22^ BITES OF VENOMOUS CREATURES. 



CHAP. LIU. 



BITES AND STINGS OF VENOMOUS CREATURES. 



The bite of a viper, or adder, may be cured, 



if early attended to, by rubbing the part, or the 



whole limb, for a considerable time, with warm 



salad oil, repeating it two or three times a day. 



But if the following" liniment can be procured in a 



short time after the bite, it will be far better, and 



more effectual in checking the progress of the 



venom. 



(RECIPE, No. 167.) 



Take — Olive oil, four ounces; 



Water of pure ammonia, opodeldoc, and tincture 



of opium, of each two ounces: 

 Mix, and keep them in a bottle for use. 



Let the part affected be rubbed twice a day 

 with this mixture, which will be found an useful li- 

 niment in the above cases, and likewise for stings 

 by hornets, or wasps. If pain and inflammation 

 increase, it sometimes will produce much consti- 

 tutional irritation, as restlessness and loss of appe- 

 tite ; in which cases it will be necessary to foment 

 the affected part, with the recipe (No. 109? p. 147), 



