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general these phenomena do not last long, and are not complicated with 
serious accidents, except among small animals, where cases of death 
are frequent. Lange tells us that out of seven geese attacked by a 
swarm, six died within from seven to ten minutes; the seventh remained 
blind. H. D’Arboval has seen two dogs die from the stings of bees. 
Other cases are recorded by Crepin and others. Sanitas treated a horse, 
which after being stung by hornets, was taken with severe abdominal 
pains and with epistaxis. The horse whose case is published by Saint- 
Cyr had been stung by bees on the head; the entire lower part of the 
face became the seat of a large tumefaction, warm, painful, especially 
well marked on the lips, the nostrils, and the eyelids. The difficulty 
of respiration due to the swelling of the nose had to be relieved by 
tracheotomy. 
When the stings are numerous, even large animals may succumb 
rapidly. Guerin de Champneuf reports that a mare and her foal, 
attacked by a swarm of bees, died after great sufferings. Herron has. 
treated a donkey which died under similar circumstances. Horses 
‘have died in ten hours (Albrecht, Funfstiick), in six (Funsftiick), in five 
(Clichy, Albrecht), in two (Clichy), in one (Guilleville.)* In the Recwedd 
of 1853, Clichy reported the case of five horses, which, having been 
attached to a wall, were attacked by an immense number of bees and 
died,—two in two hours, the other three within from four to five hours,— 
after having, every one, presented symptoms indicating violent pains. 
and a super excitation. Guilleville reports that five horses, closed in a 
wagon, were killed in one hour by bees. In grave cases, the venomous 
substance produces a severe inflammation of the skin and of most of 
the mucous membranes, or patches of cutaneous gangrene, hyperzemia, 
hemorrhages, cedema of the viscera, especially of the lungs, of the 
brain, or of the meninges, 
If one were called to help in a case where bees or hornets had attacked 
animals and were still attached in large numbers, he must at first attend 
to removing the bees, carefully protecting himself, of course, with gloves, 
cap, mask, etc. Since these insects “ fear water,” the best way to 
make them go, is to throw some on their victims. Afterwards, the 
treatment calls for simple cold water affusions, or lotions with alkaline, 
ammoniacal, narcotic solutions or petroleum. Lang recommends the 
following mixture: lig. ammoniz rs parts; collodion, 5; salicylic acid 
one. 
We shall not advise friction for the purpose of tearing out the stings 
*C. Peabody relates the case of a horse, 12 years ago, which died ina little over 
six hours. He records also an experiment made with an animal which he had stung 
with a swarm of bees and which he treated successfully by officinal solutions of 
potasse internally and hypodermic injections of morphia. (Amer. Vet. Rev. vol. 22, 
p. 613). (T). 
