I2Z ON THE POISON 



EXPERIMENT VI. 



Observing in the lad experiments, that the venom 

 was probably weakened by ufe, I waited for two 

 days, and refolved to try its efFefts a fecond time 

 where no medicnie was made ufe of. A dog was 

 accordingly bitten by the fame fnake in the hind leg 

 in the ufual manner, and in twenty minutes he was 

 dead. It is however worthy of notice, that though 

 the mortal progrefs of the poifon was as certain as 

 before, it did not now appear to produce any pain, 

 the animal did not howl upon being bit, but gradually 

 funk and died. The blood of this dog continued alfo 

 in a fluid ftate, and was of a dark colour. 



EXPERIMENT VII. 



A SECOND dog being now bit, the wound was fcari- 

 fied and wafhed with a folution of lunar cauftic, and 

 the fame medicine given in fmall quantities internally, 

 and repeated at intervals. The dog appeared to be 

 but little affected for about half an hour, when he 

 vomited violently for feveral times, gradually funk, 

 and died at the expiration of an hour. The blood in 

 this dog coagulated after death. 



EXPERIMENT VIII. 



A THIRD dog being bit in the fame manner, the 

 wound was wailied with a volatile alkaline fpirit, and 

 the fame medicine given internally diluted with water, 

 and repeated at intervals. This dog was in a fhort 

 time convulfed ; vomited feveral times, and then 

 feemed to revive : but he foon relapfed, and in three 

 hoars he was dead. This dog was not opened. 



EXPERIMENT IX. 



After the interval of two days the fame fnake was 



brought. 



