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30 per cent, of those bitten by cobras recover without ueutnieul, il is pioliabli: 

 that the dose and method of injection recommended by Dr. Cahnette woidd be 

 adequate for a number of cases but it must always be remembered that if the 

 larger amounts of serum are not injected and the intravenous method not 

 adopted the treatment may fail because more than a lethal dose of poison 

 remains un neutralised. The fourth part of the work is occupied with a des- 

 cription of what is known of the poisons of animals other than serpents, both 

 invertebrate and vertebrate. There are copious illustrations of these venomous 

 creatures and many interesting facts are recorded. The volume is brought to a 

 close with a number of reports of cases of various forms of snake bite treated 

 with anti-venomous serum most of which recovered. 



