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From: rcj@burl.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: quickie burn treatment - (nf)
Message-ID: <284@burl.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 18-Aug-83 03:22:20 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 18 03:22:20 1983
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Organization: Western Electric, Burlington, NC
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I can definitely believe the bit about dog saliva being better for a
burn than human saliva -- many animals have this anti-bacterial mucus
"feature" (I've been around computers too long).

When I first moved down to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where I grew up,
I used to hear "Old Wives Tales" about catfishes.  Seems that catfishes
have a small poison sac at the base of their dorsal fin (very common
among bottom-dwelling salt-water fishes).  This makes for interesting
enjoyment when you are allergic to that toxin, as I am.  The first time
I caught a catfish spine in the finger (little fish, maybe 5" long), I
passed out for about an hour and the finger was very sore for about two
weeks.  The next time I got stuck badly, I followed the Old Wives Tale
and immediately flipped the fish over and rubbed his belly slime all over
the wound.  Result:  No problems whatsoever; hand sore for about two DAYS
only.  I didn't find out until later about bottom-dwelling fishes having
anti-bacterial slime on their undersides to protect them from all the
muck they swim around on.  I was just lucky that the catfish's mucus
counteracts his own poison so well.

Enough of this drivvel, I've made my point -- don't discount Old Wives,
-- 

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