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Bee Stings

It might be wise to carry a penny in your pocket while working in the yard . . . BEE STINGS !

A couple of weeks ago I was unfortunate enough to get stung by both a bee and hornet while working in the garden.  My arm swelled up so off to the doctor I went.  The clinic gave me cream and an antihistamine.  The next day the swelling was getting progressively worse so off to my regular doctor I went.  Infected arm needed an antibiotic.  What was interesting is what the Dr. told me.  The next time you get stung put a penny on the bite for 15 minutes.  I thought, WOW .. next time (if there ever is one) I'll try it.

Well, that night Shelley's niece got stung by two bees.  When she came over to swim I looked at the bite and it had already started to swell. So off I went to get my money.  Taped a penny to her arm for 15 minutes.  The next morning, there was no sign of a bite.  Wow, were we surprised.  Her niece we decided, just wasn't allergic to the sting.

Well, guess what happened again on Saturday night.  I was helping Shelley deadhead her flowers and guess what?  You are right .... I got stung again two times by a hornet on my left hand.  Was I ticked.  I thought, here I go again having to go to the doctor for yet another antibiotic.

Well, I promptly went into the house, again got my money out, and taped two pennies to my bites and then sat and sulked for 15 minutes.  The penny took the string out of the bite immediately.  I still wasn't sure what was going to happen.

In the meantime, the hornets were attacking Shelley and she got stung on the thumb.  Again the penny.  The next morning I could only see the spot where he had stung me ... no redness, no swelling.  Went over to see Shelley and hers was the same.  Couldn't even tell where she got stung. Then Shelley got stung again on Monday night on her back --- cutting the grass.  This penny thing is going to make us money at school.  Again it worked.

Just wanted to share the marvelous information in case any of you are experiencing the same problem at home.  We need to have a stock of pennies on hand at school and at home.

The Dr. said somehow the copper in the penny counteracts the bite.  I would never have believed it.  But it definitely does work.

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 TICK REMOVAL
 
A School Nurse has written the info below -- good enough to share -- And it really works!!
  I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to remove a tick.
This is great, because it works in those places where it's sometimes difficult to get
 to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark hair, etc.
 
 Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball
 and let it stay on the repulsive insect for a few seconds (15-20), after which the tick will come out on it's own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away. This technique has worked every time I've used it (and that was frequently), and it's much less traumatic for the patient and easier for me.
 
 Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see that this would be damaging in any way. I even had my doctor's wife call me for advice because she had one stuck to her back and she couldn't reach it with tweezers. She used this method and immediately called me back to say, 'It worked!'
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Say GOODBYE to mosquito spray! 

Mosquito Spray...Worth a try
I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Listerine, and the little demons disappeared. The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And voila! That worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area around the food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water nearby. During the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on!  

OUR FRIEND'S COMMENTS: I tried this on my deck and around all of my doors. It works - in fact, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle from Target and it cost me $1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big bottle, too; so it is not as expensive to use as the can of Bug-spray you buy that doesn't last 30 minutes. So, try this, please. It will last a couple of days. Don't spray directly on a wood door (like your front door), but spray around the frame. Spray around the window frames, and even inside the dog house. 
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