6 INDIAN SNAKE POISONS, 



11.27 A.M. Affected by the poison ; staggers when it 

 attempts to walk; chewing movement of jaw and lips. 



11.28 A.M. Salivation. 



11.30 A.M. Pupils somewhat small. 



11.31 A.M. Attempting to vomit. 



11.35 A.M. Respiration becoming slower. 



11.37 A.M. Respirations 16 per minute. 



11.38 A.M. Copious salivation. 



11.39 A.M. Respirations fallen to 12. 



11.40 A.M. Respirations of a jerky character. 



11.42 A.M. Tongue hanging out of the mouth. 



11.43 to 11.45 A.M. Convulsions. 



11.46 A.M. Convulsions lessening. 



11.47 A.M. Convulsions stopped. 



J 1:4 7j A.M. Respiration completely stopped ; pupils 

 dilating. 



11.49 A.M. Heart stopped. Dead. 



Experiment III. 



A pariah dog was watched for about an hour, during 

 which his respirations varied from 40 to 62 a minute. 

 His pulse was 120. 



At 11.56 A.M. a very small quantity of fresh cobra 

 virus was injected subcutaneously into the left thigh ; the 

 amount injected was about O'l cubic centimetre. The 

 dog lay down after the injection, and seemed to take no 

 notice of what had been done. 



12.14 P.M. Pulse 108. 



