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WASP-NEST TEA
Volume 4, entries 6678. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF → FOLK MEDICINE → LIVE THINGS IN YOU. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 6678
Yo' see dese ole waspses. An' yo' kin take a wasp when he's got young uns [ones], a wasp nest. Yo' know whut de wasp nest is. Yo' kin take a wasp nest when it's got young uns in it, an' each li'le hole is got a covah ovah de top of it dat look lak a stem. Well, now, yo' take dem an' boil dat an' strain an' put it in a bottle. All right, now, say yo' mah boss. Yo' says, "John?" Ah says, "Suh?" Says, "See dat fellah ovah dere?" Say, "Yes." Say, "Ah want chew tuh fix 'im." Say, "All right." Says, "He drinks?" Say, "Yeah." Well, ah'll go ovah dere an' git 'quainted wit 'im, 'Let's have sompin tuh drink." "All right." Ah go back dere, wanta git a bottle. All right. Well, ah'll go an' git a bottle of anythin' dat he drinks an' ah open it at de countah an' po' mine outa it an' drink mine. An' den ah po' some of dis in dere. See, ah po' some of dose wasps' juice in dere on it. An' den [they] begin tuh form waspses in 'is intestines.
(Is there any way of getting them out?)
Yes, de doctah operate on yo'. Dat's de onliest way yo' kin git 'em out.