POISONED ARROWS OF THE ABORS AND MISHMIS OF NORTH-EAST TNDIA. 905 



Table VIII. — Poison of Abor (Mishmi) Arrows from Colonel Bailey, R.E., 



and Captain F. M. Bailey. 



Guinea-Pigs —Injection under the skin of a flank. 



Date. 



Weight 

 of 



Doss 

 per 



Actual 

 Dose. 



Result. 



Notes. 





Animal. 



Kilo. 







1914. 













July 16 



355 



0-0015 



0-00053 



Recovery. 



Early, free salivation and reduction in respiratory 

 rate. Much motor weakness. Slight moment- 

 ary spasms of limbs. Salivation continuing 

 for 50 minutes. 



„ 17 



404 



0-002 



0-0008 



Recovery. 



Do. do. 



„ 14 



575 



0-0025 



0-00144 



Death in about 

 2 hrs. 5 mins. 



Do. do. Towards death, sudden spasms and 

 general asphyxial convulsions. After death, 

 heart dilated witli rapid and regular fluttering 

 of auricles. 



„ 20 



548 



0-003 



0-0016 



Death in 1 hour 

 5 mins. 



Do. do. At end, some feeble asphyxial con- 

 vulsions. 



., 13 



535 



0-005 



0-00267 



Death in about 

 37 mins. 



Early motor weakness and reduction in respira- 

 tory rate. After death,, heart motionless but 

 not distended. 



Table IX. — Poison of Abor (Mishmi) Arrows from Colonel Bailey, R.E. 

 and Captain F. M. Bailey. 



Pigeons. — Injection under the skin of the abdomen. 



Date. 



Weight 



of 

 Animal. 



Dose 



per 



Kilo. 



Actual 

 Dose. 



Result. 



Notes. 



- 



1914. 

















July 29 



2C6 



0-002 



0000532 



Recovery. 





Almost no effect. Some restlessness. 

 ruffled. 



Feathers 



,, 14 



343 



0-0025 



0-00086 



Recovery. 





Respiratory rate reduced. Restless 

 mouth occasionally. 



Opens 



„ 29 



228 



0003 



0-000684 



Recovery. 





Do. do., and feathers ruined, 

 motor weakness. 



Moderate 



April 27 



374 



0004 



0-0015 



Death in 

 mins. 



20 



Do. do. Early motor weakness, 

 end, orthopncea. 



Towards 



July 20 



393 



0-0065 



0-00255 



Death in about 



Sudden failure of respiration. 













13 mins. 









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