From: WBRANDT@CMS.CC.WAYNE.EDU (Buffalo Bill)
Subject: Sports Rock
Organization: Wayne State University
Date: 19 Aug 92 07:19:59 CDT
Originator: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu

  I came across this article in the "Heartland USA" magazine dated Summmer '92.
Heartland is a down-home sort of quarterly publication with a country-living
focus and some of the best photography I've ever seen in a magazine. All of
their features are very credible and so I'm fairly convinced that the following
article is genuine. However, I haven't received a Sports Rock yet (I just
ordered one yesterday) so I can't personally vouch for authenticity. I have
no connection with the product, the company, or the magazine. If I did,
I'd hit them up for sponsorship fees and I'd be out hunting right now 8^).
  The picture that accompanies the article shows a translucent ball about the
size of a baseball. I scanned this article in on my Mac but didn't have time
to proofread it, excuse the typos.


                              "Don't Sweat it"

  Finally, a deodorant that works--and doesn't leave you smelling like a
                               perfume counter
                                by Tom Dodge

  A few months back, Chrysler's Jeep assembly plant in Toledo, Ohio, ran into
a problem. During final inspection, some of the mirrorlike enamel flnishes on
their vehicles were found to contain unacceptable flaws. At flrst the
imperfections had the inspectors baffled, but they eventually realized that
the paint was being ruined by flakes of dried deodorant falling from the
painters' armpits. Now there's a problem worthy of the study of two or three
select committees!
  I don't have a clue how Chrysler solved their dilemma, but the solution
could have been as easy as telling their painters to switch to the Sport Rock,
perhaps the most unique deodorant on the market. I must confess that when I
flrst heard about the Sport Rock, I had my doubts. The manufacturer assured me
that this attractive crystal formation, when rubbed under the arms or on the
bottoms of the feet, would completely control offensive odors - without adding
any unwanted fragrance of its own. "Yeah, right," I thought. "It might work
for a couch potato who considers switching channels heavy exertion, but for
an active outdoorsman, no way." Wrong. It does everything it claims.
  Other deodorants on the market mask body odor with perfumes, kill
odor-causing bacteria with alcohol (those are the ones that sting), or absorb
moisture (needed for bacteria growth) with aluminum silicate - the white stuff
that comes off on your shirts, or falls onto Chrysler's freshly painted hoods.
  The Sport Rock, on the other hand, works by spreading a thin layer of
natural, bacteria-inhibiting mineral salts on the problem area. No laboratory
scents, no powdery mess, no sticky fllm, no sting-and the sight of this exotic
crystal sitting on the counter adds a certain mystical quality to the most
mundane room of the house.
  But that's not all. A letter from satisfied customer Elizabeth Cordani to
California distributor French Transit, Ltd., says, "I've never written to a
company before to praise or complain about a product, but this is truly
amazing. I work in a restaurant and use it on my feet. My sister (an aerobic
instructor) uses it, and my boyfriend uses it before he hunts - which I'm
thrilled about, since now he might get something!"
  It's this latter application that truly sets the Sport Rock apart. Hunters
know that wild animals are extremely wary of the human scent, and the scents
humans wear. Sport Rock to the rescue. Applying this economical new product (a
single rock lasts at least a year and costs about $15) to the entire body
enables a hunter to greatly reduce his or her risk of olfactory detection.
  I brought one home about three months ago, and the effect on my family has
been positive: My wife and daughter like the gentleness and the fact that it
doesn't compete with their other fragrances, and my teenage boys are once
again allowed to remove their favorite athletic shoes inside the house.

For information on where to purchase Sport Rock, call 1-800-829-ROCK


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