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11:50 a.m. —Respiration and heart’s action much increased, 
with a curious backward movement of the animal. 
11:55 a.m. —Complete loss of motion in leg, with considerable 
tumefaction of part injected. Animal averse to motion even 
when irritated. 
12:30 p.m. —Animal moves more freely, and seems better, 
although there is much more swelling and discoloration in the 
vicinity of the point of injection. 
3 p.m. —Animal appears to be doing very well. 
Oct. 28—12 m. —Great tumefaction of leg and thigh, oedema 
of rectum. Punctured and let out large amount of bloody serum. 
Animal'has eaten, but is averse to movement. 
3 p.m. —Animal very sick, unable to stand ; all motion of 
hind legs lost; is very weak. 
Oct. 29—10 a.m. —Rabbit was found dead in its box, excessive 
hemorrhage having taken place from the wound. Post mortem: 
great infiltration of blood in the leg and surrounding tissue. 
Much decomposition and sloughing. 
It was now determined to try the effect of placing a ligature 
around the leg of a fowl before injecting the venom, with the 
following result: 
Nov. 2—Hen injected in left thigh with three minims of 
venom solution with 10 minims of water added. 
12:40 p.m. —After a ligature had been placed two inches above 
the place of injection, without withdrawing the needle, 25 minims 
of 1 per cent, permanganate solution was injected. 
12:50 p.m. — The ligature was removed. 
1:15 p.m. —No effect. 
1:25 p.m. —Hen draws up the leg injected and stands on the 
other. 
Nov. 3—Fowl apparently in fair condition, but there is much 
greenish discoloration of the leg and softening of the tissues con¬ 
tiguous to the joint where the venom was injected, abscess 
forming. Is quiet and stands upon both legs, but does not use 
the left leg. 
Nov. 4—Fowl in about the same condition as yesterday; 
greenish discoloration more marked, but not extending so far 
into the surrounding tissue. Part quite soft and feverish. 
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