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THE LAND-MARKS OF 



Symptoms of Cobra- 



toisoning from cases 



QUOTED BY Indian Snake- 

 poison COMMISSIOS. 



Case 1. — " He was unable 

 to answer questions (owing 

 to paralysis of the tongue), 

 but appeared to be quite 

 conscious." Died. 



Case 2. — "The pupils were 

 slightly dilated, and they con- 

 tracted slowly when a can- 

 dle was brought near them. 

 He was unable to speak, but 

 appeared to be quite con- 

 scious, and waved his hand in 

 the native fashion to indi- 

 cate his dissent when told 

 that the injection of ammonia 

 was about to be repeated. 



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The sense of hearing remain- 

 ed intact almost to the last. 

 Vision did not seem to be 

 impaired ; but from his los- 

 ing the -power of speech so 

 soon, it was impossible to 

 determinate this point. " 

 Died. 



No. ll.-"She fell down 

 and became unconscious." 

 Recovery. 



No. 16.— She was in a 

 comatose state, the pupils 

 were dilated and insen- 

 sible to light ; the pulse was 

 scarcely to be felt at the 

 wrist." Recovery. 



No. 22.— "I found him 

 perfectly insensible. Pur 

 pils dilated." Recovery. 



No. 23.— "She was le- 

 tbargic and insensible." 

 Recovery. 



No. 26.—" Perfectly co- 

 matose, and pupils con- 

 tracted, and, adds the re- 

 porter, " in two hours the 

 comatose symptoms were 

 so great that I was rather 

 alarmed ; at the same time 

 it was a sleep which' any 

 medical man who did not 

 know of the 'bite, would 

 have said to be drunken.' " 

 Recovery. How significant 

 these remarks are 1 



