INDEX. 



171 



Muscular {cont.) 



— System as affected by Cro^a^tts-poison, 



112 and see Cases 

 Mussel, Freshwater, Mantle of, effect on, 



of Cobra-poison, 130-1 



Naja tripudians, see Cobra 

 ]S"ausea, after Cobra-poisoning, 10, 24, 70, 

 112 



— after Colubrine -poisoning, 112 



— after Cro^a^MS-poisoning, 112 



Nerve Centres, Cerebro-spinal, Pnralysis 

 of, as cause of Death from 

 Snake-bite, 4, 5, 7, 18, 55 



Nerve -periphery, possible affection of, in 

 Snake-poisoning, 4, 5 



Nerves {see also under Names), effect on, 

 of Cobra-poison, 52 



Nervous System, action on, of Snake- 

 poison, 55 et seq. 



Rudimentary, in Infusoria, a query, 



132 note 



Neurotic character of Snake-poison, 18 



Newts' blood, effect on, imperceptible, of 

 Cobra-poison, 127 



Nitrate of Silver, action of 



on Cobra-poison, 138 



on Gruinea-pig, injected with 



Cobra-poison, 146 



OphiocepJialus marulins, effect on, of 



Cobra-bite, 35 

 Ophiophagus elaps, 23, Destructiveness 



of, 3 

 Oxygen, Pure, effect of Respiration of, by 



Poisoned Animals, 111, 129- 



30 



Paeai-tsis after Cobra-poisoning, 11, 12, 

 13, 21, 22, 26, 29, 38, 39, 

 42,55 



of Bitten spot, 10, 57 



of Fish, 35 



in Lizards, 30-1 



of Medulla, effect of, on Respira- 

 tion, 90, 91 



of Motor Nerves, 58, 65, 69, 70, 71, 



effect on Respiration, 90-1 



of Muscles, 47 et seq. 



of Phrenic Nerve, 69, 91, 95 



Progressive, 10, 24, 55 



of Respiratory apparatus, cause of 



Death, 4 



of Secreting Nerves, 70, 108 



of Spinal Cord, 20, 56, 57, 65, 72 



— after Curara-povsoning, 4 



— after Daboia-poisoning, 27, 28 



Paralysis (cont.) 



— after Sniike-poisoning, 18, 31, 32, 33, 



55, 112 



Paramcecium, effect on, of Cobra-poison, 

 131 



Pedler, on Perchloride of Platinum as 

 destructive of activity of 

 Cobra-poison, 137 



Peltopelor, 23 



Perchloride of Iron, action of, on Cobra- 

 poison, 138 



on Guinea-pig, injected with 



Cobra-poison, 145 



— of Platinum, destructive of activity of 



Cobra-poison, Pedler's dis- 

 covery, 137 ; mode of action 

 of, 137 



Peripheral Distribution of Motor Nerves, 

 Paralvsis of, see under Motor 

 Nerves 



Permanganate of Potash, see also Liquor 

 Potassee Permanganatis 



action of, on Cobra-poison before 



entrance to Body, 138 



on Cobra-poison in G-uinea-pigs, 



locally applied, 147, 148 



as antidote to Snake-poison, various 



experiments with, 149 et 

 seq. 



Antiseptic qualities of, 161 



Escharotic action, superficial, 161 



• Fayrer's precedence in use of, 149, 



150 



Lacerda's use of, 150 



Time occupied by application of, 



in Snake-bite, 155 



Peritoneal Injections of 



Cobra-poison, effects, 20, 41, 82, 



83-4, 85, 86-8, 91, 117-8 



Crotalus'-poison, 116, 118 



Daboia-'poison, 25 



Phrenic Nerve, Paralysis of, in Cobra- 

 poisoning, 69, 91, 95 



Pig, supposed Immunity of, to Snake- 

 poison, 40 



Pigeons, effect on, of Daboia--poison, 24, 

 25 



— Experiments on, with Cobra-poison and 



Permanganate of Potash, 

 152, Table I., 154 

 Pit-vipers of America and West Indies, 

 virulence of, 23 



— Venom of. Neutralised by Per- 



manganate of Potash, 152 



Platinum, see Perchloride of 



Poison of Naja triptidians and other 

 Indian Venomous Snakes, 

 Nature and Physiological 

 Action of the. Part I., 1, 

 Fart II., 23 



