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how exceedingly grave may be the signs of 

 ■poisoning, and yet how rapidly and complete 

 may be the rally and escape. Experiment. — 

 A small brown terrier was struck twice on the 

 fore-leg and shoulder by a large snake which 

 I held in the loop as usual. Within ten minutes 

 the dog vomited, urinated, and passed solid 

 faeces. All this time he whined a good deal, 

 and finally at the fifteenth minute lay down on 

 his side, breathing in jerks and twitching in 

 almost every muscle. No fremitus could be 

 seen at the wound, owing, perhaps, to the 

 swelling, which was great, and might easily have 

 concealed it from view. An hour after being 

 bitten, the dog had a slight convulsion and 

 vomited again. Meanwhile I could scarcely feel 

 the heart heat, and the respirations were long 

 and laboured. On leaving the animal late in 

 the evening, and about seven hours after he was 

 hurt, he was lying on the floor, scarcely breath- 

 ing, and nearly pulseless. He had passed liquid 

 and very dark stools, and some water." His 

 sensorium even at this period, seemed to be un- 

 affected. He was found perfectly well the next 

 morning, except, of course, of the wounds caused 

 by the bites. This experiment will be found 



