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ir- Vig rep - ea
6 1 Ef lien
Laninn,-; yen-he , di; l.
n N~letii W hoi le
It3
d kl ay M nt i , 6u.l
-~res It-qit I
d t y aCurinbe . ad ;i uif
~t~f1~ii en..o hnrom'e-a t thi.
zaediti'+ l ii t istattice of ,lt t
v6 atbyNzore to the weak arid a'em-l
*0~'0 .alid k ast finuishue
t reare'.; yet .tho sell 5t~lil
h:4i s ,fei fllen a
n .J1i t4 ~ulr irintllons asulte,
> e tOILe he w le
per-tintS Wil 'an ''iStitedijf.
dt-' a the waprin e that i
If -irr e--( c jIulss hileis such deal.l
sehpr?.d I'a comparative anlatonass
,~ ~j~l~t.l9'wam lui ilysis'of it. I t
'he tooIh, orot p" nn;
in opt;kor huuwlle ini
11 .,lei. I fle l theiJI
l a, WirieitIII WI the
nII ttgociled he rpo Inoa.
11 4)th4 t i- bfion duet;"
r queezer for muscle that
h s~i 'met~en:tim frm tiwbakg, aloni
t tooti into tIr
- tr h h9'Ai~I ijh a. lpThe t pi
- its shire -n the cfui~op ex ma
9 If2M*vdeinr lie. an~ilijr
e ~ki~~ suini' o' tinple liieriiiz4
eNcx~mnisle, the Ilong tling
t .adwd' vaneaa ir ;idded,; the :aaine
no~~h ivanl to auch teetli -a t.oth.
)ird jtttltiota' 9amt slendler er:'
a I lifisy-amil if he w..r
.r2l4i;9lJanAh.1i asleimler aund par il.,
Li l I3he roled ont flat. thet
- e thmumba't towards -each other.
~ ~ at~);I6.'tdother, s'u am tI t.'r
nd g it.,both enuds, he wo.uld
njqajtkW.eAsgbial a if fae general formi
,;IunliutrUtetre of a poisnum . - '. lhe
e apsi~posid toy be. so .approxi
rte',11 uji are oumii thet eml1 'sf thec
J *.~fld14~nCt, l~hai cloJselv adheres to
- 1 s nladh'ill li i1m oh
un/ as'ietn thiL&4?dges ramns alonig the
(uiniresiieto o thei slightl,
!~1I ~ ('h ~ Inda aperture oh
so~fi'cual isloblique, arnl its
*~ ~ er~;ijQuleittis still
5j *ueseridim.,the form of ai
;iJ ffe seuli l, aswl entire,
ai 4~rthe purpose of perforationi.
*64~l~jh- ,i b~ p~ase through
hlcai ~ tho poison tiug of the
~~ ~rotl s u miodilled ini
'~1~$tWV sjkWt ike oriiary
~~~~ b tf'nlysolderedl--so to
n~e,~ which com
as noter tooth to support,
~ ,bly'Iinjified;ii.SZe anid
A'ipe tQ allow of the mnovemnts re
~usitedi~r ther deep' phlmtgo of the
~,~4D~pL t1 'ej~t-ainted at. t jis
t ji that' is& so amed;
amsaniidsii be
~~oti~oftlie ' face or
d atahe7yon somali part
- ap&;o ~I'~bo in a~ovt anud
*einig that hinmge
ihat alia toin8t s
9 e~l~nid," wiihih restricts
~~ 'j~la~ but allows
t*InV7l that direo
pp wof the -Venom
k 4.4~~p~it~ plays or rotates back
a 4yp4frwa id the a w
1 () tuu a
t a;laik he jaw.
~ ~ir & Lu aji arussuta\ po.
withu' t poi it
!YZ
n___ I/f thwd it w',
hre ififirst el'h it _ id;_
In rim
Mxe~tr' froid tlibo d thi 'b; ur
isl azu o l~iVei a igo I~lenigte
tie cpy llary chanmnels 19:e41:01~.
,.laint is surt -~unedlbya kilotenf
CnItsvasa hag" or apoierOsi, nwsat i
aiat.6m 4ts elil aui fu ~ixin tnbhfate4
lit'd 'this tin'itrtme in-coicti
it t idnsli's, by w hose eqtrac
isi ile-vi tadl cellsarlobes .oftie
lansd irempresednd empiltiecjf
lhise-etion'. The porI~u st ia '
edci b tieidet to the hisal a 0Er
toi e o' theis 'e:miF iw'thefrnatig;d,"as
tie a I' s rlivi-n i1 i, oil er animBsis
-re m--et active. diing Trt is u Mr
e'mo t s" n-as hen they ate huugry..
riMge ich stiidates the snakeAo
se' its e,-eliveni'te(I ilit v.apon,
doiihtless exeites-an active seei-etion
anl reat disteiit : A o the' poison
ladis Thle vouti. is iliiited by.a
blow ;gltier than by a-bithe ti
4ti fangs when ,erectd at-. i enek
like daggers- into the airt aiied 'at
and, as the 'actin'of the coiprcssing
inmcles -if the bag is conteipparat
-.u1s With the Mgw by" I hich. the
wo1nd is insflited, the I(idoll is at
tie same noument itjected-with force,
Iato the vpund .frem.i the nical- or,
.i.aaiial outlet if the ierf'orated fiang.
