. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 822 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Dec. 8, 1904. Bee-Stings as a Cure for Rheumatism. BY A. F. FOOTE. Apropos of the article, "Rheumatism Cured by Bee- Stings," on pages 660 and 661, I send a cHpping from the Farm Journal on the subject, which explains itself, though the writer does not give the size of the dose, or whether it is to be taken inwardly or applied outwardly. He does say, how- ever, that the bees must be well "shaken after ; • It seems to me that the plan of this writer is much more simple than the one mentioned in th
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 822 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Dec. 8, 1904. Bee-Stings as a Cure for Rheumatism. BY A. F. FOOTE. Apropos of the article, "Rheumatism Cured by Bee- Stings," on pages 660 and 661, I send a cHpping from the Farm Journal on the subject, which explains itself, though the writer does not give the size of the dose, or whether it is to be taken inwardly or applied outwardly. He does say, how- ever, that the bees must be well "shaken after ; • It seems to me that the plan of this writer is much more simple than the one mentioned in the American Bee Journal though it is instant death to the bees, which would be pref- erable to a lingering death, which I think would be the result if deprived of their only means of defending their stores. I believe a bee loses its usefulness, as well as its life, when deprived of its stinger, no matter how "carefully removed;" at least I have never been fortunate enough to "run up against" a bee that did not have a stinger—except a drone, of course! To the poor man who has suffered so much with bee stings (page 660) I will give my plan: I remove the stinger—when I get it—just as soon as pos- sible, by rubbing or scraping, never by pulling it out. Then, as soon as I am at liberty to do so, I go into my shop and apply strong vinegar to the part stung, from a bottle kept there for the purpose (I must own up that I got the above out of the American Bee Journal several years ago). Forrnerly, a bee-sting caused a good deal of swelling, and much pain, sometimes for several days, but since pursuing the above method the pain has been of short duration, and the swelling not worth mentioning. I am inclined to think, though, that the manner of removing the stinger has more to do with it than the application of vinegar. Mitchell Co., Iowa. [The Farm Journal clipping referred to by Mr. Foote reads as follows:—Editor.] BEE-STINGS AS A REMEDY. There is an increas
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