POISONOUS BITE
OF THE COMMON SPIDER
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)
NE WYORK, November 16
Whether or not the black widow spider is poisonous to human being, is answered with a loud affirmative by Doctor Alan Blair, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Alabama University. He allowed an insect to bite his little finger. He stated that lie felt a sharp pain in the hand, which later spread to his shoulder. He thought his symptoms would end there, but a few moments later, he was seized with cramps, and his blood pressure sank rapidly. Though in . extreme pain, lie refused narcotics until liis reactions had been registered on an electro cardiographic table. He suffered for two days intense pain. x To-day, he is back home, weak and pale but convinced.
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 November 1933, Page 6
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