Re: [CH] chile heat article

Doug Irvine (dougandmarie@home.com)
Mon, 04 Sep 2000 20:46:59 -0700

danceswithcarp wrote:

> At 04:41 PM 9/4/00 -0500, Tom F. Bryant wrote:
>
> >Can cap make a blister?    Of course not!   This old guy slathers it onto his
> poor old right thumb ham joint, which is afflicted with arthritis(arthwrongus,
> if ya wanta know!) & it certainly does help alleviate the ache and pain....it
> does burn a tad, but funny thing, the more you use it the less it burns,
> superficially, but it still works on the joint when rubbed into the skin. When
> it burns, is right after it is applied, and then only if one is stupid enough
> to put that hand near extraneous heat, such as sticking that mitt into an oven
> to retrieve a hot dish, even with a pot holder.....only safe way is to use an
> oven mitt, covering the whole mitt! I think those East Indians were
> exagerating a little! Cheers, Doug in BC     Tomas, say hi to Beryl!!