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* [http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Whooping-Cough-Cure-Containing-Cresolene_i1873048_.htm?aid=1250605620| Cresolene advert from the good old days] | * [http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Whooping-Cough-Cure-Containing-Cresolene_i1873048_.htm?aid=1250605620| Cresolene advert from the good old days] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:43, 4 September 2012
Cresolene is a dark liquid with a pungent smell made from coal tar used in the 19th and early 20th century as a disinfectant[1] and to treat various ailments such as colds and measles. There was also a special 'Vapo-Cresolene' lamp used to heat the substance so that the fumes could be inhaled[2]