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From: Phillip MURPHY <>
Subject: Re: [WW1] Trenchfoot
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 01 16:42:39 +1000


>Thanks for the tip. I need enough for 50 men for three weeks so I guess
>that it may prove expensive - and would probably smell too sweet as Whale
>Oil was vile by all accounts!
>
>Someone else has suggested mutton fat as a correct period alternative, but
>I must admit it does not sound too appealing!
G'day Taff,

Out here in the Aust Army, we were "treated" to the good old Condy's
(crytals) footbath treatment - this was to combat tinea and dermatitis
(tropical effects on the feet) - dip the white crinkly feet into that
(and reused).

Didn't work for me - skin still falls off some 30 years after first
treatment.

Best Wishes
Phillip MURPHY

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