On Feb 14, 2:07*pm, whisky-dave wrote:
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 8:45:32 AM UTC, harry wrote:
On Feb 14, 2:16*am, "Dave Liquorice"

wrote:

On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:27:11 -0800 (PST), harry wrote:

Wool insulation is treated with borax to prevent insect attack.

Right.........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borax#Toxicity

At what does levels, scroll up it's been used as a food addative in the

past. So it's not *that* dangerous.

That applies to lots of stuff no longer used.

yep, including tobacco and asbestos .
Didn't they use mercury in sweets in the late 19th century.

And arsenic. Apparently tastes sweet.