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de-luce in- diluted brandy was with difficuky poured down bis tbroatj. 

 which quantity was repeated every five minutes — after the third dofe 

 the fpafms were relieved, his llcin became warm, and he appeared to be 

 lick at flomach, after the fourth dofe, he retched violently, and brought 

 up a fmall quantity of phlegm and a profufe perfpiration was thrown 

 Out. I now confidered his danger as much leiTened, although he ftill 

 continued infenfible — the Eau-de-Iuce was continued and a f re ill quan- 

 tity of the alkali and acid was applied to the wound; in about 35 mi- 

 nutes after his admiifion, and after having taken feven dofes of the Eau- 

 de-luce, two of which were rejeBed, lie was greatly relieved and 

 fpoke. On putting a little fait into his mouth he faid it tailed j^wr, in' 

 about an hour afterwards he quitted the Pandaul — complaining only 

 that his throat was burnt, and that he felt as if he had no left leg % this 

 kll fenfation as in the former cafe continued for many days* 



Thirteen others 10 the courfe of one month were carried into the 

 Pandauls, and all of them were relieved by the fame means promptly 

 admioiftered — the two cafes detailed are however fufficient to prove 

 the dangerous characfter of the fea fnakes, which ia fuch numbers en- 

 tered the river, aod I entertain the ftrongefl conviftion that had not 

 immediate aid powerful remedies been applied many of thofe bitten 

 mull have perifhed* 



E X P E R I M E N T. 



A LARGE healthy chicken wa? expo fed to a Hydrus major nearly 

 four feet lon^, which had beeo caught 12. hours, daring which period 

 it was kept in a veffel Elled with flh water—the chicken was made 

 to prefs upon the head and body of the fnake, but did nOt fuccecd in 

 roufingit— upon which the Hyc?; us was taken out of the veflel and; 

 permitted to roll about in the open verandah in the prefence of feveral 

 people, the chicken was then pi efented. to it, made to prefe ypoa lis 



