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cated by Mr. Latta. Dr. Butter, besides recom- 

 mending extreme caution, also speaks favour- 

 ably of the use of the ligature, dry-cupping, 

 and suction of the wound. I have tested the 

 efficacy of this treatment on the lower animals, 

 but found it as unsuccessful as Fontana did 

 nearly a hundred years ago. Dr. Butter admits 

 that the species of snake "was ascertained in 

 one or two instances only," but supposes they 

 were cobras. The following case, quoted by 

 Dr. Butter, is interesting, but some of the symp- 

 toms, so far as they are described, appear to be 

 more the result of the treatment than the effects 

 of snake-poisoning. 



The case is as follows : — 



" April 22nd, 1825. — Soobhan Khan, Sipahee, 



6th Company, Goruckhpore Light Infantry, aged 



about 18 years. About 55 minutes after mid- 



Dr. Butter's night bitten in the left instep and shin by a snake, 



supposed cases ° 



of snake- supposed (the italics are mine) from its size to 

 be a cobra de capello, at one o'clock five minutes 

 A.M., and when brought to me, was speechless and 

 insensible, but had the power of moving his legs. 

 Ligature instantly applied, and R. Opii drachm 

 one, with brandy ounce one, and spirit menth. pip. 



