Re: [at-l] Bee Stings

["Orens (Jaime Pando)" <jpando38@hotmail.com>]

Grandma used to make a red mud ball, and put some of it on the sting after 
the stinger was removed, it really soothes the pain and inflammation fast, 
then again, she did not have a MD degree, so follow your own common sense on 
this one. I know that this summer I found 3 nests of yellow jackets so far, 
it was not a happy experience, them critters do not like, A) lawnmowers or 
trimmers, B) sniffing dogs, C)people sunbathing in their territory. Thank 
Goodness for powerful chemicals you can shoot from far away..... revenge is 
mighty sweet, after you been stung several times in the back of the legs. 
LOL


Orens.  (still fighting yellow jackets)

>From: "James P. Lynch, III" <jplynch@crosslink.net>
>CC: at-l@backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [at-l] Bee Stings
>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 00:22:56 -0400
>
>Hi, a couple of weeks ago, there were two posts on first aid solutions
>to bee stings (see below).  These seem like different approaches to me.
>Anyone have any additional experience with these two remedies (or any
>others?).  Thanks.
>
>WHHAWKINS@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Use Sting Eze: for insect bite relief. It relieves the pain, itching and 
>swelling. It works.
> >
>
>Chase wrote:
>   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.
>
>
>--
>James P. "Jim" Lynch, jplynch@crosslink.net
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