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THE THANATOPHIDTA OF INDIA. 
Experiment No. 8. 
July 18th.—A Dog was bitten by a snake at 8 a.m. The 
temperature was then 101°'60. 8.15 a.m. —The temperature 
has risen to 102°. 8.20 a.m. —Temperature 102 o- 40. 8.30 a.m. — 
Temperature 102°. 8.52 a.m. —As the bite was considered a 
doubtful one, the Dog was now bitten by another Cobra. 
8.58 a.m. —Temperature 102°'50 ; convulsed. 7.5 a.m. —Arti¬ 
ficial respiration was commenced; temperature 102°'50. 
9.20 a.m. —Temperature 101 o, 60. The heart did not begin to 
beat so well as usual; respirations 44 ; applied heat. 
10.20 a.m. —Temperature 101°T0; pulse 100, pretty strong; 
respirations 40. 11 a.m.- —Temperature 101°'60 ; pulse very 
quick and weak; respirations 56 ; lame response to galvanism. 
Noon.—Temperature 103 o> 20; pulse 160, very irregular; re¬ 
spirations 44 ; passes water in response to the galvanic current. 
1 p.m. —Respirations 36 ; temperature 104 o, 20; pulse very 
quick and weak; a few drops of urine pass on applying 
galvanism. 2 p.m. —Respirations 36; pulse beating very 
rapidly and without force ; no response to the galvanic 
current. 3 p.m. — Temperature 104°-20; respirations 44; 
pulse beating rapidly; no response to the galvanic current. 
4 p.m* —Temperature 103°; respirations 36; pulse beating 
very rapidly, and is extremely weak. 4.20 p.m.- —Heart ceased 
to beat seven hours and fifteen minutes after the commencement 
of artificial respiration. The blood in this instance was fluid, 
and did not properly coagulate. This snake bit more viciously 
than ever we saw a snake bite. 
Experiment No. 9. 
July 19th.—A middling-sized Dog was bitten by a Cobra at 
8.20 a.m. 8.28 a.m. —Passed a stool. 8.30 a.m. —Temperature 
104°-20 ; 8.45 a.m. ——Pell over; temperature 104°-80; pulse 132 ; 
respirations 36. 8.55 a.m. —Commenced artificial respiration. 
This Dog was scarcely convulsed at all at the time, but it 
appeared quite dead. 9.5 a.m. —Temperature 105°; respirations 
44; pulse 134, pretty strong; slight convulsions have oc¬ 
curred since the commencement of artificial respiration; the 
pupils are now natural. 10 a.m. —Temperature 103°; respira¬ 
tions 44 ; heart beating very rapidly and with but little force. 
Noon.—Respirations 40 ; heart heating extremely rapidly and 
without force; temperature 105°; passes water in response to 
the galvanic current. 1 p.m.— The heart can scarcely he felt 
beating; temperature 104°. 1.10 p.m. —Heart ceased to beat 
in four hours fifteen minutes. The blood coagulated after 
death. This Dog was the smallest yet operated on. Dr. O’Brien 
assisted us. _. T 
Experiment JNo. 10. 
July 21st.—A Dog was bitten by a Cobra at 7.52 a.m.; 
temperature previous to the bite 103°. 8.10 a.m. —Tempera¬ 
ture 102°’80 ; much purged. 8.20 a.m. —Convulsed. 8.23 a.m. — 
Commenced artificial respiration; the pupils, from being 
widely dilated, became perfectly natural; convulsions ceased 
and sensibility returned; sensibility lasted for an extraordi¬ 
narily long time—viz.,from 8.23 until 9.12 a.m., when it ceased; 
temperature 102°. 10 a.m.— Heart beating quickly and very 
forcibly; respirations 50. Temperature 100°'80. 11a.m. —Heart 
and respirations the same ; temperature also the same ; pupils 
dilate by galvanism. 11.30 a.m. —Belly all at once became 
tympanitic. The bases of the lungs are evidently congested; 
heart has been beating very irregularly. Noon.—Temperature 
104°; heart beating very strongly, though slowly, respira¬ 
tions 48 ; heart, pupils, and bladder respond to galvanism, 
the heart especially. 1 p.m. —Exactly the same in all respects. 
2 p.m. —Temperature 104°; respirations 44. 3 p.m. —Respira¬ 
tions 46; pulse very rapid and weak; temperature 105°. 
4 p.M.—Respirations 44; temperature 100°'80; pulse 190. 
5 p.M.—Temperature 103°'30 ; respirations 48 ; pulse strong, 
200; pupils dilate very slightly in response to galvanism. 
