52 INDIAN SNAKE POISONS, 



18.50 P.M. Respirations reduced to an occasional 

 spasm of inspiratory muscles. 

 12.53 P.M. Dead. 



Experiment HI, 



A pariah dog had five milligrammes (-j-^ of a grain) 

 of dried dahoia poison injected suhcutaneously, dissolved 

 in one cubic centimetre of water. 



12.56 P.M. Injection. 



1.54 P.M. Quite well ; respirations 44. 



7 P.M. Ate a good dinner of meat. 



II P M. Seems a trifle depressed ; has had copious 

 motions, but quite natural. 



3 A.M. No change. 



6 A.M. Looks a good deal depressed ; respirations 

 48 a minute. 



7.30 A.M. Pupils contracted ; panting ; respirations 

 60 a minute. 



8.15 A.M. Panting excessively. 



8.30 A.M. Passed a sanious motion. 



8.45 A.M. Respirations 80 ; excessive dyspnoea ; 

 blood oozing from mouth. 



9.30 A.M. Dead. 



After death the fatal dyspnoea was found to be 

 dependent on oedema of the lungs. 



Experiment tV. 

 A small pariah dog was bitten in the thigh by a 

 small Daboia Russellii. 



