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Tobacco and Bee Stings


name         Toni
status       other
age          30s
      
Question -   What is in tobacco that eases the discomfort of a bee sting?
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Toni,

Bee stings are higly acid in composition.  Tobacco is basic primarily so it
neutralizes the acid of the sting, hence, deminishes the pain.
Steve Sample

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