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Fisherman's Friend -cold?
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Do Fisherman's Friend lozenges really protect you from the cold as they claim on the packet?
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DID YOU KNOW...
Fisherman's Friend is sold in over 100 countries worldwide
Although first formulated in England during 1865, the first overseas shipment was to Belgium in 1974
Over 4,000,000,000 Fisherman's Friend lozenges are eaten each year
If laid end on end all of the Fisherman's Friend lozenges eaten in one year would stretch around the world 4 times
Fisherman's Friend is sold in over 100 countries worldwide
Although first formulated in England during 1865, the first overseas shipment was to Belgium in 1974
Over 4,000,000,000 Fisherman's Friend lozenges are eaten each year
If laid end on end all of the Fisherman's Friend lozenges eaten in one year would stretch around the world 4 times
Way back in 1865 the town of Fleetwood, in Lancashire on the North West coast of England, was a thriving community and was very much the centre of the United Kingdom's fishing industry.
Fishermen young and old from the region used to depart on long fishing voyages from Fleetwood into the hostile and un-welcoming conditions of the North Sea and the Arctic Circle.
These conditions were tough and you had to be strong to continue on these voyages and many of the fishermen would suffer from coughs, colds and bronchial problems from the prolonged freezing cold and hostile conditions.
One of the first residents of Fleetwood was a young pharmacist by the name of James Lofthouse. Amongst the many very effective treatments and remedies that James Lofthouse created was an extremely strong liquid containing menthol and eucalyptus, which helped relieve problems experienced by fishermen in the freezing conditions.
To make it easier to transport in the rough conditions James Lofthouse made this liquid into small lozenges. These were much favoured by the local fishermen, who soon began referring to the miracle lozenges as their "Friends" and would not leave shore without them. It was therefore these first consumers who gave us the name Fisherman's Friend.
Fishermen young and old from the region used to depart on long fishing voyages from Fleetwood into the hostile and un-welcoming conditions of the North Sea and the Arctic Circle.
These conditions were tough and you had to be strong to continue on these voyages and many of the fishermen would suffer from coughs, colds and bronchial problems from the prolonged freezing cold and hostile conditions.
One of the first residents of Fleetwood was a young pharmacist by the name of James Lofthouse. Amongst the many very effective treatments and remedies that James Lofthouse created was an extremely strong liquid containing menthol and eucalyptus, which helped relieve problems experienced by fishermen in the freezing conditions.
To make it easier to transport in the rough conditions James Lofthouse made this liquid into small lozenges. These were much favoured by the local fishermen, who soon began referring to the miracle lozenges as their "Friends" and would not leave shore without them. It was therefore these first consumers who gave us the name Fisherman's Friend.
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