On Apr 12, 9:44*am, John H wrote:
On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:54:59 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:









On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:07:06 -0400, John H
wrote:

Got this in an email today. Haven't tried it, but it wouldn't hurt anything even
if it doesn't work.

Tick *removal *
Spring *is here and the ticks will soon be showing *
their heads. *Here is a good way to get *them off you, your
children, or your *pets. *Give it a *try.

Please *forward to anyone with children... or hunters or *dogs,
or anyone who even steps outside in *summer!!

A *School Nurse has written the info below -- good *enough
to share -- And it really works! *
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"I had a pediatrician tell me *what she believes is the best
way to remove *a tick. This is great, because it works in *
those places where it's some times difficult *to get to with
tweezers: between toes, in *the middle of a head full of dark
hair, *etc."

"Apply *a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover *the tick
with the soap-soaked cotton ball *and swab it for a few
seconds (15-20), the *tick will come out on its own and be
stuck *to the cotton ball when you lift it away. * This
technique has worked every time I've *used it (and that
was frequently, and it's *much less traumatic for the
patient and *easier for me." *

"Unless *someone is allergic to soap, I can't see that *this
would be damaging in any way. I even *had my doctor's
wife call me for advice *because she had one stuck to her
back and *she couldn't reach it with tweezers. She used *
this method and immediately called me back *to say, *
"It worked!"

And then there is the old boy scout method. * I call it the boy scout
method because that's where I first heard of it - *also reported to
work on crab lice:

Spray the area with lighter fluid.

Set on fire using the method of your choice.

Wait for ticks, lice to make a hasty exit,

Stab with an ice pick.

(old boy scout joke, just kidding) * *:-)

Why didn't you put the 'just kidding' part up front?

Now my dog's running around with ice pick holes all over her body!!

That's a bit radical isn't it, John? I thought I could get all my
dogs ticks with a 12 ga. shotgun, but then I thought maybe a treatment
flea and tick spray would be more humane for the ticks.