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secretion of saliva, and perhaps vomiting." They say 

 that death may ensue from a stoppage of the respiration, 

 which, however, is more liable to take place in the case 

 of children than that of adults. 



Control of the pest. Very little can be said regarding 

 the control of these pests. About all one can do is to kill 

 them whenever seen and exercise all possible care to avoid 

 them. If one does get stung, an application of ammonia 

 and camphor ordinarily gives relief. An application of 

 alcohol, witch hazel, or moistened baking soda will often 

 allay the irritation and give temporary relief until a 

 physician can be called. If the individual poisoned is 

 particularly susceptible, it may become necessary to send 

 for the family physician. 



REFERENCES TO ECONOMIC LITERATURE ON THE HOUSE 

 CENTIPEDE 



1888. LINTNER, J. A. Cermatia forceps. Fourth Rept. N.Y. 

 Ins., pp. 128-134. 



1889. Food of Cermatia forceps. Fifth Rept. N.Y. Ins., 



p. 295. 



1890. WEBSTER, F. M. Entomological news, Vol. 1, p. 167. 

 1890. HARGITT, C. W. Cermatia forceps. Insect Life, Vol. 3, 



p. 85. 



1890. RILEY-HOWARD. Insect life, Vol. 2, p. 316. 



1891. LINTNER, J. A. A household centipede. Seventh Rept. 

 N. Y. Ins., pp. 324-327. 



1894. MURTFELDT, MARY E. Scutigera forceps and Callimorpha. 



Insect Life, Vol. 6, p. 258. 

 1896. MARLATT, C. L. The house centipede. Bull. 4, Bu. Ent. f 



U. S. Dept. Agri., pp. 47-50. 

 1910. CASTELLANI, A., and CHALMERS, A. J. The venom of 



scorpions. Manual of Tropical Medicine, pp. 134-136. 

 For further references see Lintner's Reports. 



