Excerpt from Entomological News, Vol. 7: 1896 Such is the usual course, but there are some more serious records. A Georgia newspaper gives an account of a death from blood poisoning caused by this Red Bug. Medical journals con tain notices of erysipelas of the lower extremities from the same cause, and the writer knows of a certain gentleman, who shall be nameless, who lay last Spring near two weeks in a Florida hotel with his lower limbs soaked with tannin in glycerin and done up in iodoform. Entire or comparative ...
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Excerpt from Entomological News, Vol. 7: 1896 Such is the usual course, but there are some more serious records. A Georgia newspaper gives an account of a death from blood poisoning caused by this Red Bug. Medical journals con tain notices of erysipelas of the lower extremities from the same cause, and the writer knows of a certain gentleman, who shall be nameless, who lay last Spring near two weeks in a Florida hotel with his lower limbs soaked with tannin in glycerin and done up in iodoform. Entire or comparative immunity from the Red Bug is enjoyed by many of the long-time residents of southern Florida, why, has not been ascertained as they seldom acquire flesh, and their skin become swarthy with a leathery appearance, it may be that the larger sweat tubes con tract too greatly to admit of its entrance. As palliatives of the horrible itchiness, camphor, ammonia, Pond's extract, etc.. Are used with more or less success. If taken in time the bug can be killed and the itch arrested. According to an old gardener a good lathering with a strong soap before retiring does the business, if used in the evening of the day of infection, it being his Opinion that the soap closes the pores and smothers the bug before it has done much mischief. An effectual mode of abortion if done in time, as the writer has witnessed. Is a good sponging with a solution of carbolic acid, one ounce in a quart of water, after a good soap bath. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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