Date:  Wed, 2 Aug 1995 08:30:35 -0400

From:  Wayne Glowka <wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.GAC.PEACHNET.EDU>

Subject: Re: monkey blood



>Does anyone know the term "monkey blood" referring to Mercurochrome,

>Merthiolate, or iodine? If so, please say when and where. Thanks.

>

>Joan Hall, DARE

>jdhall[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]facstaff.wisc.edu



Members of my family referred to Mercurochrome as monkey blood. My parents

were raised in Weimar, TX, in the 30's, but moved to San Antonio in the

early 50's. As children in the 50's and 60's in San Antonio, we always

begged for monkey blood when we had a cut or scratch--the alternative was

Merthiolate, which stung like hell. My mother would give us monkey blood;

my father insisted on the effectiveness of Merthiolate. I was always

impressed when my father would rinse his mouth out with Merthiolate when he

had a mouth ulcer.





Wayne Glowka

Professor of English

Director of Research and Graduate Student Services

Georgia College

Milledgeville, GA 31061

912-453-4222

wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mail.gac.peachnet.edu