Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-01-15
Rheumatism and other Diseases Cnred by
54ai4oina the Sting of Insects s90J2''
o from the Providence Journal 'a5.

- - From the Providence journal. 'S1 s'-
DR.. Desmartis, of Bordeaux France, has
introduced into his practice an extraordi-
nary remedy forith cure certain diseases,
which is: attracting much attention, from
those who have heard Of it for the first time.
It is 3 well established fact in medicine that
one disease may be cured or prevented by
incubation with the virus Of another It is
not equally well known that painful maladies
may be cured by causing insects to sting
the parts affected. DR.. Desmartis has car
ried on his experiments on venomous inocu-
lation for fifteen years, and therefore does
not speak without experience. He has tried
his system on plants ard animals with SINH
lar results. Plants inoculated with the
virus Of a certain animal poison produce some
cryptogamia on different parts of their sur
face, and second incubation with another
poison cleared the plants of the parasitic
growths, and of the insects or animalcuIa
which they had attracted. It has long been
tradition in medicine that leprosy can be
cured BY the poisson of certain serpents and
tits, well known that poisonous drugs are
freely administered as powerful alternatives
in certain diseases DR., Humboldt; a neph-
ew Of the great naturalist, in his practice at
Havana, found that the poison Of the scorp-
ion was q remedy fol, yellow fever. He in,
oculated over two thousand men Of the mill
tary and naval garrison; more than six
hundred afterwards we're attacked with the
fever, Of whom not more than sixteen died.
IA distinguished Frenchman.I NJ de CAS-
parin, related the following incident to Dr.
Desmartis : He had ilougibeen affected, with
rheumatism, which was attended with great
suffering. One day. while picking hand
full Of weeds in his garden, he was .stung BY
wasp on his wrist. Il The arm swened, but
the rheumatic pain disappeared rs The next
day, he caused the new remedy TO be applied
to the seat of pain in his leg, and he was.
again freed from suffering and could walk
with ease. At every subsequent rqappear-,
ance Of the malady for the last three years
he has been cured BY similar means 8 Other.
cases are also recorded where hopeless case
Of cholera, in man, and AN epileptiform dis!
casein q child We're cured by the sting of ss
scorpion; and it is said that certain diseases
Of the eye can be cured by the sting of a
wasp, or or bee. u Dead insects and live leeeh-
es have, long been used in. pharmacy ; and
we are told that, Mucianus, = an important
commander under Nespasian, used to carry
about with him, lenveloped in a white cloth.
a certaininse toeure him of the .leye dis
ease to which he was subject, 2 .,4e. aa.
These are curious facts, and we hope our
rheumatic friends will be philanthropic
enough to apply the singing remedy, and
test its efficacy for the good Of suffering hui
manity. Wasps and bees, and scorpions
are novelty op the list of remedial agents,
and the time may come-stranger events
have happened--when the most acceptable
gift to an afflicted friend will be a bnzzingi
bee for diseased eye, Or we'll developed
wasp for rheumatism. Hymenoptera will
in market value, and even despised waspa
fill a useful NICHE ip the worlds his
tory. We shall take pleasure in recording
any interesting experience which may arise
from the application ffthis new agent, and.
the great prevalence Of the disease at this
season makes it a peculiarly appropriate time
to commence the novel treatment. p,hH ---