22 THE AMERICAN NATURALIST. (VOOr: XXXII. 
around the wound, which, by the way, was scarcely perceptible, 
set in, indicating the destruction of the capillary walls and 
consequent extravasation. (Œdema also made its appearance, 
and in a short while both swelling and pain increased in vio- 
lence, extending gradually to the wrist and forearm, causing a 
numb sensation in the elbow joint, which sensation, however, 
disappeared again as the pains became more severe, and ex- 
tended further up toward the shoulder. In less than an hour 
I was hardly able to raise my arm. Up to two hours after 
the bite the symptoms seemed to be merely local, but after 
that time they became systemic. General oppression and a 
slight degree of subjective vertigo commenced to be notice- 
able, both sensations increasing and remaining until after 
nightfall, and by eight o’clock dyspnoea became very trouble- 
some. This feeling lasted until half past eleven, when I went 
to bed. The pain, however, which in the meantime increased 
in violence and extent, caused me to pass a sleepless night. 
By daybreak the swelling had extended well down my right 
side and upwards, even involving the same side of my face. 
Neither dilatation nor contraction of the pupil was noticeable. 
The pectoral region was extremely painful, but no such symp- 
toms appeared in the scapular. The little finger was swollen 
to double its size, and the wound appeared like two black dots. 
The whole hand, as well as part of the forearm, showed upon 
pressure an exaggerated degree of resilience and heat. The 
temperature rose to one hundred and three degrees during the 
night, but by ten o'clock the following morning had subsided 
to ninety-nine and three-fifths. From that time on reaction 
set in, the symptoms gradually subsided, but an uncomfortable 
feeling throughout the entire system remained up to a period 
of thirty-six hours. After three days swelling and inflamma- 
tion had almost all disappeared. Pains upon pressure, how- 
ever, were noticeable as yet in the entire area which had been 
involved, and the discoloration in the axilla was very marked. 
Suppuration did not take place anywhere. No remedy had 
been applied from beginning to end. 
The development of the sense organs in snakes leaves one in 
doubt at times just how far it extends. Sight is fairly good as 
