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poisoning, and contrast them with cases 

 of cobra-poisoning and alcoholism. For this 

 purpose, I place the analyses in juxtaposition : — 

 Symptoms of snakb-poison- 



INCt IN Db. HAIiPORD'S 

 FATAL CASES. 



No.18. — Very drowsy but 

 easily aroused, and able to 

 answer questions very sensi- 

 bly ; * * * quite sensible, 

 now and again talking volun- 

 tarily to his mother. Died. 

 No. 24.— The reporter 

 says ; — '■ When I first saw 

 him he had no drowsiness, 

 and could walkalout and talk 

 naturally." Subsequently his 

 jaws were fixed, and he could 

 not articulate properly, * * 

 pupils intensely dilated, and 

 conjunctivse insensible to 

 touch. Hearing, however, 

 appeared perfect. Died. 



No. 41. — "He appeared stu- 

 pid, and had partial paralysis 

 of the tongue and eyes, but no 

 loss of sensation." When the 

 reporter last saw him, he an- 

 swered rationally. Kive hours 

 afterwards he was dead. 



SlMPTOMS OF SUPPOSED 

 8NAKB-P01S0NING,IN WHICH 

 ALCOHOL HAD BEEN AD- 

 MINISTERED : Dk. Hal- 

 ford's cases. 



Case No. 1.— « Stage of 

 stupor * * * could 

 not rouse him * * Pulse 

 56 ; * * progressed well 

 withtheexception of violent 

 vomiting for twelve hours 

 afterwards.'' Recovery. 



No 2.— "Sluggish dilated 

 pupils" * * * " symptoms 

 of coma.'' Becovery. 



No. 5.— "Complete state 

 of stupor, from which I 

 could with difficulty only 

 partially arouse him." Re- 

 covery. 



No. 6,— "The patient 

 was comatose ; pupils, di- 

 lated ; head sunk on chest ; 

 pulse low and weak." Re- 

 covery. 



No. 7. — " The boy was in 

 a state of stupor." Recovery. 



Dr. HalfoVd's 

 cases. 



Real cases of 

 enake-poisoning 

 compared 

 with cases of 

 alcoholism, 

 supposed to be 

 those of snake- 

 poisoning. 



