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of which death ensued in 4 hours, and in another in 71 hours ; 
the latter case having undoubtedly been prolonged by the 
constant and repeated administration of brandy. 
In India it is believed that no bite of the Hydrophis is 
known to haye recovered. 
Of bites by the Daboia (Crotalide), nine cases occur : 
lease of 7 hours. ~ 1 case of 36 hours. 
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This gives 6 cases ranging from 7 to 36 hours, and one case 
of 2 and another of 9 days. 
Although Dr. Fayrer classifies the poisons in the following 
order of deadliness: Ist, Cobra; 2d, Daboia; 3d, Hama- 
dryad; 4th, Bung. ecerul. (KKrait); 5th, Bungarus fasciatus ; 
6th, Echis; 7th, Crotalide ; 8th, Callophis; yet, judging by 
the length of time in which death ensued, they stand thus, 
viz.: No. 1, Cobra; No. 2, Krait ; No. 3, Hydrophis; No. 4, 
Daboia; and the cases marked unknown, afford no clue for 
classification. They vary from 12 hours, 18 hours, and 31 
hours, to 42 hours; and from 2 days to 6 and 9 days. In 1 
case the bite produced “no result ;” and in 5 cases recovery 
ensued in respectively 24 hours, 2 days, 10 days, 13 days, and 
22 days. 
EXPERIMENTS WITH SNAKE-POISON. 
The following experiments were made with snake-poison 
on animals; some trials of different antidotes are also given. 
Experiment No. 1. A full-grown Pariah dog was bitten by 
a Cobra; died in 26 minutes, although previous to the bite he 
had been made to eat 5 leaves of the Aristolochia Indica. 
No. 2. A fowl. Cobra poison injected into the thigh ; died 
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