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D.—Bungarus cæruleus. 
XVII.—Case reported by Major 8. J. Rennie, R.A.M.C., Meerut, 
NEW PS India, 
“A twelve-vear old Hindu boy, named Moraddy, was brought to 
me at 6 p.m., on July 10, in a semi-comatose condition, with 
commencing paralysis of the respiratory muscles. I was told that 
the child was sleeping on the ground, when he was bitten in the 
left hand. He immediately felt very great pain and giddiness, and 
his arm began to swell. Two small wounds were clearly visible, 
corresponding to the marks of the fangs of a krait, or Bungarus 
ceruleus. 
‘The child had salivation, and ptosis of both eyelids. Respira- 
tion was difficult, and deglutition impossible; the pulse was 110 and 
dicrotic. The patient’s breathing was of an abdominal character ; 
the surface of the body was covered with cold sweat. The child 
soon became lethargic and collapsed; his condition appeared 
absolutely desperate. I gave a subcutaneous injection of 12 c.c. 
of antivenomous serum, and commenced artificial respiration, which 
I continued for half an hour in order to give the serum time to take 
effect. In forty-eight hours the symptoms gradually disappeared, 
and the child became quite well. Diplopia of the left eye persisted 
for a few days, but this also entirely passed away. 
“This case shows that, in Calmette’s antivenomous serum, we 
have a very powerful remedy against snake-bites, which may take 
effect even in desperate cases. It further proves that the serum 
will keep for a very long time, even when exposed to all the vicissi- 
tudes of the Indian climate, for the serum employed by me had 
been in my possession for nearly four years.” 
E.—Sepedon hæmachates (Berg-Adder). 
XVIII.—Case reported by Mr. W. A. G. Fox, Table Mountain, 
Cape of Good Hope. 
‘On February 9, 1898, I was summoned to the Town Council's 
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