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EDNOTE. I did some quck surfing on boron/borax/boric acid in re the
Boyd/Kunin notes but this usage escaped me--as it apparently did VN.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Bolt" <bolt@tbolt.com>
> Boric Acid:
>
> As several of my Bangladeshi friends have demonstrated to me,
> boric acid is a fine, wonderfully silky powder that makes an
> excellent dry lubricant for the street game of carom. Picture a
> board with net pockets up on milkcrates on a Manhattan or Dacca
> street, with generous quantities of the white powder continually
> sprinkled on its surface to speed the little pucks that go
> slamming around the board. Crowds of children grew up playing
> daily with this powder, which though toxic when eaten, is also
> used as an antiseptic in over-the-counter remedies
> (suppositories, artificial tears).
>
> http://206.20.14.67/achal/archive/Jul96/carrom.htm
>
>
Boyd/Kunin notes but this usage escaped me--as it apparently did VN.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Bolt" <bolt@tbolt.com>
> Boric Acid:
>
> As several of my Bangladeshi friends have demonstrated to me,
> boric acid is a fine, wonderfully silky powder that makes an
> excellent dry lubricant for the street game of carom. Picture a
> board with net pockets up on milkcrates on a Manhattan or Dacca
> street, with generous quantities of the white powder continually
> sprinkled on its surface to speed the little pucks that go
> slamming around the board. Crowds of children grew up playing
> daily with this powder, which though toxic when eaten, is also
> used as an antiseptic in over-the-counter remedies
> (suppositories, artificial tears).
>
> http://206.20.14.67/achal/archive/Jul96/carrom.htm
>
>