Things To Know

It does not appear to be generalij known that, in case of a stlng by s ■wasp, if that wasp or any other wasj be at once caught, the sting cut off and the body of the wasp cruBhed and rubbed over the place stung, it affordi not only instantaneous relief and freedom from pain but any awalling is at once reduced. With bees, as they al ■waya leave their stlng in the wound, it is necessary-to do nothing more than crush and rub the bee on the wounJ Thls is a certain remedy in every case, A. Parlsian doctor has diacovered that a solution of one part of picric acid to 75 parts of -water will surely and speedily cure the most terrible burns and scalds, and recommends that barrels of the solution be kept in foundries, etc. In which workmen could be immersed. The pain is instantly removed, sore and blisters prevented and a cure completed in four or flve days.