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From: John Burgess
Date: Mon Oct 13 22:07:06 2003
 
     
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    G'day; nothing much to do with jewellery, but firstly, wintergreen.
    Oil of wintergreen was obtained from the willow, which grows in damp
    places, and the idea was that that's where rheumatisn came from, so
    that oil should help, which it does, but doesn't cure. As someone
    else said it is a useful liniment for sore joints and muscles. 

    Synthetic 'wintergreen is methyl salicylate. It is prepared by
    heating methyl alcohol with salicylic acid and sulphuric acid , and
    the methyl salicylate distills off. 

    Wintergreen 'Lifesavers' giving off sparks? Yes, when crunched. It is
    the sugar crystals in the sweet that produces the light when suddenly
    crushed. Crunch a sugar cube in front of a mirror with your mouth
    open in a dark room - your mouth will light up. Other Lifesavers will
    do it too. 

- 
Cheers for now,
John Burgess;   johnb AT ts.co.nz of Mapua, Nelson NZ


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