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poisoning ; it occurs in those cases in which but a 

 small quantity of daboia-poison has been injected. The 

 animal has very few nervous symptoms, very likely none 

 at all ; but on the second day it appears ill, refuses 

 food, has diarrhoea, the urine contains albumen, and it 

 may linger on thus for days, ultimately dying exhausted; 

 or some acute complication may supervene, as in 

 Experiment III., causing death rapidly. 



In birds, the symptoms following daboia-bite show no 

 variation. The bird is almost at once seized with 

 convulsions, and falls dead. 



Experiment XI. 



11.30 A.M. A fowl was bitten by a daboia. 

 11.30^ A.M. Eespirations slightly accelerated. 

 11.30^ A.M. Violent convulsions. 



11.31 J A.M. Dead. 



Birds are most easily afifected in this manner by the 

 poison; after them come the Lacertilia. 



Experiment XTI. 



About "4 cubic centimetre of fresh daboia-poison was 

 injected beneath the skin of a lizard (the Calotes 

 versicolor). The respirations were 54 per minute. 



3.49 P.M. Injection. 



3.51 P.M. Convulsions. 



3.52 P.M. Quite paralysed. 



3.53 P.M. Respirations 12 per minute. 

 3.59 P.M. Dead. 



