On Fri, 1 Sep 1995, MORGAN, ANTHONY wrote:
 
> just to add my two pennyworth, I had vague memories of liquid
> paraffin from my childhood (not good memories) so I looked it up to
> check out what it is.
 
Tony's description sounds good. I'm pretty certain that 'liquid
paraffin' is _not_ kerosene. In Britain I think we are too liberal
with the term 'paraffin', it's confusing enough for us, never mind
the language barrier :-).
 
It's described in my dictionary as "an intestinal lubricant and
laxative", It's colourless and a rather viscous oily consistency.
Try describing that to a pharmacist and see if you get a reaction.
 
Hope that helps a little, regards,
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