Well, now, that's fair. Guncotton, ya know, is antiseptic. When dissolved in ether or other organic solvents, the solution is called collodion, which has been used as a wound dressing and carrier of topical medications since the U.S. Civil War. To this day it is used in Compound W Wart Remover as a carrier of salicylic acid, the active ingredient. Thus, Wikipedia.

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