484 STANDARD RECiBIPTS. 



To Prevent Mosquito Biting, i. Dilute a little of the oil of 

 thyme with sweet oil, and dip pieces of paper in it. Hang in your room 

 or rub a little on the hands and face when going to bed. 



2. Petroleum is a good mosquito bar, if used in this way; a little coal 

 oil is dropped on some raw cotton, the excess of it squeezed out, and the 

 cotton then rubbed over the face and hands. The little pests will not 

 come near. The remedy seems nearly as bad as the disease; to those 

 who do not mind the smell of kerosene it will be found to be very 

 useful. 



To Cure Mosquito Bites, i . Apply sweet spirits of nitre to mos- 

 quito bites and it will draw out all the soreness and itching, if the skin 

 is not broken by scratching it. 



2. Apply at once a few drops of aqua ammonia, or an infusion of to- 

 bacco, either of which will allay the itching and soreness almost imme- 

 diately. 



3. Carbolic acid has also been tried, and with good success, but it 

 should be diluted, to prevent producing a blister. 



Bee and "Wasp Stings, i . These stings though very painful are • 

 not dangerous to a healthy person, unless in the mouth, throat, or eye- 

 lid. The sting of a bee being barbed at the end, it is always left in the 

 wound, and should when possible, be carefully removed. That of a 

 wasp is pointed only, so that they can sting more than once, which a 

 bee cannot do. If, after the sting of the bee is extracted, the wound be 

 sucked, very little inflammation will follow; and if spirits of ammonia 

 be then applied, a prompt healing will result. 



2. Common whiting, moistened with water, and applied immediately, 

 and in a few minutes washed off, will prevent pain and swelling from 

 following the sting of a bee or wasp. 



3. The slice of a common onion rubbed on the sting of a wasp, or, if 

 in the tliroat, chewed slowly and the piece swallowed, will result in a 

 certain cure. 



The Bites of Bees, Wasps, Hornets, scorpions, etc., may be 

 instantly relieved by the immediate and free application of spirits of 

 hartshorn as a wash to the part bitten. The part may afterwards be 

 covered with a little sweet oil. 



Harvest Bug. The best remedy is benzine, which immediately 

 kills the itisect. A drop of tincture of iodine has the same effect. 

 Many sufferers prevent the attacks by sprinkling a little benzine over the 

 stockings before walking. 



