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Show Bee 8tlngs for Rheumatism. Tho Auckland (New Zealand) News, noting tho fact that certain medical men havo declared that bee stings were a useful remedy for rheu-mastlsm, rheu-mastlsm, becauso of tho formic acid they contain, gives tho following plan for securing tho stings: Knowing that tho honey beo hates tho odor of rubber, tho expert hangs near tho hlvo a rubber blanket. This Infuriates tho bees and they all rush at tho blanket and sting it, leaving their stings in tho rubber. Any one wishing to try this romedy for him-self him-self can obtain ono hundred beo stings and put them into two ounces of alcohol. alco-hol. Lot thom stand three or four days, occasionally shaking. Tho clear part should then bo carefully poured off. Ten drops, threo times a day, for an adult would bo tho proper dose. : o |