The tar may be omitted if disliked or for
ladies' use.
Breck tells us that his dope was planned to be a counter-irritant after
being bitten as well as a preventer of bites.
=H. P. Wells's Bug-Juice=
Olive oil 1/2 pt.
Creosote 1 oz.
Pennyroyal 1 oz.
Camphor 1 oz.
Dissolve camphor in alcohol and mix.
Any dope must be well rubbed in on face, neck, ears, and _behind ears_,
hands (on the backs), wrists, and arms; but be very careful not to get
it _in your eyes_.
=Smudges=
Smudges are said to afford relief in camp, but my own experience has
been that the insects can stand them better than I. A smudge is made by
burning things that make little flame and much smoke. Dead leaves, not
too dry, will make a fairly good smudge, but a better way is to burn
damp cedar bark, or branches, on piles of hot coals taken from the
camp-fire and kept alive at different sides of the camp.
The accounts of extreme suffering caused by insect bites come from
unusually sensitive people.
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