Treatment of Scorpion Stings
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cases frequently occur when one has an opportunity of speedily applying the remedy. A.t first I treated cases by the application of tartaric acid, with a little water, directly to the wound where the poison had been infused. This gave speedy relief in all cases. I next tried the application of alum in the same manner, and found it gave even more speedy relief. A servant of mine was stung in the foot on his way from the bazaar one evening, and it was more than two hours before he came to me for treatment. I applied tartaric acid, and in five minutes he was free from pain, although lie had been suffering much pain throughout tiie whole extent of the limb before. He was stung on the other foot a few days after, and came to me at once for treatment ?, this time I applied alum with instantaneous relief. A friend of mine suggested the use of common salt, in the sume waj as the tartaric acid and alum, and I have treated a
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