“so convenient, so safe because the DDT is fixed to the paper”

Boing Boing has a picture of a “Disney-logoed DDT-impregnated wallpaper for the kids’ room” c. 1947.

No. words.

Enjoy.

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5 comments

  1. Renee Corea

    Yeah? I haven’t seen anything, but some of these other products where the same principle has been attempted, blankets if I recall, are much the same.

  2. nobugs

    No — it was premature. There’s a permethrin-based liquid you can “paint” over your child’s walls… (I hesitate to post the link for fear of encouraging people…) but I have not seen any wallpaper.

    New versions of the blankets and mattress pads are still appearing.

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