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medicinal doses administered internally or by injection under 

 the skin might possibly be of some little service as a nerve 

 stimulant, although on experimentation with animals I found 

 it useless. The animals died as rapidly as when no treat- 

 ment had been administered. Strychnine is a dangerous sub- 

 stance in the hands of most people. It should never be used, 

 unless by or under the direction of a medical man or some one 

 else who thoroughly understands its use, and the exact dose. 



Although Fontana nearly a hundred years ago showed that 

 ammonia was of no value in cases of snake bite, it continued to 

 be used extensively all over the snake-inhabited world, and is 

 still being relied upon. The reason is, that scientific discoveries, 

 as a general rule, are published only in scientific journals which 

 the generality of people never read, or if they did read them 

 they would, in all probability, not understand them, owing to 

 the technical terminology usually employed when writing about 

 simple facts. 



Quinine, Tanjore Pills, Vinegar, Water. 



Quinine, whether administered internally or applied to the 

 bitten part, is of no curative value, although it is largely em- 

 ployed in the treatment of snake bite. 



Fig. 136. — -Death Head or Potato Moth, which Dutch colonists call Motdij, popularly believed 

 to be venomous. It is armed with two hook-like claws on front feet, which sometimes 

 prick the skin when moth is handled, but they do no harm, as the creature is not venomous. 

 These moths have yellow bodies banded with black. \ white mark resembling a human 

 skull is prominent on the back. This moth frequents bee hives. (Life size.) 



