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grenous. The victim is, in addition subject to hemorrhages in 
nearly all the organs, and from all the mucous membranes of the 
body, together with bloody effusions into cavities such as the 
pleura and pericardium. 
Weir Mitchell and Reichert, in their monograph on snake 
poisons, have given an extensive record of the various situations — : 
in which they have found hemorrhages after the injection of the - 
poisons of Crotalus and Ancistrodon. Their observations on the — 
mechanism of these hemorrhages have already been referred to. 
In cases in which the animals died some days after the injection, : 
the post-mortem examination disclosed extensive ecchymoses in 
the viscera, and hemorrhages at the base of the brain, and into the — 
serous cavities and lungs. : 
Wall' found that even in rapid cases of Daboia poisoning, 
hemorrhages into viscera, and from mucous membranes wele 
exceedingly common. When small doses of the venom were sub- 
cutaneously inoculated, it was not unusual for an animal to die 
in consequence of these secondary pathological changes alone, and | 
when not a single nerve symptom had occurred. In contrast (0 : 
cases of cobra poisoning, albuminuria, or hematuria, usually — 
resulted, if the victim lived any time. Speaking of poisoning by : 
Indian viperine snakes, Wall says—‘‘ We may conclude then, 
that in this form of poisoning, when the nerve effects have : 
away, there remains a period of blood poisoning, as fatal bes = 
as the nerve symptoms themselves.” Wall found that the pa 
of the Bungarus fasciatus produced a form of chronic poisoning 
which was remarkable for having an incubation period of = 
two tosix days. After recovering from the immediate depressing 
effect of the poison, the animal enjoyed a period of perfect bal 
Then occurred loss of appetite, great depression, and diminution 
of urinary secretion, with rise of temperature and great muscalst 
weakness. Purulent discharges took place from the ey® es | 
and rectum, but there was no tendency to hemorrhage ~~ 
1 “The Nature of Snake Poison, &c.” 
