POISONED ARROWS OF THE ABORS AND MISHMIS OF NORTH-EAST INDIA. 919 



Table XVIII — continued. 



Date. 



1914. 

 Jan. 5 



Weight 



of 

 Animal. 



23-5 



Dose 



per 



Kilo. 



0001 



Actual 

 Dose. 



0-0000235 



June 16 



May 5 



12 



„ 12 



27 



22 



30 



25 



25 



0-002 



0-0025 



0-003 



0-004 



0-005 



Result. 



Death in about 

 14 days. 



0000054 



0-000055 



U-00009 



o-oooi 



Death in about 

 14 days. 



Death in from 

 26 to 27 days. 



Death in from 

 3 to 4 days. 



Death in from 

 2 to 3 days. 



0000125 



Death in 2 

 3 days. 



to 



Notes. 



In a few days, lethargic and indisposed to 

 move about, and skin in region of injec- 

 tion dark in colour. On 6 th day, fluid 

 in frog-dish contained albumen. After 

 death, a discoloured area at lower part of 

 back, beneath which intense purple dis- 

 coloration, with softening and much blood, 

 from middle of back to upper part of both 

 thighs, involving all the tissues down to 

 the bones, about 30 mm. long and 10 mm. 

 wide. A few punctiform haemorrhages in 

 thigh and leg muscles. Stomach and in- 

 testines moderately filled, but no blood 

 found. Ventricle pale and contracted, 

 auricles pink and of medium size. Blood 

 removed from heart very pale, and cor- 

 puscles pale and many deformed. Clear, 

 nearly colourless serum separated from 

 removed blood. 



Blood passed by anus on 4th and on sub- 

 sequent days. Gradually increasing motor 

 weakness. Rate of heart and respirations 

 unaffected until day of death. After death, 

 the heart's auricles were contracting regu- 

 larly 2 per 10 sec. Haemorrhages on each 

 side of urostyle. Blood in small intestines. 

 Viscera and tissues pale. 



Do. do. Ulcer formed at site of injection. 

 After death, blood in small intestines and 

 much blood in large intestine. 



Only motor weakness. After death, vessels 

 of urostyle dilated and punctate haemor- 

 rhages. Serous eflusion in subcutaneous 

 and intra-muscular tissues. Blood in 

 stomach, and much blood in large intestine. 



Only motor weakness. After death, blood 

 in stomach and intestines, none in rectum. 

 Subcutaneous collection of blood-stained 

 fluid and some haemorrhages at site of 

 injection. Many haemorrhages in tissues 

 of right thigh, and a few in those of left 

 thigh. Blood removed from the heart 

 yielded a colourless and clear serum on 

 coagulating. 



Blood passed by anus on 3rd day, when rate 

 of respirations was unchanged. Much 

 motor weakness. After death, at bottom 

 of spine subcutaneous oedema with patches 

 of ecchymosis. Auricles and ventricle of 

 heart large. Blood in stomach and small 

 intestines and much blood in large in- 

 testine. 



