Show S DAILY SERVICE SERVICE- 4 Q S Victim of Multiple Bee Stings 4 Is in Need Nee of Immediate Rest I S By By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of of- f Hy Hy- geia the tho Health Helth Magazine When a rattlesnake stings a n hulan human human hu- hu man lan being a certain definite change e takes akes place In tho hody body The rIte he poison ot of f tho the rattlesnake has tho the p power to bre break reak k down the tho blood as a result of which purple spots spot will wJ appear on the tho 10 skin Te The poison polson affects the nervous system and if It sufficient In n amount can en produce death deth In many ways the tho reaction following fol- fol lowing tho the injection of ot a a very small quantity of oC the poison polson of ot the tho rattlesnake rattle rattle- snake nako Is the same ns os that which fol- fol lows the sting fUn of a a. honey bee In order to determine an any relationship which might exist between tho the two tYles types of ot poison polson Drs Dra Dr n. n le E. E Essex T j. Markowits and F. F C. C Mann carried car- car ned ried out a a series of ot studies with q ot tho venom of rt the tho honey b bee ce Tho The venom was wa obtained from t he the bees by anesthetizing them with c and then puncturing the V sack This poison w was s then I Injected into various s 's with wih a view to finding its is effects upon t ho tho body Following injection ol of t he the poison polson the blood pressure fell feU i After Aftel ten ton minutes the theS b ba blood lood pressure began to rise again S a and nd in the course of ot an hour would practically r regain Its Is original I amount The injection of ot a t very small mal I amount of oC tho the poison of ot the tho hone honey honeybee bee into the skin of ot a human being v Is s followed by hy Immediate reddening wih with the development of ot a arid and a n a surrounding area of or a redness When tho venom from eight honey bees was t injected into a 1 rabbit it I caused the heart t to be bo affected no no- no and arni at the cn end of r fifteen fleen minutes tho the rabbits rabbit's heart beats were vero too 1 to lift the recording lever The Tho effect of ot the poison polson of ot the tho honey loney honey bee on 01 the blood of or a n dog appears to be Identical with wIh that of or the thc poison polson of ot a a. rattlesnake It I breaks down tho red blood cells cels and causes considerable destruction of oC the tho blood No o doubt tho the Imm Immediate Immedi ate ato lowering effect upon tire the blood Pressure it Is duo duc to exten extensive lve loss 1018 of ot blood The he poison polson of or the honey beo eo is in a n dangerous poison polson to blood vessels and anti It Jt acts as a a. a marked stimulant of ot smooth muscle such as os that of the heart and of at the lining hit lin ing irig of ot the intestines It I causes the uterus to contract as well wel as a the bronchial tubes Obviously tho the poison polson a of a honey honeybee honeybee bee beo is Js a a. dangerous substance and when injected Into the body body- in large amounts such luch uch as follows multiple multipleS bee beo stings becomes a a menace to life S itself The person who has suffered multiple bee beo stIngs sting should therefore therefore there there- fore tore bo jo o put promptly to rest the action acton of or his heart and of ot his kidneys kidneys kid kid- nays should be watched carefully S If Ir his blood pressure rUts falls rapidly he ho wilt will wJ require support for tor the blood pressure in order to sustain his life |