[TheForge] quench malaria considerations

[Bruce Freeman]

Of course, if you want to speed it up a bit, or lack copper to use,
get some copper sulfate from the hardware store and dose your slack
tub with that.  Shiny iron may emerge with a copper tinge, though.
Bruce
NJ

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 9:21 PM, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer
<artgawk at thegrid.net> wrote:
> My  little copper quench tank experiment is entering it's 4th year..
> The beginning was using a beat up copper canning kettle i patched.
> Put in a raised stainless screen bottom..and, no bugs! Tried copper scrap
> with the fire buckets in the work yard..same result.
> Report ;
> Putting copper sheet scraps in the quench tank bottom ,controls mosquitoes
> pretty well.....here anyway.
>
> Kevin Gallagher wrote:
>>
>> Another obscure request…I am looking for old wife's tales, lore and myths
>> about blacksmiths and smithing related things.  For example: soaking in
>> slack tub water cures poison ivy.  Anyone know of other home remedies and
>> superstitions that blacksmith related or good sources for such?
>>
>> Thanks
>> KG
>>
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Bruce
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