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Show ri.ttrlrlty far Kilns.. According to Dr. Frlcdlander ot Wiesbaden, electricity Is an antidote against stings of Insects. Ills plan In such caiea Is to apply a constant current cur-rent and to place a negative cathode on the spot stung by the Insect, dal-vanltatlon dal-vanltatlon produces n rather strong sensation ot burning, but at tbe ssme time tho pain from the sting disappears, disap-pears, and It the electricity Is applied very soon after the wound has been Inflicted there Is little or no swelling. The currrnt, however, does excellent service even It It be not applied until some time lias elapsed, for It removes tbe pain and alto quickly reduces tho swelling. The supposition Is that the poison which tho Insect has Injected through tho skin Is neutralised and rendered Innocuous by the current. Dr. Frltdlander has repeatedly mad experiments ex-periments ot this kind on persona who have been stung by bees and wasps, and baa Invariably found them successful. success-ful. He naturally bellete that a similar sim-ilar result would be obtained In tho casts ot persons stung by other Insects. |
