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its injection, the surface of the bitten limb is covered with a 
great number of small red vesicles; when these attain the 
size of a grain of pearl barley, they burst, and discharge a 
corrosive, yellowish, ichorous liquid, accompanied by a burn- 
ing, itchy sensation, and followed by cedema of the limb; 
acute pains extend up the limb; excessive thirst; inflamma- 
tion of the conjunctiva; pulse 140 to 160; dislacerating pains 
in the head; the pustules increase hourly in size till they at- 
tain an inch or more in diameter; and if the bitten person 
does not die, these are so many wellnigh incurable ulcers. 
I have cured two cases of. these ulcers: one with the gall 
of the centipede, and the other with gall of the Acrochordon 
chocoe, whose poison produces a similar eruption and ulcers. 
The Curers say that this snake possesses phosphoric prop- 
erties in its skin, which make it visible in the dark; hence 
its name Candelilla, which means literally, “an insignificant 
little light.” 
Toxical Effects of the Poison of the Crotalus Cascabella of 
Brazil. 
The wound was inflicted in one of the fingers of a man’s 
hand. The snake measured two and a half metres in length. 
Symptom No. 1. Swelling of the hand, and drops of blood 
escape from the wound. 
Pain in the palm of the hand, which extends up to the 
wrist. 
At the expiration of one hour from the injection of the poison, 
the hand is exceedingly swollen, accompanied by a sensation 
of cold, which is also felt in the lower extremities. 
Pulse strong; increases at intervals from 110 to 140 per 
minute, 
