Treatment of Man Bitten by Vtnomous Snake. 69 



" In order that I may make experiments on a larger- 

 scale, I appeal to my fellow- workers who might be able 

 to procure me these venoms, either dry or preserved in 

 pure glycerine. Having thus prepared a large quantity 

 of therapeutical serum, I will gladly place it at the 

 disposition of medical practitioners in the Colonies 

 liable to use it." 



COMMENT. 



1 had already asked my friends in the country to 

 get, during the coming summer, all the snakes' heads 

 they possibly could; and now I ask the readers of these 

 pages to request all their country friends to do the same, 

 with these precautions don't go and look for the 

 snakes, you will find them on your road ; then having 

 rendered the snake hors de combat, cut through his 

 neck about an inch or so behind his head ; put the head 

 in a parcel, and send it by post to me at the University. 

 I will extract all the poison (pure) from the glands, 

 and send it on to Dr. Calrnette. By these means, a 

 great reciprocal work will be commenced between India 

 and Australia. I now pass to what he says as 

 regards- 



The Treatment of a Man Bitten by a Veno- 

 mous Snake. 



" (I) Place, if possible, an elastic ligature moderately 

 tight between the bite and the root of the limb, so as 

 to prevent absorption of the poison. 



