Carbolic soap strong, tar-like scent. In Great Britain it was used in state schools at least up until the late 1980s. In the 1960s and prior decades, school teachers in the United Kingdom were allowed to use corporal punishment in the classroom, so along with the cane, a child who cursed might be made to wash out his or her mouth with carbolic soap. Carbolic soap is still used regularly in the Caribbean region, especially Jamaica and Panama where it can be found in most pharmacies and supermarkets. Carbolic soap Carbolic soap is a mildly antiseptic soap containing carbolic acid and/or cresylic
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co concept of acceptance to cover the facts. And, since 1893, law students have been introduced to the mysteries of the unilateral contract through the vehicle of "Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co." and taught to repeat, as a sort of magical incantation of contract law, that in the case of unilateral contracts performance of the act specified in the offer constitutes acceptance, and need not be communicated to the offeror." In a much more recent American case from the Southern District of New York, "Leonard v Pepsico, Inc", Judge Kimba Wood wrote, "Long a staple of law school curricula, "Carbolic