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Cotton Kills! …even a Boy Scout

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Scoutmaster

I was at a scout meeting the other day and someone made the comment that “cotton kills”. The Scoutmaster sitting next to me leaned over and asked, what does that mean? Having lived in the Pacific Northwest for sixteen years … Continue reading →

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Cotton Kills! …even a Boy Scout

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