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Summary of Experiments . 
First Series.—Experiments on the Action of the Poison 
of the Cobra oti Warm- and Cold-blooded Animals, 
and on the Value of Aristolochia indica as an 
Antidote. 
Second Series.—Experiments on the Action of the 
Poison of the Cobra on Cold-blooded Animals . 
Third Series.—Experiments on the Action of the 
Poisons of the Cobra and Bungarns fasciatus on 
Warm- and Cold-blooded Animals, and on the 
influence of Carbolic Acid on these Snakes 
Fourth Series.—Experiments on the Action of the 
Poison of the Cobra on Warm- and Cold-blooded 
Animals, and on the Influence of Carbolic Acid on 
the Cobra and Frog—Microscopic Appearance of 
Cobra Poison. 
Fifth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of the 
Poisons of Bungarus fasciatus, Cobra, and Daboia 
russellii. 
Sixth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of the 
Poisons of the Cobra and Daboia on Cold- and 
Warm-blooded Animals, on the Value of Strychnia 
as an Antidote, and on the Influence of Cobra 
Poison, Strychnia, and Carbolic Acid on the 
Cobra. 
Seventh Series.—Experiments on the Influence of the 
Poisons of the Cobra and Daboia, and Observations 
on the Condition of the Blood during the Operation 
of the Poison and after Death. 
Eighth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of the 
Poisons of the Daboia russellii and Cobra on 
Snakes of the same Species and on other Animals, 
and on the Effects of the Poison of Ophiophagus 
elaps.. 
Ninth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of the 
Poisons of the Cobra, Bungarus fasciatus, and 
Daboia russellii on Warm-blooded, Cold-blooded, 
and Invertebrate Animals, with Observations on 
the Influence of Snake Poisoning on the 
Blood. 
Tenth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of Cobra 
and Daboia Poisons on these Snakes .... 
An Account of the Employment of a supposed Antidote 
in cases of Snake-bite, with Experiments on the 
same. Communicated by Colonel C. L. 
Showers. 
Eleventh Series.-—Experiments on the Influence of the 
Antidote described by Colonel Showers, and of 
Liquor Ammonia: in Snake Poisoning .... 
Twelfth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of 
Snake Poison, and on the Injection of Liquor 
Ammonias into the Venous Circulation as an 
Antidote, and on the Effects of the Bite of one 
Poisonous Snake on another. 
Experiments by Mr.Vincent Richards on the Influence 
of Liquor Ammonia: hypodermically injected, on 
the Injection of Ammonia into a vein, and on the 
Treatment of Snake Poisoning by the Injection of 
Liquor Ammonite into a Vein. 
Thirteenth Series.—-Experiments on the Influence of 
Snake Poison and on the Injection of Liquor Am- 
monite, Liquor Potassse permanganatis, and Solu¬ 
tion of Quinine into the Venous Circulation as 
Antidotes, and on the Application of the Ligature 
and Actual Cautery. 
Fourteenth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of 
the Poisons of the Cobra, the Daboia, the Bun¬ 
garus fasciatus, and Ophiophagus elaps, with Ob¬ 
servations on the Condition of the Blood of 
Poisoned Animals, and on the use of the Ligature 
and of Carbolic Acid in the Treatment of Snake¬ 
bites . 
Fifteenth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of 
Snake Poison, on the value of certain reputed 
Antidotes and of Liquor Ammonite, and on the 
Effects of Treatment by Ligature, Excision, and 
Amputation . 
Sixteenth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of the 
Poisons of the Cobra and Bungarus fasciatus, on 
the Value of Aristolochia indica. Carbolic Acid, and 
other reputed Antidotes, on the Effects of the Liga¬ 
ture, Excision, and Amputation, and on the 
Influence of Snake Poison when applied to un¬ 
wounded Mucous Surfaces . 
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Seventeenth Series.—Experiments on the Action of 
Snake Poison when applied to the surface of the 
Conjunctiva, on the Influence of Snake Poison on 
the Blood, and on the Value of Eau de Luce as an 
Antidote . 
