Shantell PowellWhen I was around 13 and definitely old enough to know better, I thought it would be a good idea to go for a swim in the neighbour's sheep dip pool. I waded out before coming right back out. It was not at all refreshing on a hot, summer day. It's a wonder I survived to become an adult. Grosssss. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep_dip #kids #SheepDip #DecisionsWereMade
John Arnold_The Evening Post_, 28 September 1923:
LOCAL AND GENERAL
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It appears to be necessary, states the “Journal” of the Department of Agriculture, to caution the farming community regarding the use of sheep dip—especially the poisonous kinds—for purposes other than those indicated by the makers. The Department has learnt of several cases of farm animals being poisoned by sheep dip used in altogether wrong ways. In a recent case several #horses died as a result of being washed with a solution of arsenical dip to rid them of lice; the solution seemed to have been far too strong, absorption from the skin took place, and death ensued.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240929.2.43
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