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INDEX. 
Cobra, experiments with, and Pig, 73, 77, 129 
„ „ „ Pigeon, 98, 139 
,, „ ,, Eat Snake (Ptyas mucosus), 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 
74, 75, 78, 84 
„ „ ,, Snail, 83 
„ „ „ Tropidonotus quincunciatus, 74 
„ „ „ Yaranus flavescens, 68, 70 
„ ,, „ Strychnia on, 75, 76, 81 
,, ,, ,, Carbolic Acid on, 69, 70, 76, 106 
,, fangs, reproduction of, 139, 140, 143, 144 
,, gall of, as antidote, experiments, 121 
,, mode of handling, 65 
,, native names of, 7 
,, native superstitions respecting, 8 
„ poison, alcoholic extract of, experiments on Guinea-pig, 171 
„ „ „ „ „ Babbit, 150 
„ „ alcoholic precipitate, experiment on Guinea-pig, 150 
„ appearance of, 148 
„ ,, chemical constitution of, 149, 170 
., ,, effects of, 149 
,, „ effect of keeping on, 113, 145 
„ ,, experiment with, on Ardea leucoptera, 71 
„ „ „ ,, Cat, 81 
„ „ „ „ Cobra, 75, 76, 81 
„ „ „ ,, Cow, 163, 164 
„ „ „ „ Dog, 66, 67, 97, 100, 108, 109, 111, 112, 
114, 115, 122, 125, 129, 130, 149, 156, 
157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164 
„ „ „ „ Fowl, 66, 67, 70, 76, 106, 108, 109, 111, 
112, 114, 115, 116, 120, 122, 125,126, 
127,134, 135, 137, 146, 152, 163 
„ •„ >, » Fro & 70 
„ „ „ „ Goat, 161 
,, „ „ „ Guinea-pig, 146, 150, 165 
„ „ „ „ Pigeon, 67, 89, 92, 97, 123, 145, 156 
„ „ „ „ Babbit, 135, 146, 147, 149, 150, 152 
„ „ „ ,, Bat Snake, 71 
,, ,, ,, ,, weighed quantities of, 157, 158, 159, 160, 
161, 162, 163, 164 
„ ,, injection of, into blood-vessels, 97, 122, 129, 130, 143,146, 147 
„ „ means of preventing the effect of, 151 
„ ,, microscopic appearance of, 71 
„ ,, minimum fatal dose of, 160, 161, 163 
,, ,, mode of action of, 151 
,, ,, mode of obtaining, 65 
,, „ physiological effects of, 147, 148, 151 
,, varieties of, 7 
Cold-blooded animals, influence of snake-poison on, 66, 67, 68, 74, 85 
Cold water in snake-bite, 72 
Coluber gramineus, 19 
,, laticaudatus, 24 
,, melanurus, 13 
,, nepa, 22 
„ russellii, 14 
Committee, Government, on treatment by Artificial Bespiration, 152 
Compsosoma radiatum, 10 
Condy’s fluid, injection of, experiments, 95 
Conjunctiva, experiments on absorption of snake-poison by, 108, 109, 111, 
115, 125, 127, 128, 135, 140 
Cooch Behar, deaths from snake-bite in, 33 
Cophias, 20 
,, hypnale, 22 
Crotalidse, 17 
Crotaline, 4 
Curara, analogy between, and Cobra poison, 147, 148, 153 
Curucucu, 8 
J^ABOIA, 14 
,, elegans, 14, 139 
,, pulchella, 14 
,, russellii, 14, 72, 102, 139 
,, ,, cases of bite by, 44, 51, 53 
,, „ dentition of, 2, 72 
Daboia russellii, experiment with, and Bungarus fasciatus, 100 
„ „ „ Cat, 72, 75, 96 
,, „ ,, Civet Cat, 78 
„ „ „ Cobra, 73, 80, 83, 85, 92, 96, 98, 101 
