Doug Irvine wrote: > > "Nelson, Jim" wrote: > > > At the risk of starting something akin to musings on the origin of WD-40, do > > any of you know what Wilbur Scoville's date of birth was? Could be an > > interesting day celebrate with a fiesta. > > I found a Wilbur Scoville, born in Cornwall CT 23 November 1855 , which would make him the right age to have come up with that scale in 1912....only one so far. Anyone else care to try? Cheers, Doug in BC Nope...the Scovilles in Cornwall were iron mongers...not a chilehead among 'em. JB :) -- ********************************* John Benz Fentner, Jr. Unionville, Connecticut, USA http://www.geocities.com/~jbenz/ "Lex Non Favet Delicatorum Votis" *********************************