l6 STINGING. 



Some are affeded only in a fmall degree' 

 by. a Tingle ftlng ; while others (though few) 

 hardly at all, though by many. Again, many 

 that are delicate and tender fuffer feverely, 

 though ftung but (lightly : thofe alio who 

 are of an irritable conftitution like that of the 

 bees, fuffer to a high degree. 



In a curative point of view, it is of the 

 firft importance that a remedy be at hand, 

 fo that it may be applied immediately \ before 

 the fubtilty of the venom gets into the cir- 

 culation. After that happens, the medicine 

 can but have a partial or weak effect. I 

 have generally experienced my own faliva 

 (fpittle) to be more beneficial than more 

 pompous chemicals or galenicals (I fup- 

 pofe, chiefly, from its being always ready) ; 

 rubbing it on the wound, tranfverfely from 

 the direction of the veins, and not up and 

 down ; for that forces the venom more into 

 the circulation. 



A fecond remedy from which great bene- 

 fit has been found, is, Extract of faturn, half 

 an ounce ; volatile alkaline fpirit, half an 

 ounce ; two drachms linfeed oil ; {hake the 

 extract and the fpirit well together, and then 



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