Originally Posted by badsac
Isn't quinine what they gave to people suffering scurvey? Looks like that spray is the go though. Wonder what's in it?
BTW, gin & tonic???
nope, for scurvey the solution was limes (any citrus fruit) for vitamin C. that where the phrase "aargh, yer just a bunch of limey bastids!" comes from.
gin and tonic because until recently they put quinine in tonic water.