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No. 33. A fowl had Cobra poison injected into its thigh; 
died in 4 minutes. 
No. 34. A large bull had 10 drops of Cobra poison injected 
into his body; died in 28 minutes. 
No. 35, A large Cobra was administered one drop of car- 
bolic acid; convulsions in two minutes; at 4.34 apparently 
helpless; recovered in 24 hours. 
No. 36. A small Cobra was administered same dose; died 
in 5 minutes. 
No. 37. A large frog (Rana tig.) had 2 drops of carbolic 
acid poured on his head; died in 25 minutes. 
No. 38. A large Ptyas mucosus had 10 drops of Cobra 
poison injected under the mucous membrane of the mouth ; 
no apparent effect. 
No. 39. A Paddy-bird (Ardea leucoptera) was bitten by a 
Bungarus fasciatus in the thigh; died in 1 hour 30 minutes ; 
the bird was given ‘to a wild cat, which ate it, without any 
apparent ill effect. 
No. 40. Another Paddy-bird had poison of the Cubra in- 
jected in the wing; died in 20 minutes; the bird was given 
to a dog, who ate it, without any apparent result. 
No. 41. A full-grown Pariah dog was bitten by a Daboia ; 
died in 1 hour 13 minutes ; this dog died without convulsions 
and without apparent pain. 
No. 42. Another dog bitten by a large Daboia died in 1 
hour 15 minutes. 
No. 43. A kite was bitten by the same snake in the wing ; 
appeared affected by the poison for an hour, but this wore off, 
and the next day it was well. 
No. 44. A kite was bitten by a Daboia in the thigh; died 
in 19 minutes; no microscopical change could be detected in 
the blood. 
