INDEX. 



171 



Muscular {conf.) 



— System as affected by Crotaltis-'polson, 



112 and see Cases 

 Mussel, Freslivvater, Mantle of, effect on, 



of Cobi'a-poison, 130-1 



Naja triptidians, nee Cobra 

 Nausea, after Cobra-poisoning, 10, 24, 70, 

 112 



— after Colubrine-poisoning, 112 



— after C/-o/«7((.?-poisonino:, 112 



Nerve Centres, Cerebro-spinal, Paralysis 

 of, as cause of Death from 

 Snake-bite, 4, 5, 7, 18, 55 



Nerve-periphery, possible affection of, in 

 Snake-poisoning, 4, 5 



Nerves {see also under Names), effect on, 

 of Cobra-poison, 52 



Nervous System, action on, of Snake- 

 poison, 55 et -seq. 



Rudimentary, in Infusoria, a query, 



132 note 



Neurotic character of Snake-poison, 18 



Newts' blood, effect on, imperceptible, of 

 Cobra-poison; 127 



Nitrate of Silver, action of 



on Cobra-poison, 138 



on Guinea-pig, injected with 



Cobra-poison, 146 



Ophiocejihahts maridiu.i, effect on, of 



Cobra-bite, 35 

 Ophiophaqus elaps, 23, Destructiveness 



of, 3 

 Oxygen, Pure, effect of Respiration of, by 



Poisoned Animals, 111, 129- 



30 



Paeai.TSIS after Cobra-poisoning, 11, 12, 

 13, 21, 22, 2G, 29, 38, 39, 

 42, 55 



— — of Bitten spot, 10, 57 

 of Fish, 35 



in Lizards, 30-1 



of Medulla, effect of, on Resjjira- 



tion, 90, 91 

 of Motor Nerves, 58, 65, 69, 70, 71, 



effect on Respiration, 90-1 



of Muscles, 47 ei seq. 



of Phrenic Nerve, 69, 91, 95 



Progressive, 10, 24, 55 



of Respiratory apparatiis, cause of 



Death, 4 



of Secreting Nerves, 70, 108 



of Spinal Cord, 20, 56, 57, 65, 72 



— after Curara-poisoning, 4 



— after Z>«6oi'«-poisoning, 27, 28 



Paralysis (co«/.) 



■ — after Sntike-poisoning, 18, 31, 32, 33, 

 55, 112 



Paramcecium, effect on, of Cobra-poison, 

 131 



Pedler, on Perchloride of Platinum as 

 destructive of activity of 

 Cobra -poison, 137 



PeJiopelor, 23 



Perchloride of Iron, action of, on Cobra- 

 poison, 138 



— on Guinea-pig, injected with 



Cobra-poison, 145 



— of Platinum, destructive of activity of 



Cobra-poison, Pedler's dis- 

 covery, 137 ; mode of action 

 of, 137 



Peripheral Distribution of Motor Nerves, 

 Paral,\ sis of, see nii.der Motor 

 Nerves 



Permanganate of Potash, see also Liquor 

 Potasste Permanganatis 



action of, on Cobra-poison before 



entrance to Body, 138 



on Cobra-poison in Guinea-pigs, 



locally applied, 147, 148 



as antidote to Snake-poison, various 



experiments with, 149 ef 



seq. 



Antiseptic qualities of, 161 



Escharotic action, superficiul, 161 



Fayrer's precedence in use of, 149, 



150 



Lacerda's use of, 150 



Time occupied by application of, 



in Snake-bite, 155 

 Peritoneal Injections of 



— — Cobra-poison, effects, 20, 41, 82, 



83-4, 85, 86-8,91, 117-8 



• Crotaliis-T^oisoii, 116, 118 



i/'rtJoi'a-poison, 25 



Phrenic Nerve, Paralysis of, in Cobra- 

 poisoning, 69, 91, 95 



Pig, supposed Immunity of, to Snake- 

 poison, 40 



Pigeons, effect on, of Z)a/;o/«-poison, 24, 

 25 



— Experiments on, with Cobra-poison nnd 



Permanganate of Potash, 

 152, Table I., 154 

 Pit- vipers of America and West Indies, 

 virulence of, 23 



— Venom of. Neutralised by Per- 



manganate of Potash, 152 



Platinum, see Perchloride of 



Poison of Naja tripudians and other 

 Indian Venomous Snakes, 

 Nature and Physiological 

 Action of the. Part I., 1, 

 Part II., 23 



