Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19
BEES CURE RHEUMATISM.
New York World.

New York World
The latest recruit in the army of
forces working to rid humanity OF its
arches and pains and ills of the flesh
Is DIR. Honey Bce-lust the ordinary.
everyday, busy kind that makes honey
for IL has been demonstrated that
the sting Of the honey bee as cure
for rheumatism need no longer be re
garded MS mere theory. but can he
accepted as a fact
While Prof. II. a. Surface, the noted
economic zoologist of the University
OF Pennsylvania. has been carrying on
experiments rs to the. efflcaciousncss
of tho power Of the little insect. Mrs
Laura G. C. Pierce. formerly of New
Delaware county Pennsylvania. has
submitted herself as IA living proof
that the insect is positive cure for
the painful disease.
The cure is one that requires some
nerve on the part OF the patient using
II, Just as It requires nerve in any
case voluntarily to infict pain upon
ones self
To realize what Mrs. Pierce has en-
dured in aeeking cure tor rheuina
tism. Just imagine yourself taking cap
tured bees, holding one after another
gently by the head while you let 1t
sting you on the arm, knowing. as you
hold your little physician and await
the stab OF pain, that you must Kill
him as soon as he has aided In your
cure. or let him die "A slow and painful
death.
Yet that is what Mrs. Pierce has
done. day after day. week after week,
for three years. to demonstrate that
the sting of bees will cure one of the
most painful OF human maladies, and
one that has been among the most
battling of diseases for physicians to
fight.
After having suffered for more than
three years and failing to secure re
| lief from the best specialists of the
country Mrs. Pierce at last resorted
to the use OF pee stlngs. of which she
had been told by an old Quaker in the
days OF her youth.
THE little creature" she says "may
| be depended upon 10 do It's work like
a tried and true soldier. The bees
are sure cure for rheumatism-be
ter than all the learning Of physicians
| and the modern remedies offered by
the most famous Of specialists.
Il had suffered SO at times that
could not leave my bed for days Dur
Ing the months Of January. February
aud March ! suffered most. Every
time ! would even put my fingers 4:
cold water would he attacked with q
rheumatic pain. and when all else hat
failed. decided to try the old Quaker'i
| remedy.
Il was rather nervous when ] frs
permitted the bees to sting me, but
had lsuffered so much became brave
would permit three or four of th'
bees TO sting me each night. and whei
awakened in the morning the pain
would he castor. The bee stings caus
ed my arms to swell but as soon n
the swelling went down the relic
would be great.
4 kept this up regularly three time
n week Sometimes | world permi
only one Of the little creatures :
sting me while on other occasions
would use as many as five at tim,
"As each week passed sufrero
less. and after two years were gone
was seldom that felt the least rhei
matte pain. Another year has passe'
and now | can truthfully say that
am as free from rheumatism as an
: one VINO ever suffered with It, O
l. casionally have the least pain
!, my hands. but 1t is not sufficient
l. cause me any worry.
n u do nst approve. however. of Il