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moistened by a yellowish ichor which exudes from the 

 wounds. 



The animal finally recovered without having experienced 

 any constitutional affection. It should be here remarked, 

 however, that the punctures did not appear to have pene- 

 trated the skin thoroughly. 



Experiment 4. 



A black puppy, a few weeks old, received three bites be- 

 tween 12 h. 18 m. and 12 h. 23 m. The last and most se- 

 vere bite was over the left eye. 



12 h. 27 m. Apparently drowsy. 



12 h. 40 m. Symptoms progressing slowly. And at 



4 o'clock, P. M. the swelling over the eye, vertigo, and 

 general uneasiness, appear to have attained their height. On 

 the day following the animal had recovered without the in- 

 terference of art. 



Experiment 5. 



4 o'clock, P. M. A stout pup was inoculated with the 

 poison, expressed from the poison bag of a living snake, on the 

 left side of the abdomen. 



4 h. 15 m. Local symptoms are evident, and constitu- 

 tional effects are beginning to be manifested. 



5 o'clock, P. M. Symptoms much increased: the animal 

 cries with pain and uneasiness ; changes its posture frequently ; 

 moves with a tottering and irregular gait, sometimes lying on 

 its breast with the fore-feet extended : these symptoms were 

 occasionally interrupted with drowsiness, and finally the ani- 

 mal went into a deep sleep. 



9 o'clock, P. M. The pup commenced licking his wound, 

 the swelling of which, from the ecchymosis, had so increased 

 as to hang down like a large hernia. 



