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post, Nvhich had been bitten by a snake at 8 a.m., seemed about 

 to die. The snake, which was killed by the herdsman, was a 

 Cerastes (Horned Viper) . 



" On going to the cattle-shed I found the animal on her side 

 and panting, with the limbs completely relaxed. A thick foam 

 was dropping from the half-open mouth, and asphyxia seemed 

 imminent. The cow had been bitten in the teats, which were 

 enormously swollen ; the cedema extended over the whole of the 

 belly and inner face of the thighs. Two doses of serum were 

 injected, one at the base of the teats, the other in the sub- 

 cutaneous tissue of the flank. 



" On the following morning the oedema had diminished, and 

 the breathing was much easier ; the animal seemed to be conscious 

 of what was passing around it. 



" Forty-eight hours later the cow was able to walk and went 

 out to graze, having apparently entirely recovered from the 

 accident." 



III. — Note on the Collection of Venom and the Treatment 

 OF Bites from Poisonous Snakes in the French Settle- 

 ments IN India. 



By Dr. Paul Gouzien. 

 Principal Medical OflQcer of Colonial Troops. 



From the time of our arrival in India, in February, 1901, we 

 turned our attention to ensuring the regular collection of snake- 

 venoms, with a view to satisfying the desire for them that had been 

 expressed by our friend Professor Calmette, Director of the 

 Pasteur Institute at Lille. 



To gain this end, the moral and financial support of the 

 Administration was indispensable, and this did not fail us. Acting 

 on our suggestion, as formulated by letter on May 25, 1901, 

 Governor Rodier, on June 11, issued an order by the terms of 

 which a sum of 200 rupees was placed at the disposal of the 



