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the Kupper of Scinde, and the Foorsa of Bomhay. The 

 word cobra has been used as it is of general acceptance, 

 though quite unknown in any native dialect; we are 

 indehted for it to our Portuguese predecessors. It is to 

 be regretted that its scientific equivalent is Naja instead 

 of Naga, as representing more accurately the Sanscrit 

 l^&g, a serpent, in which it had its origin. 



Although the gravity of a case of snake-poisoning 

 can hardly be over-estimated, yet it must be considered 

 full of promise that recovery may follow even the severe 

 haemorrhages of viperine poisoning. No wound in- 

 flicted by a venomous snake can be despised, yet even 

 when symptoms have developed no case should be con- 

 sidered necessarily fatal. It is hoped that the sugges- 

 tions made may be of practical use to those who have 

 to deal with this awful scourge, and that the facts here 

 demonstrated may form a starting point for some more 

 successful departure. 



