They Used Mercurochrome
Clear enemies of septic fluids and creams like Neosporin or Hydrogen Peroxide were nevertheless glimmers in some little virtuoso physicist’s eye. In those days, on the off chance that you touched your knee or cut your finger playing outside, Mercurochrome was utilized to make all the difference. This fluid was a terrifying dull red shading that sort of took after blood, so it wasn’t pretty when you put it on a grisly finger. However, this was the standard germicide fluid they made in those days. They don’t create it any longer,