. Economic entomology. Beneficial insects; Insect pests; Thysanura. LICE. ;99 CASE dirty flannel jacket, whence the swarms were successively supplied which astonished beholders; and the further history of the case was, that so soon as the dirty flannels were burned, the mysterious disease disappeared, and the patient recovered. Such, we have no doubt, would be found to be the rationale of Lady Penruddock's case, and of all similar recorded cases of the disease of P. tabes- centium, which have obtained credence from not having been examined at the ; Before leaving this subject, it may
. Economic entomology. Beneficial insects; Insect pests; Thysanura. LICE. ;99 CASE dirty flannel jacket, whence the swarms were successively supplied which astonished beholders; and the further history of the case was, that so soon as the dirty flannels were burned, the mysterious disease disappeared, and the patient recovered. Such, we have no doubt, would be found to be the rationale of Lady Penruddock's case, and of all similar recorded cases of the disease of P. tabes- centium, which have obtained credence from not having been examined at the ; Before leaving this subject, it may be desirable to say a word or two as to the best mode of getting rid of these vermin. The treatment employed in the metropolitan hospitals and poorhouses, which has the recommendation both of ample experience and complete success, is the application of "white precipitate," which is the bicarbonate of mercury in the form of an ointment. It kills them at once. Nos. Pediculus capitis (Head Louse).â7. Specimens from Britain and Russia; 7âII- 8. Enlarged figure of ditto ; 9. Specimen on glass slide ; 10, Anterior claw of ditto, much magnified ; 11. Illustrative Pediculus capitis, i to i} line in Nos Pediculus capitis (Varieties from the Esquimaux).â12. Specimens, and " ''"â Enlarged figure of ditto ; 13. Specimen on glass slide ; 14. Anterior claw, much magnified; 16. Illustrative Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Murray, Andrew, 1812-1878. [London] Chapman and Hall
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