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the flesh at least a fourth of an inch, and the 

 poison is introduced about the sixth of an 

 inch deep into the flesh of a person bitten: 

 the glands near the eyes,, which secrete the 

 poison, have strong muscles attached to, or 

 rather acting on them, which muscles act at 

 the will of the animal, forcing the poison 

 through a cysted conductor into the hollow of 

 the tooth, and through it into the person bit- 

 ten ; which in my opinion clearly shews that 

 any external application* will have little 

 effect in stopping the progress of the poison. 



The apertures made by the teeth are filled 

 with the ' venom, which being glutinous 

 chokes them, and prevents any blood from 

 flowing, so that the person bitten cannot of- 

 ten discover the exact places of their inser- 

 tion. 



* By external application should be understood^ 

 unaccompanied with incision or burn. 

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