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poisoning. Therefore it is apparent that if the patient is not 
already too far gone to make recovery possible, he should quite 
recover. 
TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. 
The treatment of snake bite in animals is the same as that in 
the human subject. It has, of course, to be modified according 
to circumstances, and the kind of animal treated. Do not 
attempt to force the syringe-needle through the thick parts of 
the hide. Select the soft parts on the inner portions of the 
thighs and forelegs, for injection. In the treatment of cattle, a 
larger and stronger syringe is preferable, such as those used by 
veterinary surgeons. 
Animals, when injected with ten fatal doses of venom, will 
not develop serious symptoms of poisoring, if the serum treat- 
ment be given directly afterwards. If injected in sufficient 
quantity into a vein after unmistakable signs of poisoning 
have set in, the serum checks the symptoms and saves the 
creature’s life. 
As a general rule, snakes are not seen to inflict a bite on 
animals, unless it be a dog. Invariably in the case of cattle, 
sheep, goats or ostriches, the attention is first drawn to the 
swelling and hemorrhage, or a more or less paralyzed con- 
dition of the creature. If the bite be that of a Puff Adder 
there will be swelling arising from the site of the entry of the 
venom. Ifa Cobra, there will be little or no swelling. In both 
cases the victim will stagger or lie upon the ground in more 
or less an exhausted condition ; therefore in nearly, if not in all 
cases, it is best to inject the serum direct into a vein. The same 
quantity of serum should be used as that recommended for a 
man. An extra dose is advisable for larger animals such as 
cattle and horses. 
EXPERIMENTS WITH ANTI-VENENE SERUM. 
Mr. T. Norsworthy, the station master at Thornygrove, 
Somerset East, who is an enthusiastic advocate of scientific 
methods for the treatment of snake bite, determined personally to 
test the anti-venene serum which is now prepared by bacteriolo- 
gists for the treatment of snake bite. 
