TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Preface . . . • • • • • ■ • ■ 



List of Illustrations ....••-•' 1X 



Introduction ... ....... 



CHAPTER I. 

 Physical Characteristics of Venom ....••• 



CHAPTER II. 



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The Chemistry of Venoms . • • 



CHAPTER III. 



The Effects of Various Agents on Venom ....•• 2i 



CHAPTER IV. 



The Effects of Venom when applied to Mucous or Serous Surfaces . . .44 



CHAPTER V. 



The Effects of Venom on the Nervous System ...... 48 



CHAPTER VI. 



The Globulins and Peptones compared as Regards Local Poisonous Activity . 51 



CHAPTER VII. 



The Action of Venoms and their Isolated Globulins and Peptones upon the Pulse 

 Rate ....■•■•• 



Section I. — The action of pure venom upon the pulse-rate 



The action of pure venom upon the pulse-rate of normal animals . 

 The action of pure venom upon the pulse-rate in animals with cut pneumo 

 gastric nerves .....••■ 



The action of pure venom upon the pulse-rate of animals in which sections of 

 the pneumogastric nerves and of the upper cervical portion of the spina' 

 cord had been made ....•• 



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