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easy to apply proximally a tight bandage with the same precautions 

 as mentioned under Snake-Bite (see p. 274). 



2. Neutralize the Poison Locally. — ^This should be done by opening 

 the wound and letting it bleed while washing it with i per cent, 

 solution of permanganate of potash, or by rubbing in crystals of 

 the same substance, and then applying fomentations and aseptic 

 dressings. 



3. General Treatment— The pain must be relieved by hypodermics 

 of morphia, and nervous symptoms by bromides; syncopal attacks 

 by stimulants and hypodermics of strychnine ; failure of respiration 

 by artificial respiration. 



Zoological Classification, 



The venomous fish may be classified as follows: — 

 Subclass I. Elasmobranchii. 

 Order 3. Selachii. 



Suborder 3. Raii. 



Family Myliobatidae. 



Myliobatis aquila Linnaeus. 



Aetobatis narinari Euphrasen. 

 Family Trygonidae. 



Trygon pastinaca Cuvier and other species. 



Subclass V. Teleostei. 



Grade A, Physostomi. 



Suborder 2. Cyprini siluriformes (Ostariophysi) . 



Family Siluridae. 



Plotosus anguillaris Bloch, 1793. 

 Saccobranchus fossilis Bloch. 



Suborder 4. Anguilliformes (Apodes). 

 Family Muraenidae. 



Muraena helena Linnaeus. 



Grade B. Physoclisti. 



Suborder 10. Acanthopterygii. 



Division i. Perciformes. 



Famil)^ Acanthuridae. 



Acanthurus luridus. 



Division 7. Trigliformes (Scleroparei) . 

 Family Triglidse. 



Trigla hirundo Linnaeus. 



Family Scorpaenidae. 



Synanceia brachio Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1826. 



verrucosa Schneider. 

 Scorpasna grandicornis Cuvier and Valenciennes, 

 1826. 



diabolus Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1826. 

 porcus Linnaeus. 

 Ptcrois antenna ta Bloch. 



Pelor filamentosum Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1826. 



Family Cottidae. 



Cottus scorpius Linnaeus. 



