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Meckki, (J. Fred.). Siu- Ics glaiules de la twte des 

 Serpents. Arch, fiir Aiiat. iiiid Pliys., I, 1. 

 [S.] 

 Mentzeuus (CnRETiEN). Ob.servatiou sur les Vi- 

 piires d'ltalie. Eph. Nat. Cur. germ. dec. 

 II, Ann. 2, obs. vii. Collect. Acadein. Ill, 

 535, 1T55. 



Observations on tlie liabits of the viper, and 

 the arrangement of its teeth. [S.] 



Mesue. Opera, in f. Venetiis, 1762, p. lOT, 109. 

 354, 393. 



Gives brief account of numerous medicines 

 used in cases of viper bites. [S.J 



Metaxa (Louis). Monograpliie des Serpents de 

 Rome et de ses environs. In 4to., 1823. 

 Bull, de Ferussac, I, 184, 1824. 



Describes the organs which secrete and con- 

 duct the venom ; also, the nature of this fluid, 

 its effects; and the remedies employed. [S.] 



Miller (A. G.). Ammonia as an antidote in Rat- 

 tlesnake bite. Boston Med. and Surg, Journ., 

 VIII, 1833, 240. 

 MiQUEL. Morsures de Yipere, moyen de prevenir 

 I'absorption du virus aprl'S la cauterization 

 de la plaie, et de combattre I'engorgement 

 consecutif du membre. Bull, de Ther., 

 XXXV, 283, 1848. 



Described by Soubeiran as an interesting and 



suggestive essay. [S.J 



MoNOiARDiNi. Essai d'expcrieuces sur le mode 

 d'action du venin de la Vipere dans Pc'con- 

 mie animale. Analys. Bibl. Medic, XVI, 

 25Y, 1807. 



Endeavors to prove that the venom of the 

 viper does not cause death by cardiac para- 

 lysis, and does not attack only the muscular 

 irritability. [S.] 



Monti. Opnsc. Scelti., I. Weigel Bibl Ital., Ill, 

 207. 



States that he found useful the topical appli- 

 cation of earth moistened with urine. [S.] 



MooBE (J.). Ammonia as an antidote in tbe bite 



of the Rattlesnake. Am. Journ. of the 



Med. Sci., I, 341, 1827. 

 Eeports cases. 

 MoRGAGNi (J. B.). Recherchcs Anatomique sur 



le siege et les causes des maladies. Trad. 



Desormeaux et Destouet, IX, Lett. 59, ch. 



294, p. 390, 1824 (1761). 



Interesting study of the viper bite, &c., from 

 a therapeutical point of view. [S.] 



MoRO. Journ. de Leroux, XXXIX, 278. 



Used carbonate of ammonia with good effect 

 internally. [S.] 



Mortimer (Cromwell). Case of Wul Oliver, 

 who allowed himself to be bitten by Viper.s, 

 using olive oil locally as a cure. Engl. 

 Phil. Tr. abrd., IX, 61 et scq., 1736. See 

 Burton and Atavell. 



Mo.SELEY. Tropical Diseases, etc., p. 34. 



Jaundice a secondary consequence of snake- 

 bites. 



MoTTE (La). Chirurgie, Obser?., 314. 



Advises the use of theriao and spirit of wine 

 internally and externally. [S.] 



MuLLER. De glandularum secernentium structura- 

 penitiori, in fol., 1830, VI, fig. 1, 50. 

 Structure of the venom gland in snakes. 



Nicander. Les ffiuvres de Nicandre medecin et 

 poete grec, traduites en vers fran9ais. En- 

 semble devx liures des venins, auxquels li 

 est amplement discouru des Bestes veni- 

 meuses, theriaques, poisons et centre poisons 

 par Jaques Greuin in 4. Anvers, 1617. [ S. ] 



Orfila. Traite de Toxicologie, 5th Ed. Paris, 

 1852, pp. 840 et seq. 



A good summary of the present state of know- 

 ledge in regard to venomous serpents. 



Owen (R.). Cyclopa;dia of Anat. and Phys. 

 Ed. Todd. Articles : Teeth and Reptilia. 



Pare (Ambroise). Oiluvres, cap. 22, p. 577, in 

 fol. Paris, 1633. 



Bite of the viper. Eeports his own case. [S.] 



Patterson (Williams). Four voyages into the 

 Hottentot country and into Cafl'raria, in 

 4to., 1791. 



Advises the use of the Tanjore pill, and fail- 

 ing this, Madeira wine strengthened with 

 brandy, and given in full doses. 



Paulet. Observations sur le Vipere de Fontaine- 

 bleau, et sur les moyens de remedier a sa 

 morsure, in 8vo., 1805. 



Report many fatal cases of viper bite, and 

 tends to exaggerate its gravity. 



Paulus (jEgineta). Opera, lib. v, p. 8, in fol., 

 1532. 



Extols the use of garlic and of wine in these 



cases, etc. [S.] 



Peroni. Lettera su un caso di morso d'una Vipera 



instantaneameute fatale, con reflessioni su 



tale avveniraento. Giorn. della Soc. Med.- 



Chir. di Parma, XIV, 209. 



Phillips (H. B.). Case of Rattlesnake bite. Am. 

 Journ. of the Med. Sci., VIII, 546, 1831. 

 Use of arsenic (see Ikeland), favorable result. 



PiHOREL. Observations sur la morsure d'un ser- 



