Artificial 

 respiration. 



90 THE LAND-MARKS OF 



and water, a warm bath acidulated with nitric 

 acid just sufficiently to irritate the skin. This 

 bath should be continued at intervals. And lastly, 

 the administration of nitrate of silver in half- 

 grain doses, and " a more highly oxygenated 

 atmosphere might be breathed by means of a 

 pneumatic apparatus adapted for the purpose, as 

 recommended by Dr. Beddoes."f 



Curiously enough, after recommending the 

 above, Mr. Boag made some experiments, every 

 one unsuccessful. And yet we find him stating 

 that " I am of opinion that the method of cure 

 mentioned in the foregoing essay is most rational, 

 and the most likely to succeed in preventing 

 death, as well as the other bad consequences 

 which sometimes follow the bite of a serpent 

 that is not mortal." 



It is difficult to understand on what grounds 

 Mr. Boag comes to a conclusion so directly 

 opposed to the result of his experiments. 



In 1801, the ammonia treatment again found 

 o^™amm™r au advocato in Mr. John Williams. He evident- 

 ly was a staunch believer in its efficacy, as he 

 observes : " The following statement of facts 



t Artificial respiration {vide Chapter III.) 



Mr. .Tohn 



