170 



INDEX. 



Jugular rein, injection into 



of Cobra-poison, results, 5, 18, 



19, 20 uofe, 41, 99, 100, 103, 



119 

 ^ of C>'0^a//fs-poison, 119, 121 



Kidneys, Cobra-venom excreted by, 104 

 Krait (.vee also Bu)i<jartis caruleiis), De- 

 structiveness of, 3 



Lacerda, on Permanganate of Potash as 

 Antidote to Snake-poison, | 

 150 I 



Lancet, for use in Snake-bite, designed by i 

 Brunton, Fig. 1., 151, how | 

 used, 152, liow tested, 152 | 

 ef seq. 

 Legallois, f/ee Fontana and Legallois 

 Lethargy, after Cobra-poisoning, 10, 11, 



21, 24, 55, 57 

 — ■ after Crotalus-x>o\mm\\g, 112 

 Leucocytes, of Fi'og's Blood, Amoeboid 

 Movements of, as affected 

 by Cobra-poison, 127, 133 - 

 Life, how maintained, 20 

 Ligatures, Bernard's method of, 59 



— in Snake-bite, 17, 106, 150, 152 



— as used in Kogers* experiments, 153, 



155, Tables II., IIL, 156, 

 159 



Liouville, observations of, on Curare- 

 poisoning, 56 



Liquor Ammonise, effect of, on Cobra- 

 poison, 4, 8, 37, 38, 39, 

 109-10 



Liquor Potassa?, effect of, on Cobra-poison, 

 37, 138, 145 



Liquor Potassoe Permanganatis, action of, 

 on Guinea-pigs and llabbits 

 injected mixed with Cobra- 

 poison, 143, 145 



Lizards, action on, of Cobra-poison, 30 



Local effects of Cobra- and Crotalus- 

 poison, 113, experiments 

 showing, 123-6 



Ludwig and Brunton, observations of, on 

 Eabbit's Ear, 97 



Lymph-sac, Dorsal, of Frog, effects of 

 injection into 



of Cobra-poison, effects of, 



30, 50, 53, 59, 61, 62, 64, 

 65, 66, 67, 71, 73, 74, 76, 

 77,79 



of Crotalus.))oi^on, 122 



Mammaey Grlands, Cobra- venom excreted 

 by, 104 



Man, Pamlysis in, of Peripheral Nerves, 

 56 



Mantle of Mussel, effect on, of Cobra- 

 poison, ]30-l 



Means of Preventing Effects of Poison, 



(a) generally, 17, 105 



{b) of Cobra-poison, ih.y 106 



Medulla, effect on 



of Cobra-poison, consequences of. 



90, 91 



of C/*o/fi5Ze<.9-poison, 120 



of Snake-poisons, 112 



Mercury, see Chloride of 



Mesentery, the. Blood-conditions in, after 

 Crotalus -■^oiiomng, 113 



— Exposed, or withdrawn 



of Cat, action on, of 



Cobra-poison, 123, 124, 125 



Crotalus-^oi'so\\, 123, 124, 125 



Methylconia, action of, compared with 



that of Cobra-venom, 67 

 Mitchell, Dr. Weir, Crotalv.s-])oison sup- 

 plied by, 114 



— Observations of, on effects of Crotalus- 



poison, 113 



— on Effects of Rattlesnake-poison on 



Muscles, 46, 54 



— on Snake-bite without Poison-ejection, 



8 



Mode of Action of Cobra-poison, 17 et seq., 

 55 et, seq. 



Mode of Entry of Colubrine Poisons in 

 relation to rapidity of Death, 

 160 



Mongoose {Herpestes gnseiis), supposed 

 Immunity of, to Snake- 

 poison, 39 



Motor Impressions, effect on, of Cobra- 

 poison, 72, 76-7, 86-8 



Motor Nerves, Paralysis of, in Cobra- 

 poisoning, 58, 65, 69, 70 



effect of, on Respiration, 90-1 



Motor Nerves, Peripheral ends of 



Paralysis of, from Cobra-poison, 20, 



43, 56, 59 et seq. 



cause of Death in Curara-poison- 



ing, 4 



condition in, 81 



condition of, after Elimination 



of Curara, 4, 5, 6, 58 



Miiller, Johannes, on Contractions of the 

 Pulmonary Veins and Vena 

 Cava, 136 



Muscles, effect on, of Cobra-poison, 20, 

 43, 46 et seq., 54, 92, 128 



possible, of i Snake-poison, 4, 5 



— of Locomotion, effect on, of Cobra- 



poison, 11, 24, 55, 56, 85 

 Muscular action, effect on, of Curare, in 

 Fish, 36 