Eighteenth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of 
Snake Poison, on the Hypodermic Injection and 
Injection into the Venous Circulation of Liquor 
Potassse as an Antidote, on the use of Alcoholic 
Stimulants and other reputed Remedies, on the 
Absorption of Snake Poison by Mucous and Serous 
Surfaces, and on the Poison of the Ophiophagus 
elaps . 
Nineteenth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of 
the Poisons of the Cobra, Ophiophagus, Bungarus 
cseruleus, and Bungarus fasciatus ; on the Condi¬ 
tion of the Blood after Death by Snake Poison ; 
and on the Effects of certain reputed Antidotes . 
Experiments by Mr. Richards on the Poison of 
Bungarus cseruleus, and on the effects of Liquor 
Potassse . 
Twentieth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of 
the Poisons of the Ophiophagus, Cobra, Bungarus 
cseruleus and Echis carinata, and on the Influence 
of the Poisons of the Cobra and Krait on each 
other . 
Twenty-first Series. — Experiments by Mr. Richards on 
the Poisons of the Cobra, Bungarus cseruleus, and 
Daboia on each other, and on other Animals; on 
the value of the Tanjore Pill in Snake Poisoning; 
on the injection of Snake Poison into the Blood¬ 
vessels ; on the Application of Snake Poison to a 
Nerve; and on Treatment by the local Applica¬ 
tion of strong Nitric Acid. 
Twenty-second Series.—Experiments on the Effects of 
the Poison of the Hydrophidm, by Mr. Stewart, of 
Pooree, and by the Author. 
Remarks on the Hydrophidse by Mr. Stewart 
Twenty-third Series.—Experiments on Snake-bite and 
on the Influence of Snake Poison when applied to 
the Conjunctiva, and on the Protective Influence 
of certain Articles of Clothing. 
Twenty-fourth Series.—Experiments on the Influence 
of the Poisons of Echis carinata, Bungarus cseruleus, 
and Naja tripudians on each other, and on other 
Animals ; Case of Bite by Echis carinata 
Twenty-fifth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of 
the Poisons of Echis carinata, Bungarus cseruleus, 
Naja tripudians, Daboia russellii; on the Action 
of the Tanjore Pill and the Snake-stone; and on 
the Reproduction of Pangs. 
Twenty-sixth Series. — Experiments on the Action of 
the Poisons of Trimeresurus monticola, Echis 
carinata, Bungarus cseruleus, and Naja 
tripudians. 
Twenty-seventh Series.—Experiments by Mr. Richards, 
on the Value of certain alleged Antidotes, and 
on the Injection of dilute Cobra Poison into a 
Vein ; Experiments to determine the Time in which 
the Cobra moults and renews its Fangs 
Twenty-eighth Series.—On Ipecacuanha as an Anti¬ 
dote in Snake Poisoning . 
Twenty-ninth Series.—Experiments on the application 
of a Mixture of Carbolic Acid and Alcohol in Snake 
Poisoning ; and Experiments by Mr. Richards on 
the Injection of Quinine into a Vein .... 
Thirtieth Series.—Experiments on the Influence of 
Cobra Poison, on a reputed Antidote, and on the 
intra-venous Injection of Ammonia . 
Thirty-first Series. — Experiments performed by Dr. T. 
Lauder Brunton and the Author on the Influence 
of Cobra Poison and on the Effects of Treatment 
by Artificial Respiration . 
Extract from a paper by Dr. T. Lauder Brunton and 
the Author published in the Proceedings of the 
Royal Society.—Appearance and Chemical Cha¬ 
racters of Cobra Poison. — Effects of the Poison; 
Experiments. — Means of Preventing the Effects of 
the Poison. — Mode of Action of the Poison. _ 
Artificial Respiration . 
Thirty-second Series.—Experiments by Mr. Vincent 
Richards on Artificial Respiration and the intra¬ 
venous Injection of Ammonia in the Treatment of 
Snake-bite . 
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