Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site sdcc3.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcc3!23403091 From: 23403091@sdcc3.UUCP (23403091) Newsgroups: net.rec,net.rec.nude Subject: Re: Mosquitoes, other nasties ?) Message-ID: <2859@sdcc3.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-May-85 23:13:25 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcc3.2859 Posted: Thu May 16 23:13:25 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 22-May-85 07:47:17 EDT References: <2389@mit-hermes.ARPA> <249@sdcc13.UUCP> Reply-To: 23403091@sdcc3.UUCP ({|lit}) Followup-To: Some cute (but needed) articles. Distribution: net Organization: U.C. San Diego, EECS Caverns (Sunlight? What's that?) Lines: 21 Xref: watmath net.rec:330 net.rec.nude:245 Summary: Yeasties In article <249@sdcc13.UUCP> ee163acp@sdcc13.UUCP (DARIN JOHNSON) writes: >A few acquaintances of mine swear on vitamin B-12 (or around there) >taken during the few days before the 'problem' period. It has never >worked for me, but I've seen results. (I was the only one bitten :-( Yup, that works, but I have found something that works real well: Brewers Yeast It can be purchased at any health food shop and does wonders for repelling fleas, 'skeeters, etc. It really makes your skin taste bad. (Note: it really doesn't make you smell :-) Oh, by the way, if you ever feed the stuff to a cat, you will make a friend for life. (Plus give it a better coat..) -Jim Hayes, UCSD. {ihnp4, sdchema, ucbvax, etc}!sdcsvax!sdcc3!23403091 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honest, I did study... Pha-His-Ics... What's that? Oh well, I drop. --------------------------------------------------------------------------