Actually rubbing yourself with ashes is even better than ordinary dirt. When
I fought forest fires the mosquitoes never were a problem. /jnm
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> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dirk Wright
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 10:31 AM
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> Subject: RE: [OM] HELP: what should I take !?!?!
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> >If you get dirty enough the mosquitoes won't bother you. /jnm
> >
>
> Mosquitoes are attracted by the CO2 that we exhale, that's how
> they find warm
> blooded animals to sink thier beak in to and suck thier blood.... I don't
> think they are repelled by methane though...<g>...so I'm not sure that
> rolling in dirt/cow dung/swamp muck is going to help that
> much....just stop
> breathing and they won't bother you.....I suppose this is how the
> determine
> if they are sucking on a live one or not also.....<g>
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> Be Seeing You.
> Dirk Wright
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