Slick trick.
"Bug be gone" (SN: 11/25/06, p. 350) explained how research was being done to find a way to get rid of head lice without the use of harsh chemicals. While the method mentioned might work, I found a much lower-tech approach. I tried a multitude of things to get rid of these vermin vermin /ver·min/ (ver´min)
1. an external animal parasite.
2. such parasites collectively.ver´minous
ver·min
n. pl. when my daughter was infested in·fest
tr.v. in·fest·ed, in·fest·ing, in·fests
1. To inhabit or overrun in numbers or quantities large enough to be harmful, threatening, or obnoxious: , and the solution was to use cooking oil overnight to suffocate suf·fo·cate
v.
1. To impair the respiration of; asphyxiate.
2. To suffer from lack of oxygen; to be unable to breathe.
suf them.
LARRY EATON, BUFORD, GA.
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