After some little
difficulty the point of the arrow was raised above the sternum,
and it was extracted without the loss of an ounce of blood. The
edge grazed against the sheath of the innominate artery during
the operation. The missile measured an inch at the base, and was
four inches long. The health of the patient underwent remarkable
improvement immediately after the operation.
Serious Insect-stings.--Although in this country the stings of
insects are seldom productive of serious consequences, in the
tropic climates death not unfrequently results from them. Wounds
inflicted by large spiders, centipedes, tarantulae, and scorpions
have proved fatal. Even in our country deaths, preceded by
gangrene, have sometimes followed the bite of a mosquito or a
bee, the location of the bite and the idiosyncrasy of the
individual probably influencing the fatal issue. In some cases,
possibly, some vegetable poison is introduced with the sting.
Hulse, U.S.N., reports the case of a man who was bitten on the
penis by a spider, and who subsequently exhibited violent
symptoms simulating spinal meningitis, but ultimately recovered.
Kunst mentions a man of thirty-six who received several
bee-stings while taking some honey from a tree, fell from the
tree unconscious, and for some time afterward exhibited signs of
cerebral congestion.
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