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tered, that they were sufficient of themselves 

 to kill any person of a delicate const! tution^ 

 and it was doubtful with me whether the per- 

 son died of the supposed remedies or the 

 bite. 



No person should walk over grass or 

 through jungle in India without having boots 

 on, or travel without having some volatile 

 spirits with him. It strikes me that a clever 

 mechanic might invent a machine upon the 

 principle of a cupping glass and syringe, that 

 would draw the poison from the wound, 

 which also might be serviceable for the bites 

 of mad dogs. 



