The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-21


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body. This Is rue OF ali snakes as
liar back as the break OF their bones
4 that point nthe under side OF z
lnon-poisonous snake there IS
double row Of scales, while on me
poisonous snake the rows remain
isingle.
Whenever a snake bite is received
the first point to establish Is It's poas-
lonous or uon-poIsouous nature ana a
these two tests may believed upon 20
accomplish that end.
Florida there are but three species OF
poisonous snakes In the Gntted
States These are the ratt1esnake.]
widely distributed, easily tdent1hed
and most dangerous OF them au' the
:copperhead of eastern mountains and
| rocky places: and the moccasin OF
the southern swamps. which extends
no further north than southern ONO
| and Wilmington, North Carolina
| When st is established that one Of
these has inflicted wound, the first
action should be to tie handker-1
chief or cord or rope about the bitten
member between the inctsion and the
heart. This should be knotted tight
with the object Of preventing the
! blood from carrying the poison into
1.-THE general system Then, as quick
1 " as possible. the mouth OF the BIT
ten person or companion should be
applied to the wound. which should
1 be vigorously sucked that the poison
may Be drawn out This sucking
must be done by someone whose,
mouth Is In perfect condition, how.
lever. An abrasion or crack Of the
lip. a. broken fever blister, viii give
the poison another access to the
blood The missions should be cut
that they may be made to bleed free
! " and the sucking continued This Is
1.-THE most Important thing that can
jbe done.
| The popular idea that the admins
tration of large quantity Of whisky
Ecounteract the snake POISON is entire
fly In error. Such treatment, the ex-
Iperts saw, makes death much more
probable Small amounts Of whisky
to stimulate the heart action are
throw additional burdens on the heart
when life depends upon its efficacy
tWh1skey has probably killed more
snake bitten people than it has ever
saved
After preliminary treatment take
\ the wounded person to a doctor, who
counteracts the poison by injecting
lstrychnine, treatment too delicate
to be undertaken by the amateur.
I II the vacationist wants to prepare
in advance against the possibilities
manufactured kits that are efdca-
c1ous. These include cupping in
strument. effective in drawing out
the poison, and syringes and antidote
| to be Injected into the wound. There
are several antidotes such as perman-
gante of potash, which, il they reach
the snake venom, will counteract IT.
| One of these kits is much easier to
carry than a flask of whiskey and a
hundred times as effective.
| One is much more likely to be Bit
ten by a chtgger or red bug, how
ever. than by. snake, and the sum
| total OF suffering from the former is
/ probably greater than from the latter
Chiggers may be avoided by shifting
sulphur into the garments and espe-
ctally the shoes and stockings when
one is going blackberving or upon
likely Vaseline viii serve the same
purpose # rubbed on in advance, but
| is more uncomfortable
4 Returning from an expedition
where exposure to chiggers has been
i probable, wise precaution is to
4 take a hot bath or a bath in very
tsoapy water. This Is an almost GER
i tain guarantee against Infection But
!! If the chiggers actually developed to
imost certainly be killed by the APP
p1ication OF ammonia. A very strong
lsolution Of cooking soda is elective
Temporary relief may be gained from
applications OF cold cream, camphor
or essence OF peppermint
4 When the vaca1ionist goes into the
. open. merely upon a picnic or to es-
rab1sh a permanent campshe Is pref
ty sure to find himself ambushed by
cohorts of the ant tribe. No sooner
4 has a launch basket been placed on
] the ground than It viii be entered by
i ant scouts and reconnoitered- II your
4 provisioning Is to his taste he has a
way Of his own Of wigwagginE for re-
I Inducements and almost Immediately
4 a whole army is busy in your com
missariat-
!. The ant nuisance Is particularly
great where a camp Is being estab-
1 lished- The lines Of march of the
i foragers may be plainly followed and
their nests or holes discovered.
Scald1ng water or coal oil may often
be applied with good results. a more
elective way OF actually extermlnat-
ling all the ants In a nest is to pour
bisulphId Of carbon into their holes
and then stop up the opening by
tramping dirt into it. The fumes
spread through all the UNDERGROUND
passages and kill the. entire colony.
It may often happen that the nests
may NOT be discovered or are mac
cessible- Under these Circumstances
the raiders must be met In the open.
1t may be necessary to place all pro-
visions on table and set each leg o:
the table In tin can IN which water
is poured In this way Is most es-
rablished about the provision citadel
/ II ssponges are mofStened IN sweet