On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:56:14 +0000 (UTC), Stephen Hull
wrote:

In conjunction with a small wad of cotton wool, Meths is dabbed on the
skin prior to an injection, probably to sterilise the skin.

Eeek !

OK, so I regularly do this before slicing my flesh open with some
mis-placed wood-slicing implement. But it hurts like a ******* - the
pyridine. If you're planning to sterilise some skin, use surgical
spirit (which doesn't have half the crap in it).