[pct-l] Pct-l Digest, Vol 5, Issue 41

[Erich Meyers]

you could always tape the pennies on BEFORE the bee sting.  of course a suit of bee proof penny armor my add too much weight to you ultra-lite fanatics.
and why is it a penny for your thoughts but everyone body wants to put their two cents in?
> ------------------------------> > Message: 7> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 11:22:43 -0500> From: RJ Lewis <karmagurl at bektel.com>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bee Stings Cure> To: Rick Genter <rick.genter at gmail.com>, pct-l at backcountry.net> Message-ID: <482B11D3.80309 at bektel.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > For those allergic, this lil bit of "advice" could kill them. Please use > the advice of your doctor.> > many folklore "cures" out there for beestings....a potato slice..an > onion slice etc....> *********************************************************************> > Rick Genter wrote:> > On May 14, 2008, at 5:54 AM, Hiker97 at aol.com wrote:> >> > > >> I do not know if this is true, but thought it might be something > >> for the> >> trail if it does work. Someone sent this to me, so if anyone knows > >> about this> >> post your insights.> >> Dr. Switchback> >> -----------------------------------------------------------------------> >> A couple of weeks ago, I was stung by both a bee & hornet while > >> working in> >> the garden. My arm swelled up, so I went to the doctor. The clinic > >> gave me> >> cream & an antihistamine. The next day the swelling was getting > >> progressively> >> worse, so I went to my regular doctor. The arm was infected & > >> needed an> >> antibiotic. The doctor told me - ' 'The next time you get stung, > >> put a penny on> >> the bite for 15 minutes'.> >>> >>> >> That night, my niece was stung by two bees. I looked at the bite & > >> it had> >> already> >> started to swell. So, I taped a penny to her arm for 15 minutes. > >> The next> >> morning, there was no sign of a bite. We decided that she just > >> wasn't allergic> >> to the sting.> >>> >> Soon, I was gardening outside. I got stung again, twice by a hornet > >> on my> >> left hand. I thought, here I go again to the doctor for another > >> antibiotic. I> >> promptly got my money out & taped 2 pennies to my bites, then sat & > >> sulked> >> for 15 minutes. The penny took the string out of the bite > >> immediately. In the> >> meantime the hornets were attacking, & my friend was stung on the > >> thumb.> >> Again the penny. The next morning I could only see the spot where > >> the hornet> >> had stung me. No redness, no swelling. My friend's sting was the > >> same; couldn't> >> even tell where she had been stung. She got stung again a few days > >> later> >> upon her back---cutting the grass! And the penny worked once again.> >> Wanted to share this marvelous information in case you experience > >> the same> >> problem. We need to keep a stock of pennies on hand. The doctor > >> said that the> >> copper in the penny counteracts the bite. It definitely works!> >> > >> > From the write-up at Snopes, this is pretty much unsubstantiated > > folklore:> >> > http://www.snopes.com/medical/homecure/beesting.asp> > --> > Rick Genter> > rick.genter at gmail.com> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Pct-l mailing list> > Pct-l at backcountry.net> > http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l> >> >> > 
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