who died by the Bite of a Rattlesnake. 8 1 
October 30. The redness and swelling of the upper part of 
the arm had subsided : the pulse was 100 in a minute. The 
purging had returned. The bark was left off : the chalk mix- 
ture and laudanum were given, and an opiate clyster admi- 
nistered. 
October 31. The pulse beat 120 in a minute. The discharge 
from the abscess had diminished, the purging continued, and 
at night he had a rigor. 
November 1. The pulse was 120. His voice was feeble ; 
he had no appetite ; was delirious at intervals. Ulceration had 
taken place on the opening of the abscess, so that it was much 
increased in size. He drank two pints of porter in the course 
of the day. 
November 2. His pulse was very weak ; his countenance 
was depressed ; his tongue brown ; the ulceration had spread 
to the extent of two or three inches. Mortification had taken 
place in the skin nearer the axilla. His stomach rejected 
every thing but porter : in the night he was delirious. 
November 3. The mortification had spread considerably : 
the purging continued : the forefinger, which had mortified, 
was removed at the second joint. 
November 4. He died at half past four o'clock in the 
afternoon. 
Sixteen hours after death, the body was examined by Mr. 
Brodie and myself, in the presence of Mr. Maynard, the 
house surgeon, and several of the pupils of the hospital. 
With the exception of the right arm which had been bitten, 
the body had the natural appearance. The skin was clear and 
white ; and the muscles contracted. 
The wounds made by the fangs at the base of the thumb 
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