SECTION V. 

 DISEASES DUE TO VENOMS AND POISONS 



INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. 



REPTILES. 



General Features. 



Classification. 



Distribution and Peculiarities. 



The Venom Apparatus. 



The Characters of the Venom. 



The Varieties of Venom. 



The Symptoms of Snake Bite. 



The Treatment of Snake Bite. 



Prophylactic Measures. 



FISHES. 



TOADS AND SALAMANDERS. 



ANEMONES, CORALS AND JELLY-FISHES. 



HELMINTHS. 



5C0RPI0NS AND SPIDERS, MITES AND TICKS. 



CENTIPEDES. 



LICE AND BUGS. 



BEES AND WASPS. 



ANTS AND CATERPILLARS. 



MOSQUITOES. 



BEETLES, SNAILS AND LIZARDS. 



POISONS TAKEN ACCIDENTALLY BY MAN. 



ACKEE POISONING. THE VOMITING SICKNESS OF J.A.MAICA. 



POISONS USED IN ORDEALS, P IGHTING, FISHING, HUNTING. 



