102 FALSE PARASITES, ETC. 



any kind should be unconditionally interdicted ; 

 and, in case nests are discovered when oaks or 

 pines are cut down, they should be carefully re- 

 moved, as mentioned above, without hewing them 

 to pieces, and the wood-cutter advised not to place 

 himself towards the wind. 



'Direct Treatment. — When the dust has been 

 deposited on an individual, it is recommended by 

 Ratzeburg to employ cold douche baths. Nicolai 

 recommends milk poultices in the case of inflam- 

 mations of the eye and the erysipelatous inflamma- 

 tion of the eyelid ; rubbing in of oil on the more 

 sensitive reddened parts, or applying fomentations 

 or lotions with milk. When the throat or tonsils 

 have become inflamed, oily emulsions, salad oil, 

 and milk, are recommended ; but if the bronchi 

 and lungs are inflamed, a more powerful antiphlo- 

 gistic treatment is required : remedies which 

 allay and restrict the irritation, especially emetics, 

 when there is a tendency to sickness, and, on the 

 whole, a quick and energetic treatment. 



Popular superstition augurs a year of dearth 

 from the appearance of this caterpillar, and its mi- 

 grations from west to south, or from southern 

 to northern countries. 



