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misc: jioyce's machine;; oxides + kids; cookstove pots; murphy's soap

updated thu 23 sep 04

 

Lili Krakowski on wed 22 sep 04


Joyce: Please add an attachement for scratching, plus nose and brow =
wiping. I get an itch here and there--mostly on back JUST as I am =
muddiest. Nose needs wipe summer and winter, brow in Summer only =
Thanks.

OXIDES AND KIDS: have no idea what the ? means. Doing oxides with =
kids.????? Does this person want to let little kiddies mess with =
oxides in powder form/ Mixed with water? WHAT? NO NO NO NO. Did I =
say NO? Kiddies, says Fraidy Cat, should not be allowed NEAR any =
product that has not been approved for use in schools/with children. =
And then under supervision....

COOKSTOVE POTS. NO. Just NO. Be aware that about a decade ago, maybe =
more, all sorts of pottery suppliers were selling "cooking =
wave/flameproof " clay bodies. Some of them, high in lithium, also =
fired a lovely orange. THEY WERE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET because of =
accidents+ lawsuits. I know you intend to use this in the privacy of =
your home, etc, just DON'T. Several companies make cookstove stuff =
that is fine. Yes, some lovely Clayarters from Fiji, Antartica, Nepal =
will write in and say go for it. BUT YOU ARE IN THIS COUNTRY where =
everything has become a lawsuit waiting to happen.

MURPHY'S OIL SOAP, I think is "soft soap" or "yellow soap" and =
available in other places.

Lili