Re: [at-l] Bee Stings

["Charles W. Davidson" <wb4pan@mindspring.com>]

Red,

	Go the the drug store and get a little bottle of Spirits of Ammonia.
Melt several plain Bayer aspirins into this bottle. As many aspirin as
will mix with the ammonia. When you get a sting dob some of this
solution on it. The sting and swelling will go away.

chase

DaRedhead@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I don't suppose this comes under "trail related" unless you happen to be
> stung on the Trail?
> 
> But while walking thru my WAY TOO TALL grass today because the mail lady
> beeped her horn (because my new Harry Potter book arrived - and no, I don't
> want to hear it - if your kids have a copy of them, read them <g>) I
> apparently stepped on a bee.  It hurt.  I figured there would be endless
> advice on how to alleviate my pain on this list, since surely hikers get bee
> stings.  But it doesn't hurt so bad anymore, except it's swollen a bit, and
> might interfere with dancing to Music on the Square tonight.  At the time,
> though, IT HURT REALLY BAD.  What could I have done to make it hurt less? :)
> 
> The Redhead
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