INDEX. 



A. 



Absorption of venom, 45, 154. 



Acid, acetic, effect of, on toxicity of venom, 35. 



Acid, bromohydric, effect of, on toxicity of venom, 

 37, 43. 



Acid, hydrobromic, effect of, on toxicity of venom, 

 35, 43. 



Acid,, muriatic, effect of, on toxicity of venom, 34. 



Acid, nitric, effect of, on toxicity of venom, 33. 



Acid, sulphuric, effect of, on toxicity of venom, 

 34. 



Acid, tannic, effect of, on toxicity of venom, 36. 



Active principles of venom, 9, 157. 



Activity of venom when applied to mucous sur- 

 faces, 44, 148; when applied to serous sur- 

 faces, 45, 149. 



Age, effects of, on toxicity of venom, 21. 



Agents, effects of various, on the toxicity of 

 venom, 21. 



Alcohol, absolute, effects of, on toxicity of venom, 

 29. 



Alcohol, effects of, on toxicity of venom, 27. 



Alkalies, effects of, on toxicity of venom, 29. 



Alkaloids suspected in venom, 9. 



Alum, effects of, on toxicity of venoms, 36. 



Ammonia, effects of, on toxicity of venoms, 32. 



Analysis of venoms — see chemistry of venoms. 



Antidotes, local, 21, 43, 154, 157. 



Appearances of venom when dried, 5. 



Argentic nitrate, effects of, on toxicity of venoms, 

 39. 



Arterial pressure, action of pure venoms upon, 

 85-102. 



Arterial pressure, action of venom globulins upon, 

 102-112. 



Arterial pressure, action of venom peptones upon, 

 112-118. 



Artificial digestion, effect of, on toxicity of 

 venoms, 42. 



B. 



Bacteria in venom, 6, 7, 133, 135, 136, 154. 



Bile, effect of, on toxicity of venom, 42. 



Blood clot, peculiarities of, caused by venom, 142. 



Blood corpuscles, action of fresh venom upon, 



143, 155. 

 Blood corpuscles, disintegration of, by venom, 



141, 145. 

 Blood, effect of venom poisoning on, 138, 139, 



140, 141. 

 Blood, extravasations of, 138-140, 146, 148, 154. 

 Bloodvessel walls, effect of venom upon, 146, 



150, 154. 

 Boiled solution of venom, difficulties in filtering 



clear, 13, 17. 

 Boiling, effect of, on venom, 17, 26, 46, 47, 51. 

 Bouillon, putrefaction experiments with, 134. 

 Brain, effect of venom upon, 148. 

 Bromine, effect of, on toxicity of venom, 37. 

 Bromohydric acid, effect of, on toxicity of venom, 



37. 



C. 



Care of serpents, 2. 



Caustic alkalies, effects of, on toxicity of venoms, 



29. 

 Caustic potash, effects of, on toxicity of venoms, 



29. 

 Chemistry of venoms, 9, 153. 

 Ciliary motion, action of venom upon, 149. 

 Clot, blood, peculiar characters of, 142. 

 Coagulation of blood, action of venom globulin 



upon, 142. 

 Coagulation of blood, action of venom peptone 



upon, 142. 

 Coagulation of blood, action of venom upon, 



138-141. 

 Color of venom, 5. 



Coloring matter of venom, how separated, 7, 8. 

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