POISONED ARROWS OF THE ABORS AND MISHMIS OF NORTH-EAST INDIA. 913 



Table XIII. — Poison op Abor Arrows from the Government of India. 

 Rats. — Injection under- the skin of a flank. 





Weight 



Dose 









Date. 



of 

 Animal. 



per 

 Kilo. 



Actual 

 Dose. 



Result. 



Notes. 



1912. 













July 14 



190 



0-005 



0-00095 



Recovery. 



Small swelling at site of subcutaneous injection 

 which lasted more than 10 days. No other 

 symptom observed. 



July 4 



180 



0-025 



00046 



Recovery. 



Do. do. 



April 20 



187 



0-05 



0-0093 



Recovery. 



Large swelling which remained for more than 12 

 days. No other symptom observed. 



May 29 



175 



01 



0175 



Recovery. 



Do. do. Swelling had not disappeared in 20 

 days, and there was some suppuration. Urine 

 examined contained no albumen or blood. 



22 



220 



0-2 



0-044 



Recovery. 



Do. do. 



., 2a 



185 



0-4 



0-075 



Recovery. 



Do. do. Suppuration occurred and a scab 

 remained for many days. 



„ 26 



175 



0-6 



0-105 



Recovery. 



Do. do. No other symptom. No effect on 

 the heart, respirations, or voluntary movement. 

 Weight increased while the swelling was 

 present. 



Table XIV. — Poison of Abor Arrows from the Government of India. 

 Rabbits, Guinea-pigs, Cats, Pigeons. — Subcutaneous injection. 



Date. 



Animal. 



Weight 

 of 



Dose 

 per 



Actual 

 Dose. 



Result. 



Notes. 







Animal. 



Kilo. 







1912. 















April 24 



Rabbit. 



1827 



0-2 



0-365 



Recovery. 



Large swelling at locality of injection, 

 followed by abscess. Local eifects 

 lasted for more than 2 weeks. In 

 this time the weight at first fell a 

 little, but many days before the 

 swelling had disappeared it had 

 become greater than on the day of 

 the injection. 



1914. 















June 30 



Guinea- 

 pig- 



545 



0-05 



0-027 



Recovery. 



Large swelling. Local effects lasted 

 for more than 10 days. 



July 6 



Cat 



2460 



05 



0123 



Recovery. 



Do. do. Abscess with skin necrosis, 

 on the occurrence of which the 

 animal was killed with coal gas. 



June 30 



Pigeon. 



353 



0-05 



001765 



Recovery. 



Slight swelling at region of injection 

 (right pectoral region), which lasted 

 only 2 or 3 days. 



July 6 



Pigeon. 



363 



005 



0-018 



Recovery. 



Do. do. Injection made under skin 

 of a thigh. 



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