2004dec24. Mail.
Would you believe I just saw the Mc.Leans Volcanic Liniment at [store] in Connecticut of all places!!! $2.97 a bottle ... and it is that same old packaging! I opened it to see what it smelled like and nearly passed out! Leads me to wonder ... is chlorothymol 1800’s lingo for chloroform! That’s how I found you ... trying to find out what the heck it was! Smelled awful! But a lot like a horse liniment we used to use at the farm.
I would believe it because I photographed that bottle not a year ago. If they hadn’t changed the label in 114 years, I don’t think a year is going to kill them. Dr. Berk responds RE chlorothymol: “Nope – it is a completely different molecule. Much more complex than chloroform.” Thank you, Dr. Berk.