This section is from the book "Facts Worth Knowing", by Robert Kemp Philip. Also available from Amazon: Inquire Within for Anything You Want to Know.
Wasp, bee, gnat, hornet, gad-jly, scorpion - E. Swelling, nausea, and fever - T. Press the barrel of a watch-key over the part, so as to expose the sting, which must be removed. Lay a rag moistened with hartshorn and oil over the part. Give six or eight drops of hartshorn in two ounces of infusion of chamomile, and cover up in bed.
 
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