History of Witch Hazel
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Awesome. Thanks for sharing!
Interesting stuff.
...but I use Witch Hazel every day and I'm still an insomniac.
...but I use Witch Hazel every day and I'm still an insomniac.
It's right there with an alum block as my favorite AS. Thanks for posting.
The things you could claim in advertising in the days before the FDA.
Part of the reason I love old advertisements is all this stuff that such and such cures. Case in point:
Look at all the physicians agreeing!
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Nice, all around!
Now, I'm gonna go smoke and spritz myself with WH to make it all better.
Now, I'm gonna go smoke and spritz myself with WH to make it all better.
Yep. Any hoarseness or catarrh you happen to get will be cured straightaway.
Cool info. Thanks for sharing.
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Back to the Witch Hazel,I recently did a side-by-side comparison of Humphreys 16 oz. @$11 and house brand Walmart @ $1.44 for 16 oz....The Walmart WH smelled tart,bitter,pissy ,and the Humphreys smelled smooth,refined,pleasant.Whether or not the medicinal properties are the same is unknown to me,but for sheer pleasure the Humphreys is still my #1 favorite.
The Store brands is cheaper but not as refined at Thayers or other brands of Witch Hazel.
Can honestly say my grandfather used witch hazel as an AS every day. (My dad wouldn't, saying "It doesn't do anything." No doubt an Aqua Velva user.) Anyways.
Remember the old-time shoe-fitting x-ray machine? The one that gave you cancer?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope
Although most of the dose was directed at the feet, a substantial amount would scatter or leak in all directions. Shielding materials were sometimes displaced to improve image quality, to make the machine lighter, or out of carelessness, and this aggravated the leakage. The resulting whole-body dose may have been hazardous to the salesmen, who were chronically exposed, and to children, who are about twice as radiosensitive as adults
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Remember the old-time shoe-fitting x-ray machine? The one that gave you cancer?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope
Although most of the dose was directed at the feet, a substantial amount would scatter or leak in all directions. Shielding materials were sometimes displaced to improve image quality, to make the machine lighter, or out of carelessness, and this aggravated the leakage. The resulting whole-body dose may have been hazardous to the salesmen, who were chronically exposed, and to children, who are about twice as radiosensitive as adults
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I recall my pediatrician in 1960 something smoking at his desk while doing my exam paperwork.
Can you imagine doing that today?
Even the doctor sitting at the desk is a stretch.
These are all great, thanks for sharing guys.
