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comparatively short grooved fangs. In other cases only one 

 fang penetrates the flesh, or perchance the skin is only scratched. 

 It will thus be seen that even if no treatment be applied a large 

 percentage of cases would recover. 



FiTzSiMONs' Snake Bite Outfit. 



I have found from long experience that the vast majority of 

 people, other than medical men and veterinary surgeons, do not 

 know how to handle a serum syringe, and regard the process of 

 injecting serum as quite beyond them. They seem to be nervous 

 and lack confidence in themselves, even after the process has 

 been carefully explained, unless it be done by actual demonstra- 

 tions or carefully prepared illustrations, accompanied by simply- 

 worded instructions. 



During my lecturing tours, many a farmer has shown me 

 a bottle of anti-venomous serum which he has treasured up for 

 years, and in many cases had no syringe at all, or perhaps 

 produced a large rusty veterinary syringe, or a small ordinary 

 hypodermic one. 



Twenty years of such experiences have convinced me that 

 to make the serum treatment for snake bite of real practical, 

 lasting value to the general public, and especially to the farming 

 community, it is essential that a thoroughly effective and com- 

 plete outfit be available. As there is no really efficient serum 

 outfit for the treatment of snake bite known to me, I have 

 patented a complete first-aid and serum treatment outfit, with 

 an illustrated sheet of instructions which any child can under- 

 stand.* 



Anti-Venomous Serum. 



Anti-venene, anti- venom, and anti-venomous serum are all one 

 and the same substance. 



Of course anti-venomous serum has its limitations. It will 

 not perform miracles. It has the power of neutralizing the 

 poisonous properties of snake venom if mixed with the poison in 

 sufficient quantity. If injected into the blood it will destroy the 



* See advertisement of " FitzSimons' Snake Bite Outfit," by the dis- 

 tributing agent, at the end of this book. 



