Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
CURED BY BEE STlNcs
A Novel Antidote For the Pain
Of Rheumatism.
APPROVED BY SCIENTIFIC MEN

the Cure-Thrilling Experience of
IN Afflicted German.
Maryland and southern Pennsylvania
have a new fad called the Bee Sting
Cure For rheumatism" and 1t is ran
Idly spreading, according to a special
dispatch from Baltimore to the Phila.
delphia Press. Cures and strange do.
ings are daily reported. Not only are
the cures we'll authenticated, but they
are based upon scientific principles.
AS Is well known to medical practi.
toners, formic acid has long been rec.
ognized as an active agent to destroy
uric acid In the blood. The sac Of the
bee through which bis painful little
lance runs Is filled with formic acid,
The fad consists In taking the cure
in original packages" the claim be-
Ing made that the efficacy of the
formic acid Is accentuated when in
jected into the body in it's purest state
that Is, before the pharmacist has
manipulated the secretion Of the in
sect.
Here are several of the most notable
cures and incidents recorded and fully
verified:
William Snively Of Shady Grove,
Pa, seems to have originated the sting
treatment. A few weeks ago Mr..
Snively, who has long been a sufferer
from rheumatism which yielded to no
treatment, was set upon by swarm
of truant bees and badly stung about
the face, arms and legs. The next
day he was overjoyed to find that his
rheumatic pains had left him. Since
then he has been entirely free from
pain and has thrown away his crutches
and cane. The story was published in
Maryland country paper, and in the
rural press protracted discussion has
taken place in which doctors and lay
men and bee raisers have given the
people the benefit of the thoughts they
thought. Some of the doctors took
the ground that it was only a case Of
counter irritant," while others de.
clared that it was formic acid that did
the trick.
Mr.. Charles Z. Kemp, wealthy and
retired gentleman of much learning,
who resides at Roland Park, on the
outskirts of Baltimore. is another liv-
ing witness Of the efficacy of the bee
Sting Treatment" Some time ago Mr..
Kemp says he purchased couple of
swarms of bees in order that he might
study their habits and have a hobby
that would interest him.
II was a great sufferer from rheu-
matism.' said Mr.. Kemp the her day.
"Since | got the bees in my efforts to
see what they were doing | have been
stung many times. l do now know that
after | had been stung few times my
rheumatism disappeared and my joints
are as supple as before I contracted
the disease"
Mr.. Jonathan W. Kerr member of
the state board of immigration and one
Of the most prosperous farmers of
the state, also testifes in favor of the
Bee Sting Cure
II had tried every remedy of which
J. could learn without success" said
Mr. Kerr. MY rheumatism seemed to
grow worse with every change of doc
tors. When | heard of Snivelys case
| determined 10 try the bees. l got
couple of dozen of them good healthy
ones, and put them in a towel. | shook
them up until they got fighting mad.
Then held the towel against my body
and let them go it. They stung me
good and properly, but it knocked out
The rheumatism.
The chemists and pharmacists have
uever been able to produce formc acid
III its purity. The only way know OF
20 get it into the system is by direct
.niection.' An angry honey bee will
certainly do it for you if you give
MIN half a chance
From Caroline county comes a story
that would make angels weep. Carl
Apro2le a thrifty German farmer,
near Ridgely, determined Few days
ago to take the bee Sting Cure ana
caused himself to be carried to a WA@-
ULrtte and taken to tie farm OF j u. |
Z&CNara. a mile or SO distant. About |
hff the population Of Rdgeiy went |
our to see the doings.
Mr. Apro"le announced that he pro-
posed to make it a GOOD one aud in
Io.1ed to discard all his clothing, As /
t..ie were number Of ladies alAong /
TIRE spectators Mr.. Aplo@!e was IN !
dr. Il to compromise on long shirt ,
@iyeQ in this he painfully h"npled /
ca. The bees not accepting Mf. |
AHu@le's challenge, he VrcclptAted
.s that will be long remembered |
@ arolipe county. Mr., Apro@le win
OLA II his crutches poked into hive
oa4 tcn, things not happening fast .
o. &h, upset two Others. out /
twarmod the angry bees and i'll less
t % minute they were pumping
fca.c acid into the afflicted German
q, f4t rate OF Il thousand injections per
b Il They covered every portion OF
~ s. from the crown of his head