. magicarpet Sep 2021 #12
Paregoric in an oddly-shaped brownish bottle with a glass lid/applicator (nt) wyn borkins Sep 2021 #16
I loved taking that stuff. SamKnause Sep 2021 #20
Old Memories Tend To Fade... wyn borkins Sep 2021 #23
It's an opium product, so bye-bye LeftInTX Sep 2021 #34
Of course you did Deminpenn Sep 2021 #36
When we sold my mom's house last year, there was a lot of "stuff" to go... 3catwoman3 Sep 2021 #27
My Boy Scout first aid kit Rastapopoulos Sep 2021 #18
Ah yes, I remember them well! Kittycow Sep 2021 #21
The worst part about getting a chest cold as a child jcgoldie Sep 2021 #26
Oooo...same here: Totally Tunsie Sep 2021 #39
Damn, I hated Vicks Vapo-Rub, which was often inflicted on me Ocelot II Sep 2021 #28
Oh, jeez - milk toast. Truly vile. 3catwoman3 Sep 2021 #40
I can't stand the smell of Vicks... LeftInTX Sep 2021 #35
Castoria trof Sep 2021 #38
Monkey Blood! TexasBushwhacker Sep 2021 #41
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