The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-29
CHIGGER RELIEF, AT LAST.

CHIGGER RELIEF, AT LAST.
At any rate, no weather of any
kind could be more advantageous and
satisfactory in every way than the
present variety for the operations of
or maybe it is only the lady chiggers
who bite. bugs being as peculiar in
their characteristics as are humans.
But this is just the sort of weather
that gives the chigger such strength
and adds so to his courage that he is
in perfect and ravenous trim to get
in his delicate work on tho anatomy
OF every man, woman or child, who
is so unwary as to tread even lightly
On his parched lair of withered grass.
And how he revels and how indus
triously he plies his trade and his
pleasure on those careless souls who
imagine they can find surcease from
the heat by Juggling baskets of grub,
sacks of ice and even ice cream freez-
ers to some tree-shaded spot in the
Wildwood for that distressing func-
ton, the picnic.
This is. indeed, chigger weather par
excellent.
So like an oasis in the desert to the
weary, If sober camel. or like the
straw in mid-ocean for the ship
wrecked sailor to grasp, come some
cbiEger bite remedies from an au-
thoritatively scientific source.
Nobody has as yet undertaken to es-
innate the number of chiggers that
get busy in these regions. when they
have the chance, during a hot and
dry spell. 1t would seem safe to sug-
gest, though, that there are as many
cures for chigger bites as there are
chiggers.
And most of them that are tried are
found wanting.
Once the chigger fastens himself on
his favorite fruit, he seems immune
from destruction until he has stuffed
himself to death with the human
flesh that the cannibals also relish be-
cause it is so sweet.
However. the chigger victim will
try anything once and a million diff
ferent things, if he can hear about
them, in search of relief from his ter
rible sufferings.
And SO said victim will probably
be delighted to know that the experts
of the federal department of agricul-
ture have evolved some chigger RENE
dies, which, of course, are being
passed out free to q long-suffering
public.
Nor is there any reason why these
remedies should not be the real thing.
For many years now, the people of
this nation that is so great in all par
ticulars. with the exception of it's at
titude towards the Mexican situation
which is permitting the poor poems in
northern Mexico to starve to death at
the rate of fifty and more n day-for
many years, we, the people, have been
uncomplainingly permitting our con-
gress to vote millions and millions of
dollars year for the maintenance and
conduct of the federal department of
agriculture, and considerable of which
huge sums have been devoted to the
salaries of the scientists in it's employ.
Their investigations should be thor
ough and their findings should be the
best possible. They are getting pay
for high-class work. And they gen.
orally deliver the goods.
And. incidentally, they couldn't de-
vote their energies to anything that
would be such boon or more crafty
ing to the people who are putting up
the good money for their pay-checks
than to fathom out ways and means to
render the chigger hors de combat
and with precision and dispatch.
So there should be cheer and rejoic-
ing among the people over the accom-
plishments of the chigger experts in
the service of Uncle Sam.
They suggest that if a bath in hot
water, or in water containing salt or
strong soap is taken within a few
hours after exposure in shrubbery and
weeds infested with chiggers, or rec
bugs, no i'll effects will be experienced.
After long exposure. however a bath
has practically no effect and direct
remedies are necessary.
After irritation has set in and small
red spots appear the application of a
moderately strong solution of am
monia to the affected parts is rec
commended.
A supersaturated solution of bicar-
Donate of soda or common cooking