The aisn Ith- ict.44itf it61'e .r lL.sd
ed: aijeffect tiefordi to' the spe
if sei-ient the igeur 6f.,the it
hvtual ae pens. the. season of tle
aeni-,Iand. , t wotiog
k e su t 'I i es :wit: 1
1. d, anid is conv evlpd 'ithl dthe ra
pidhit' of ie ic-dilhtino i the brain,
tjShnig tia tl~eif les op
'v*oteadatinml. No m mni-res it be
use~ begi- t close upk 'the vorid;
the eye~s at e dimmewd, the ers
e 1. the tongueL' falters; the torpjid
brain then reu.acts upon the heart,
Shosea firm pulsantins are reducedi to:
bie feeble fluttertngu; th~e breaths gets
.scanstier, the lititbs grow 'cobil, andl
lecath superve'nes; it may be in ten
munn'tes, int half ans hour, in an hour
-as in1 the case of' the recent acei
-lnt-o~r at a latter cm ciod; the chani
m's .of recovety being in the ratio
"If the slawn-ss of the o[I~eationi of
What is this strange andi subtle
flsuid!, one dirop or less thtan a drop
ofd ihieb can qunell the force of' -the
ascive brains and nerv'ous svstemn of'
at man ? To sight, smnell, and tabte,
it seemsfl a mere htarmless saliva.I
Cheical analhsis detects i it a lit
rle - mucus, nosth water.'ai d some o
the. saltA. of saliva; froma which it
inansce kif an aanmal acidl. . There is~
noithting in all this that c'oud Su ggest,
beoead (te specine-,propiertiesi of'
the 8'eretion. It is nsot pilsonouhls
whecn takenr into the stoinnel-h. The
readhiest anid perhap.s thte mosast efhi
cient i'emedy, thait of' sucking the
wiountd, may be cerform'ied w ith
seas:cely ansy risk. This has beeun
ktnown of oldi ,'-Whoever," writes
Celans,iawill suck the swrounsd, will
be bioth .safe htimseif' and save theo
.eiffeter." 'The only' d anger in swal
howinig the venlom a of' the viper, co.
Lra, or traitle-snaake, arse~s fro~n
the posibudty oIf somen blister or sear,
or any hesi--n oIf the scarf-skin of' the
mouh,. thsroat, or gysllt, wthich ,iighst
allow the pisont to~ eniter time circula
ting blood.
rTh;ei nervus ystm of' a porison
snak is roo aganstthe specifica
titon of'its owtn poisont, but not a
gaintst that of- aniither snecies. Di
f'itrick Russell, in his I1istory of in
dian 8erpents, aflirms that cobras
bite each othier without halal COnseC
quences, buit kill'othiet snakes. The
larger andl miot ::iidable hiuiad
ryas of' 1isia ~pr-ey upon other- se
pents ; killintgsthetm by their enven
omi-ed .bite, s and then swallowing
thm'Tho 'saja, of' A frica, in like
mdunier ills iami. gorges the putf-ad-.
der ; imud the rattle-snako will strike
anid ship the Locasinesnake, stud af
Naa dieseize andit swallow it.
A 'to iinellies ;' when our sown
speei es has. .bemi the subject of. ar
tuek .to fit~ jiontt is to remove
t e rysue
It be - .
r a
Ildidisre 1O ~l- . ' a
hears that te taifrftgiWA~ victitt
"tt1 ite of the cubr:Phlii d sa:re of
the 'ibamna CMi'6ln 1a vusses.
si n bu i w a ~ u 1 ne' - i
n61 ehlef fuWT)~ !'d8' to ji; tI~
'greips Rfeatuijei of tteiae
tihse ,r~ealed tIm. se i e ...ing .i !
TIiirnga ofb SattedavOctober, twyerdy.
thiin 4, an idr vtedt. thedie of tisl
i.ai'crWIt par1es that this av-A
(lenitens suc olcrcncirees -are
steadynani will.ahf( ad ( eionI v er
firuedc his duities ii tilt -ui safis
'actoL a'lv ( begn-':ii Vted -to dbi:
fiiyo ave, leaifin t the ageuf
thit idad M y ng .fanil
bered'vddofV the(ir :atural pr otectot'
d ,r iier-ts (oe of 'the' eont'i
ecscalannueis hirajoig ae neekly-.
toxidtinId (xhrlint Itl ad lft his hdni
q Itqt J
iiin ii with utier keepaer,-ona
as hilto dh
Icorttit4ti theQe'ddiit ds coin.
ai leave-takinga ;li'tif a frienad o.
ng1~ -to4tast raliti. a OJi feuainii~g to
6 %j'y)tI\ 1rnofof gin 's
We' ~:i andain- aiather
.llood circulated. thr'oughi the brain;
and retasoin, pruidenace, the j.lainuest
powered. The exiit iont, during
the previons year, O f tlin Egyptian
sniake-eharugerts, "uho noted their
liarts nith cobras deprived of' thei:r
inison fangs, lada left a vivid impres.
