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quantity of Isibiba some time back which came from the heart 

 of Swaziland. It turned out to be the real stuff, so I was very 

 soon relieved of most of it by my neighbours. However, the 

 following two cases came under my notice which made me believe 

 it to be the genuine stuff. A neighbour of mine had the misfortune 

 to be bitten by a Puff Adder, on the instep. He was barefooted. 

 He ran to his house, a distance of about a hundred yards. 

 Reaching the dining-room, he practically collapsed. Fortunately, 

 his Kafir cook was at hand, and on hearing the news, imme- 

 diately broke a bottle, and with a piece of the glass scarified 

 right and left across the punctures. He rubbed in a quantity 

 of Isibiba (not very much), and the bitten man swallowed a 

 quantity, as much as would cover the point of an ordinary 

 penknife. Nothing else was done. For two days the leg was 

 considerably swollen, but on the third, it went down, and the 

 man in question recovered. 



" The second case was with a dog. My pointer one morning, 

 under my very nose, was bitten, also by a Puff Adder, on the 

 lower lip. He gave a startled yelp, and at once scratched his 

 head most violently with his fore paws. Within five minutes 

 his whole body contracted into large bumps, and his head assumed 

 most startling proportions, so much so that the eyes could not 

 be seen. As I usually carry Isibiba with me, and a sharp Gillette 

 Safety Razor blade, I called a boy, who held the dog down. I 

 examined his head, found two large punctures on the lower lip. 

 These I scarified and rubbed in Isibiba, and gave him a good dose 

 also. After two hours he seemed very bad, so I gave him a half 

 cup of French brandy with a little water, after which he lay 

 quite still. The next day the swellings on his body were gone. 

 His head was still a bit swollen, but he was otherwise none the 

 worse for the bite. 



" These two cases are quite genuine. I have about a sufficient 

 quantity of this Isibiba left for a cure, which I will willingly 

 forward if you are prepared to test it upon animals bitten by 

 Puff Adders. Let the bite be on the hind-quarters, thereupon 

 immediately scarify the wounds, rub in a fair quantity of the 

 Isibiba, and give the rest internally. This Isibiba has cured two 

 cases to my knowledge, and should you be successful, I think 

 that would be sufficient proof that it is a positive cure." 