6 r.M.- -Temperature 102°‘90 ; respirations 48; pulse strong, 
200; pupils only slightly respond to galvanism. 8 p.m.— 
Temperature 103°; heart beating very rapidly and tolerably 
strongly; respirations 48. 10 p.m.—T emperature 103° ; pulse 
160; respirations 48; no response to galvanism. 11 p.m.— 
The same. Midnight.—Temperature 103°; respirations 48; 
heart beating very rapidly. 1 a.m. —Heart beating very feebly ; 
respirations 44; temperature 105°. 1.25 a.m.—H eart ceased 
to beat seventeen hours and two minutes after the commence¬ 
ment of artificial respiration. Blood coagulated after death. 
Dr. O’Brien assisted. 
Experiment No. 11. 
July 3rd.—A Dog was bitten by a Cobra at 7.50 a.m ; 
temperature 103°. 8 a.m. —Temperature 104°. 8.38 a.m. — 
Convulsed. 8.40 a.m. —Commenced artificial respiration. 9.10 
a.m. —Temperature 101°JO; had a sharp convulsive move¬ 
ment ; is now perfectly senseless; heart beating slowly and 
irregularly; passes water, and the pupils dilate on the applica¬ 
tion of galvanism. 10 a.m. —Temperature 101°; respirations 
40; pulse 176; the usual response to galvanism. 11 a.m.— 
Temperature 102°’70; pulse 152; respirations 52. 1 p.m.— 
Respirations 44; pulse 160; temperature 102°-50 ; response to 
galvanism as usual. 3 p.m. —Temperature 103°-20; respirations 
44; pulse 120; galvanism causes urine to pass. 5 p.m. — 
Temperature 103°; pulse small and weak, 200; respirations 
44. 6.30 p.m. —Temperature 106 o, 20. 8 p.m. —Heart beating 
very rapidly; respirations 44; temperature 103°; from this 
time the heart’s action gradually became weaker until it ceased 
at 11.30 p.m. The blood was fluid when taken from the body 
one hour after death; it rapidly coagulated. Dr. O’Brien assisted. 
Experiment No. 12. 
July 24th. — A Dog was bitten at 7.50 a.m. 8 a.m. —Tem¬ 
perature 103°'40. 8.23 a.m. —Again bitten by another snake, 
as we were in doubt about the efficacy of the first bite. 8.30 
a.m. —Affected. Commenced artificial respiration. 9 a.m.— Re¬ 
spirations 36; temperature 102°'50; applied heat; pulse weak 
and irregular, 64. 11 a.m. —Respirations 36 ; temperature 
102°'80 ; pulse 200; response to galvanism. 1 p.m. —Pulse 
180; temperature 103°; respirations 38. 3 p.m.— Pulse 140; 
temperature 103°'20; respirations 36 ; response to galvanism. 
6 p.m. —Pulse 200; temperature 102 o- 60; respirations 32. 
8 p.m. —Pulse 136; respirations 36; temperature 100°'20. 
10 p.m. —Temperature 103 o- 20; pulse 160, pretty good; re¬ 
spirations 28; had passed water; no response to galvanism. 
11.20 p.m. —Heart ceased to beat fourteen hours and fifty 
minutes after the commencement of artificial respiration. Blood 
coagulated. Assisted by Dr. O’Brien. 
Half a drachm of the saliva of Dog No. 11 was injected hypo¬ 
dermically into a Pigeon. The bird died on the morning of 
the second day. 
Ten drachms of the saliva of Dog No. 11 were injected into 
the femoral vein of a Dog. The result was great prostration 
and a gradual fall in the temperature. 
Third Instalment of a Report of the Committee appointed by the 
Indian Government. 
Experiment No. 13. 
August 8th.—Hypodermically injected half of the poison 
extracted from a fresh vigorous Cobra into the thigh of a large 
Dog at 7-30 a.m. 7.40 a.m.—T emperature 102 o, 2. 8 a.m.— 
Temperature 102°'4. 8.28 a.m.—T emperature 103°. 8.40 a.m.— 
Temperature L02 o- 8 ; pulse 160. 8.50 a.m.—C ommenced 
artificial respiration. There were few convulsive movements 
in this instance, and the tongue did not at first appear 
to be paralysed, but afterwards became so. 9.10 a.m.— 
Eyes apparently sensitive; convulsive tremor all over the 
body. 10 a.m.—R esponse to galvanism ; convulsive move¬ 
ment of the extremities, and dilatation of the pupils ; heart 
