The
three said to be the best are Nessmuk's Dope, Breck's Dope, and H. P.
Wells's Bug-Juice. There is also a Rexall preparation which, I am told,
is good while it stays on, but will wash off with perspiration.
=Nessmuk's Dope=
In giving the recipe for his dope, Nessmuk says that it produces a glaze
over the skin and that in preventing insect bites he has never known it
to fail. This is the dope:
Pine tar 3 oz.
Castor oil 2 oz.
Oil of pennyroyal 1 oz.
Simmer all together over a slow fire, and bottle.
This is sufficient for four persons for two weeks.
=Breck's Dope=
Pine tar 3 oz.
Olive (or castor oil) 2 oz.
Oil of pennyroyal 1 oz.
Citronella 1 oz.
Creosote 1 oz.
Camphor (pulverized) 1 oz.
Large tube of carbolated vaseline.
Heat the tar and oil, and add the other
ingredients; simmer over slow fire until well
mixed.
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