| Show nt at th alie southern Dea neachea chea something has been said heretofore hereto fore in rg regard to the inconvenience nce caused b by y tea fea blubbers blubbery bers to the surf bathers on the island this nuisance instead of abating is on the increase and if any one wishes to bathe in the sea water now with impunity it becomes necessary to COMPI completely edeli swathe himself in clothing bromhead from head to foot forbear for fear of being stung the effects of these stings vary according 1 I to the constitution of the sufferer usually in persons of good health and active circulation an angry red blotch appears in the skin proportionate in size to the animal by which it is ia inflicted rarely exceeding eight or ten inches in diameter an intolerable smarting Bm arting sensation is produced which remains ordinarily about halt half an hour and it is easy to imagine the condition of a nervous or sensitive person when stung in three br or four fo places pla ces at ai once the feeling must be nearly alrin akin to that of 0 being on fire in some cases the effects are more serious ayoung man recently showed the writer his arm which was severely stung A broad abroad band of what looked like highly inflamed mosquito bites formed an almost perfect spiral around the forearm he complained that the pain was at first fast intense and that although under a physicians treatment it was rapidly becoming less still it was far from pleasant an old fea islander who took a surf bath the other night said that he had seen sea blubbers blubbery bers before and in considerable quantities but never like this j at certain seasons of the year said he it is nothing unusual to get stun stung g here the exception seems to be to get stung less than five times in half an hour complaints of sea blubbers blubbery bers come also from tybee and other watering places in the south charleston news and courier |
