Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-12
FRUIT CHARLOTTE.
TROPICAL INSECTS.
The Tarantula Is the One Most to lie
Dreaded.

OFrom Forest and StreamD
crawling insects Of the tropics arc not
really dangerous. though they are more
than unplea sufficiently so to make
every one wary. and an instructive
watchfulness becomes after a time Ia
bitual II is only n matter OF being
careful and dangerous stngs can be
avoided The sting Of Il scorpion is
sharp md painful Rapid swelling fol-
lows TIL great lump is formed at and
about the wound, the glands often be-
come swollen and painful. and the
tongue swclls that speech may be
come difficult. TIE pain lasts from two
20 tventy-four hours. usually about =
day, and 1t is exceptional if any serious
effects follow.
Tho centiped attacks rs bgry'na It's
sharp feet in the flesh and then biting
with its Jaws innictmg deep wounds
often It goes on crawling rapidly over
the flesh. puuctWiug II with burning.
needleliKe feet. biting continuanv. It's
jaws buried deep In tho flesh with Wig
orous rapidity. This SO a serious affl!c-
ton. The sores. Ike burning hlsters
are open for days. and where a centlped
has walked and bitten tie aesh n Vivid
sore develops, leaving deep scar Wit
ness to the pain inflicted Sometimes
even gangrene may set in and then
death is apt TO follow IN a few days.
Thus n wound frorl certipcd unattcn,t-
ed easily becomes serious The cent?
pods back Is So smooth and its muscles
so supple that to check it under ONE
clothing requires fortltudc which could
press re1hot iron against tho naked
flesh. Relax the hand for an instant
and the ccntiped slips away TO continue
It's course over the body. Tho result
il not easily Described The screams OF
person so attacked attest the pain ana
we dread the centipcds. ! have seen
them In the jungles over foot long
and about three inches broad. Usually
they are less than half this size ana
fortunately their attacks are rare There
ara smaller centipeds. and had enough
4. Is to be bitten by them. bu: It is the
big fellows In the woods which VIC
dread.
or all the insects which crawl about
in the tropics the tarantula is most 10
be dreaded 1t sinks its fangl!ke jaws
deep IN tho flesh. and a poison which
cores out aroma tNcIn ~ carried INTO
the wound. TIE 49, BODY OF the spider
permits 1t to b. easily killed. and If there
Is way open for escape the tarantula
will take It. perhaps not biting at all.
One bite 1t gives, seldom more, and this
is sufficient Days OF suffering must be
endured. and death may occur. Violent
swelling follows he bite of q tarantula
and nfficts all that part OF the body
which has been bitten. Al times the
flesh becomes d!scolored, and with the
intense pain a form Of paralysis devel-
ops which may result in death II. how
ever. the person bitten Is enjoying far
health no evil effects result, but where
tho blood is In poor condition, the heart
weak or organic troubles are present
then stirgs or bites from creeping In
sects, not only tarantulas, but all OF
them. are apt to be fatal.
Naturally one crawls out from under
the tolda with feelings OF trepidation
and usually fnds that some creeping
thing has made tho outer folds OF the
tolda resting place FOR tie night.