The Florida star., 1902-08-15

A Novel Antidote For the Pain
of Rheumatism.
APPROVED BY SCIENTIFIC MEN
Honey Makers HypOdermtc Injec-
Nature In It's Purity, Bring About
the Cure-ThrilIing Experience OF
an Afflicted German.

Maryland and southern Pennsylvania
have a new fad called the Bee Sting
Cure For Rheumatism" and it is rap
| idly spreading, according TO q special
| dispatch from Baltimore to the Phila-
delphia Press. Cures and strange do
| ings are daily reported. Not only are
| the cures well authenticated, but they
are based upon scientific principles.
| AS is well known TO medical pract-
| 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 his 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 its 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. y few weeks ago Mr.
Snively, who has long been a sufferer
from rheumatism which yielded to 10
treatment. was set upon by a swarm
of truant bees and badly stung about
the face, arms and legs. The next
day lie Was OverjOyed to find that his
rheumatic pains had left him. Since
then he has been entirely free from
pain and las thrown away his crutchCs
and cane. The story was published in
Maryland country paper. and i'll the
rural press n pTutTacted 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 case Of
counter irritant." while others de
cldrCd that it was fOrmic acid that did
the trick.
Mr.. Charles f.. Kemp. wealthy ana
retired gentleman of much learning,
who resides at Roland Park, OH the
outskirts of Baltimore. is another liv-
in% witness of the efficacy of the Bee
Sting Treatment" Some time ago Mr..
Kemp says he purchased Il couple of
SwarmS of bees in order that he might
study their habits and have a hobby
that would interest him.
Il was great sufferer from rhcu-
uUtisIn.' said Mr.. Kemp the other day.
"$iucc | got the bees in my efforts 10
see what tEcy were doing have boon
stun% many times. DO now know that
after | had been Stung IL few times my
rheumatism disappeared and my joints
are aS supple as before | contracted
the CiScitSr.'
Nh. Jonathan W. Kerr. member of
the safe board of immigration and one
Of The most prosperous farmers uf
TN" Stale. also tcstilics in favor Of the
Bee Stin" Cure"
Il had tried every remedy of which
| could learn without success" said
Mr.. Kerr. My rheumatism seemed 10
grow worse with every change of doe
tors When | heard Of SniVClV'S ease.
| determined To try the bees. got a
couple of GoZcn of them. good healthy
ones. and put them in a towel | shook
th"ln up until they got fighting mad
Ih"n held the towel against my body
ami let them 20 it. They Stung ne
good and properly. but it knocked out
the rArumatism
The chemists and pharmacists have
never been able TO produce fCrmic acid
in its purity. The only way know of
10 get it into the system is by direct
Injection An angry honey bee Will
certainly do it for you If you give
him half chance"
From Carc'iuc county comes = story
tI."t would make Angels wccp. Carl
APro@le, thrifty German farmer.
near Rid-e!y. determined f"v DAYS
ago To take tie Lee Sting Cure" and
caused himself 20 bc carried 10 2 ,vag-
Onettc ana takvu tD the farm of !. Il.
Zacharia. mile or 50 diS.au;. About
half the population of !t.,!@"ly went
OUT to see the doiu"S.
Mr.. .AprO@le ann"Uuccd that he BRO
posed to make il good cac" and in
tended TO discard all his clot'!ing. As
there were a number ci ladies among
the spectators Mr.. AproCic was in
duced TO compromise OI long shirt
Arrayed in this lie painfully hobbled
out. The hecs not accepting Mr..
Aprogle's challenge. he precipitated
events that will be long remembered
in Caroline county. Mr.. Aprog!e with
one of his crutches pukcd into a hive
and then. things not happening fast
enough, upset two others. Out
swarmed the angry bees and I'm less
than a minute they were pumping