INDEX 393 



Peritoneum, haemorrhagic injections of, produced by venoms of ViperidcB, 179, 180. 

 Permanganate of potash, antidote to venom before absorption, 260. 



„ ,, solution, modifies or destroys venoms, 164. 



Philadelphia, laboratory for production of antivenomous serum at, 248, 252. 

 Philippine Islands, poisonous snakes inhabiting, 30-57. 



Phisalix, experiments of, on venom with alternating currents of high frequency, 165. 

 ,, on efiects of emanations of radium on venom, 166. 

 ,, variations in local effects of venoms, 176. 



, , venom of Cryptobranchus japonicus, 317. 



, , poison from bee-venom prepared by, 288. 

 ,, researches of, on glands of snakes, 147. 



,, and Bertrand, experiments on immunity of hedgehog to venom, 226. 

 ,, ,, ,, preparation of toad- venom, 319. 



Phoorsa. See EcMs carinatus. 

 Phrynolysin, 320. 



,, extracted from skins of toads, 820. 

 Physiology of experimental poisoning, 170. 

 Physostomi, 307. 



Pig, destruction of vipers and rattlesnakes by, 125, 222, 226. 

 ,, immunity to snake-venom due to defence provided by adipose tissue, 222. 

 ,, serum, devoid of antitoxic substance, 222. 

 Pigeons, vaccination against rattle-snake-venom, 241. 

 ,, killed by causing them to ingest venom, 180. 

 Pinto, Col. S., on immunity to inoculation, 238, 239. 

 Platurus, 140. 



„ colubriniLS, 141. 

 ,, laticaudatus, 141. 

 ,, muelleri, 141. 

 „ scMstorhynchus, 141. 

 Plectognathi (family Gymnodontes), 305. 

 Pliny on salamanders, 312. 



,, treatment of poisonous snake-bites, 259. 



Plotosus, 308. 



„ lineatus, 308. 



„ „ poison-apparatus of, 308. 



Plutarch on snake-charmers, 228. 

 Poison-apparatus of Cottus, 298. 



Murcena, 309, 310. 

 ,, Plotosus lineatus, 308. 



,, Scorpcena, 294. 



,, snakes, 8. 



,, Synanceia, 291. 



Trachinus (weevers), 297, 298, 299. 

 ,, venomous fishes, 289. 



Poison-fang, 8. 



,, action of, 148. 



,, of Proteroglypha grooved, 4, 



,, Viperidce canaliculate, 5. 



Poison-gland of Hymenoptera, 281, 282. 



