Burns & Scalds..!!

Quite right Pal. Medics are a cautious lot but homeopathy does set alarm bells ringing with most doctors. Still I am sure Prince Charles knows what he is doing. Hope he's going to be better at kinging than medicine.

 

Butter on burns WAS an old wives' remedy Peter. Your post rang a bell with me as I was sure I had a recollection of either my mother or grandmother applying it to me. So I've just done a bit of 'Googling' which has confirmed the use of butter on burns in the past.
Certainly not to be recommended as it traps heat and can lead to infection.

With regard to ants and formic acid - if you poke a stick into a ants' nest mound in a pine forest and then sniff the stick you'll get a real whiff of formic acid.

Sarraceniac - I wouldn't lay any bets about Charlie being any better at the 'kinging' than he has been at anything else so far.

 

Thanks Dave - I thought that was what I was told. However I felt it was rubbish at the time. Cold water seemed to be much more logical immediately after you had burnt yourself.

 

Oh good Marley. Burns are very painful and can be traumatic in the elderly. I am sure we all send wishes for a speedy and complete recovery.