What we now know as powdered sugar was used during the civil war to stop bleeding (amputions - legs, arms, hands, gunshots etc.) and to prevent infections. I keep a small jar full of it when I am chopping onions etc. and my finger gets in the way. Works quite well - now to figure out how to keep my fingers from interferring with the knife. CU - Marjie ******************************************************************** > > ...I always burned my warts with a soldering iron, then cut them out, > > before discovering CS. I have found that a styptic pencil can work quite well > > to stop the bleeding without creating too much additional dead tissue. > > <Shudder> As long as we're talking about styptic pencils and wounds, I > discovered that plain SALT can stop bleeding as well. Just place it on the wound > and let it dry. > > Nenah
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