„ „ „ Dog, 72, 73, 77, 84, 99, 109, 140, 162 
„ „ „ Fowl, 76, 80, 81, 96,100, 101, 104,110, 
127, 139 
„ „ „ Horse, 79 
,, >? v Bite, 73 
„ „ » 0x > 128 
„ „ Passerita mycterizans, 83 
, „ Pigeon, 139 
■n jj oj 
„ Varanus flavescens, 101 
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„ poison of, experiments with, on Fowl, 76, 127, 163 
” „ „ „ Dog, 161, 163 
„ „ „ ,, Guinea-pig, 165 
Dacca, deaths from snake-bite in, 33, 43 
Death period of, in cases of snake-bite, 166 
Delhi, deaths from snake-bite in, 35 
Dendrophis picta, 74 
Derajat, deaths from snake-bite in, 35 
Dhamin, vide Ptyas mucosus 
Dhomun Chiti, 11 
Drill, American, as a protective against snake-bite, 135 
Dryiophis, 74 
Dudhiya Gahman, 7 
~P ; AU de luce in snake poisoning, experiments, 110 
Echidnine, 4 
Echis, 15 
,, carinata, 15, 123, 124, 137 
,, „ cases of bite by, 56 (?j, 59, 64, 137 
,, ,, experiments with, and Bungarus cferuleus, 136, 138, 140 
„ „ „ „ Cobra, 136, 140 
„ „ „ „ Dog, 123, 136, 137, 141 
„ „ „ „ Fowl, 124, 136, 138, 139, 142 
„ „ „ „ Pigeon, 138, 139 
„ „ fangs, growth of, 140 
,, ,, poison of, 136 
,, „ ,, experiment on Fowl, 136, 140 
Elapidas, 6 
,, fang of, 3 
Elaps bungaroides, 12 
„ fasciata, 12 
„ furcatus, 12 
,, intestinalis, 12 
,, macclellandii, 13 
,, personatus, 13 
,, trimaculatus, 13 
„ univirgatus, 13 
Enhydrina, 24 
„ bengalensis, 24 
,, experiment with, and Dog, 164 
,, ,, ,, ,, Fowl, 131 
schistosa, 24 
valakadyen, 24 
„ experiment with, and Dog, 131 
„ „ „ Fowl, 132 
Enhydris nigrocinctus, 27 
Epidermis, shedding of, 64, 144 
Escharotics in treatment of snake-bite, 38 
Ether, sulphuric, as an antidote, 67 
Euphorbia ligularia, 50 
Excision in the treatment of snake-bite, experiments, 105, 106, 107 
JTANGS, 3 
,, growth of, 64, 143, 144 
Flannel as a protective, 135 
Fontana on Ammonia in snake poisoning, 148, 171 
Q_ALL of poisonous snakes as an antidote, experiments on, 121, 146 
Galvanism in treatment of snake-bites, 39 
Gedi Paragoodoo, 11 
Gokurrah, 7 
„ cases of bite of, 44, 53, 54 
„ Dudiah, 7 
„ experiments with, 73, 88, 111, 115, 116, 118, 119, 121, 126, 128, 
129, 134, 140 
„ Gomunah, 7, 73 
„ Kala, 7 
„ Koyah, 7, 119, 134 
„ Kurrees, 7, 121, 126, 128, 129 
,, Puddah, 7 
„ Puddun nag, 7 
,, Tameshur, 7 
„ Tentuliah, 7 
Gohsamp, 68, 70 
Grass snake, 74 
Green Tree Snake, 74 
„ Whip „ 82,83 
Gy at, 45 
JJALFOBD, Professor, on snake poisoning, 65, 67, 72, 77, 84, 89, 90 
Halys, 21 
,, elliotti, 21 
„ himalayanus, 21 
Hamadryad, 8 
,, encounter with, 9 
Hamadryas elaps, 8 
,. ophiophagus, 8 
Herpestes malaccensis, 68, 69, 134 
Hissar, deaths from snake-bite in, 35 
Horatta Pam, 15 
Hydrophidse, 23, 133 
,, bite of, 3 
„ deaths from, 45, 46, 131, 133 
„ experiments with, 130, 131, 132, 162 
„ fang of, 3 
Hydrophis, 25 
