The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-08
SUBTLE cIMEx LEcTULARIus

It Is nc confession of carelessness to admit you have bedbugs. This subtle guest gains ae, saw one yawn and stretch himself when sur gical gown was removed from the wrapping m which 1t had presumably been steriiMea. Lfunks att cles of clothing left for time In en infested place, may carry the bed bug to virgin ground cated by human occupants the bugs will mi grate to another house where there Is good picking. The bed bug has no wings at al! but has to stalk his prey The beg bug has been suspected but never convicted of carrying TO. lapsing fever, kala-azar, leprosy, plague and other disease. At worst he Is nasty company; at best he Is an uncomfortable bed fellow.
 The subtlety of Cimex lectularius Is manifest In the bite and in the skill with which the pus punctures the skin and administers small hy- podermic injection of an irritant to increase the blood flow. At first bite this only faintly annoys the sleeping host. So the subtle bug moves to some fresh spot quite distance away and has another go. Following this second gorge he staggers off to even third place, ana Just about the time he is getting set for this third operation the host comes awake and be- gins feeling around for the right place 10 scratch. Cimex sits tight and finishes his meal and then leisurely strols away to his snug hid ing place before the irritated host turns on the light and commences determined search. Even with the light on and when one .o IS %ide know of no other variety of itching-and have had first hand experience with many va rietleS-1n wnicn Scratcnlng IS so unSatlSIdC- tory. There is always a baffling sense that one hasn't found the right place yet.
 For the relief of such itching dab on calamip amin. one ounce of powdered zinc oxide. two drams of glycerin. two drams of phenol (car- bolic acid) and enough lime water to make a pint of the lotion. Shake we'll and dab on as often desired. This is also good lotion for the itching and irritation of acute -sunburn, hives erythema. ivy poisoning. Touching any insect bite with peroxide Is always good first aid relief Touching it with iodin Is another lief. Rubbing 1t with wet soap is better than scratching.
 The best way to eradicate bed bugs Is by squirting gasoline kerosene m every cracK or crevce where they can hide. thorough going over of bed. floor, wall and any closets in this way. repeated in a week. will do the trick. against fre--let no one strike a match or light n flame of any kind in the room until 1t has been aired for few hours after such of gasoline or kerosene.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Low Grad" Medicine
 Please Inform me what the word mon -OlIl. cial" means after the name 0T this medicine. [ inci0se the label CD. SD
 Answer-The label reads Mixture of Rhu- barb and Soda fnon-ofnciaD". That means tho medicine does not purport to comply with the standards Nxed by the legal formuiary Of all drugstores. the Pharmacoeia. If it does com- ply with those standards Of purity and potency it Is labelled either "ofieial" or "u. s. P." or "B. P." according fo the country--uniied states. rharmacepoeia or British pharmaco- - scopyrlshs is,s, John P. pins O.,