Klarinet Archive - Posting 000010.txt from 2007/10

From: BILLFOSS47@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Mosquito food
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:48:43 -0400

A dryer sheet in my straw hat has kept the bugs away for several years.

When they are unavailable, I use the Avon product - "Skin-So-Soft"

Bill Foss
U.S. Army Retired
USC Aiken, Woodwind Professor
Director of Bands, Aiken Prep

-------------- Original message from "Salli Chmura" <schmura@-----.au>: --------------

> Hi Fred,
>
> I don't know about fabric softener pads, but my youngest daughter suffered
> terribly from mosquito bites and used to gouge them out - a friend told me
> to give her "Betamin" tablets (I believe this is B12) and she never had any
> problem after that. Apparently the B12 made her exude a smell that repelled
> the mosquitoes.
>
> Alternatively, I have been told that good old Aussie Vegemite also contains
> vitamin B12 - most Americans can't stand the taste however (my daughter
> didn't like vegemite).
>
> Hope this helps, Salli
>
>
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