in consequence of the Bite of a Rattle-snake. ^15 



inserted them in this place, as well as an experiment which 

 1 had an opportunity of making in the West Indies, on the 

 effects or the snake's poison on animals. 



A boy, a slave of a gentlemen in India, was bitten by a 

 snake called Kamnlee by the natives, in the lower part of 

 the arm, at eight o'clock in the evening. The blood ilowed 

 very freely for some time. He died next day at noon in 

 great pain. 



A sepoy, €0 years of age, was admitted into the hospital 

 of his regiment, under the care of Mr. Perrin, assistant 

 strhjeon, at lour o'clock in the afternoon of the 15th of 

 Oc.ober, 1802, in consequence of his being bitten by a 

 cobra di capello on the back part of the hand. At the 

 time of his admission he complained of pain running up 

 the arm. He immediately took a drachm of eaw de luce, 

 and this dose was repeated every half hour, and the same 

 remedy was applied externally as a lotion to the arm and 

 forearm. At four o'clock in the morning of the 16th of 

 October, the pain be^an to increase, and the arm to swell 

 with great hardness and stiffness, and tumour in the axilla^ 

 with much inclination to vomit. He took twelve grains 

 of Dr. James's powder, which brought up a great quantity 

 of bilious matter. He drank copiously of warm water, but 

 no perspiration was induced. He appeared relieved for a 

 short lime. At eight o'clock in the morning the arm was 

 distended, painful, and discoloured. He took four ounces 

 of brandy, and repeated it every hour until twelve o'clock, 

 with a drachm of eau de luce occasionally. At this time 

 he was a little revived. The brandy was reduced to two 

 ounces, which were carefully and regularly given every 

 hour, until twelve at noon on the 17th of October, when 

 the arm was more free from pain, but much swelled, hard, 

 and black : his spirits and pulse also were considerably re- 

 lieved. The eau de luce was now omitted, but the brandy 

 was continued every hour, until twelve o'clock at noon on 

 the 18th of October, when the stiffness and tumor in the 

 axilla had disappeared ; the arm was still swelled, but was 

 softer, and less painful. The brandy was omitted: at 

 night he took six grains of Dr. James's powder. On the 

 lyth of October the arm was less, softer, with little or no 

 pain ; a blister was formed and burst on the back of the 

 hand, which discharged three ounces of black foetid pus. 

 On the 20th, an abscess burst on the hand, in the same 

 situation as the blister, which discharged a large quantity 

 of a fluid having an offensive smell. lie was directed to 



O 4 take 



