Hey Cecil and all
I recall my mother saying something about lice at one point and using kerosene. Choices of shaving or lice with kerosene might have been one of those points also. Which brings up a the subject of parasatism, which is mentioned in regard to many countries but our own. Such things do exist and they tend to be nasty also. Water is a great contributor in every country. Keep in mind we just arrived here not too long ago.
Thus far I find your columns interesting, in a good way. Q&A.
Thanks
las
I’ve heard the best cure for lice was to apply a mixture of whiskey and sand. The lice drink the whiskey, get drunk, and kill each other throwing boulders.
Never tried it, myself.
And welcome to the SDMB!
No, no, no, you’ve got it all wrong.
What you do is, shave half the hair off of the affected area (this works for either pubic lice or head lice), whereupon the lice will all bunch together and hide in the unshaven patch. Then you set the other half on fire, and you stab the lice with an icepick as they run out of the fire.