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Cures for Stings
(I) Ancient cures
ammonia
damp earth
clay
tea-leaves
honey
onion juice
crushed parsley
white poppy
plantain
goldenrod flower
goat's beard
bride's feathers
chickweed
st. john's wort oil
common coral honeysuckle
indigo
tobacco
eau de luce
salad oil & salt
vinegar & water
milk of celandine
potash
turpentine
castor oil
the washerwoman’s blue bag
or catch another bee
& make it sting
on the very same spot
(II) Modern cures
peroxide
germolene
dettol
wet aspirin
(III) Edwardes opines
a lifetime’s experience
has only gone to prove
no cream or salve
is of the slightest service
what helps is practice
which brings resistance
and ensures that stings
wear off in a few minutes
Diverse sources, primarily W. Eric Kelsey, The Spell of the Honey-Bee, and Tickner Edwardes, Bee-Keeping for All
(I) Ancient cures
ammonia
damp earth
clay
tea-leaves
honey
onion juice
crushed parsley
white poppy
plantain
goldenrod flower
goat's beard
bride's feathers
chickweed
st. john's wort oil
common coral honeysuckle
indigo
tobacco
eau de luce
salad oil & salt
vinegar & water
milk of celandine
potash
turpentine
castor oil
the washerwoman’s blue bag
or catch another bee
& make it sting
on the very same spot
(II) Modern cures
peroxide
germolene
dettol
wet aspirin
(III) Edwardes opines
a lifetime’s experience
has only gone to prove
no cream or salve
is of the slightest service
what helps is practice
which brings resistance
and ensures that stings
wear off in a few minutes
Diverse sources, primarily W. Eric Kelsey, The Spell of the Honey-Bee, and Tickner Edwardes, Bee-Keeping for All
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