8luitpon the amo niiud ;;thia iu~tres
sionceatre upphernmos, shein lie enter
ed-on. the 'sce,f. Iif (ladiy duties,
aend hce. umtst -needs try to, emulate
the Egypatians. A tieulv, atrriv'ed
tedl. It was taken oust of' tle eage,
"as g' asped by4 i:s middle, fl 'urished
aloft, and throwo like a las o rourd
the neck -of-the v'onnger' i former;
fortunately for him it was not r<.used
to bite. .An assistanat-keejier, whao
hap eined to cter the room at this
jincure, begged (arling, "For
God'alike, to ji a bis ack the stake.
T he infatuted masi replied, "I amt
inispired," and laughied at the nari0
it
aing replaced theMl'rocco -
anm-snake in it s cage, Gitling thein
eied, "Now f r the cbra ! ' and,
lif'ting uip thc glassq frtat of thye cage,
rettnoved it as he had dgane the other.
T'he cobrta was sameu bat torp'id
firn m11col uifthe- procedinig naight,.
and thev an laced it in his bosomi;
it there revived and glid dow1
iwaid round lisa wrst, its. head emerg
im from benieath thte back part of
his waistcoat. The mian gi aspeud
thec coba a .by- the .hody aboust a foot
from the head, with oe hand ; drew
it Ant isizedI it lowter dlow withid the
oithe(r hand, aid twas in te act of
florishing~ it alaft, na lie had filu
eother snake, when, as he
hie' it tip~ iis front of his5 face, the
c~obra-sujhlenlv expanaditug its hood
-si iel him like lightinag betwteen
the eyes, phmiiiag the JoisionI'fanfgs
lmto the skin of one side of' the
bridgeo of the tnoso, antd sera tchuing
thec opposite side wtitht.the teeth of'
the lower jaw. 'Ihe manm was stag.
gered by the blow ; the blood at rehm
ed down his face ; lie called for lielp,
and' his comp'aaninu fled ; but "h ow
long Ito was 'away lie could riot tell,
being in a inaze.'
WVhen assist anc utrived. Gin'ling
was found seated in a chair ; havinig
restored .the cobia tod te cage anid
closed, down :-thie ftriitefaJss This
reinedn t6'h agire of'mhity, and this
'I'!i~e.# iti 4 f
hereglentac'' hei t intme
'.' .. . ......
. .w1
ex b W 4 i
t 4 l h'
11 Al$f@ 1'.
tt I
I%.nt,. k, s 1e~ q, ' u
1hd al'r~r F1t2idz
t ru - o t r.
Siition~ tit ll tioa ~~easit
x Ti-Wor,-eid
thecioutse t deni it jk ie
iite, 11 e n ou
afge 5 theinstu 1 t n
wlit*:lip .sirec
tie l l se-AGl. eer
ad., Guirniunin ed ice 8
SStj ang'6 e'eprts, hs - j r.1 inT
occurrn h e a
throuIgkntp r.,
vels Wxh rIA
s141nin til4i t'al. nts n thle"
ftentihi 4* *i
eofi .thesipesome had
sitsw icc -ther.l t iote
fic >includirthi ait n~I~etu mcd
ao, is de .
tr edfr eie e
Thet Iicu t y the'
ardous duty Galitt' retecil the sar t
alioterre ker whosmheregesuih
6ed the spen asDflfine 89 wit'
hcran'on o.liryt eauio
'lsure r~'fedidlou. epo-t fwin fundi
i4thwa ,iaulcotriered, tint oiiae -r
rile, oincludiriegmiracouhimred
carlg th salurnal.reotth
Now, areards.remomede adthe
tedfro threerein the e're tir
Tihe Ilues jng gtieaedn d te tlnpl
Zheolroic iadns toeinsect-ter
hrugmtenth.hey fronfs he tbis
comp.- artens hoebl ired, runait
t'the nItqtordinaryd pauione kno
tuse perfiec safset froms casutly.e
r'cl tht kid. caygeans, ianir
irod, ahoke t-he end, and ier
thrto glath aual at aprtur i~at te
thp Sfeccoartmentte repogca
tietr iiy roeoved iathtato "the
keaet ienr hre ohil the nkeepwere
ntrune onVisior aeenabled'a t s
thoug the dthik.gas ronto thehra
swl hti the sages are in tetar.
see, like cases (isia w ie ha stfed
bids arebukedpt-or'like "tii' largeni
Loto gass ases autt fony grte
helr'sest asnt. es4bf
eThle Seeary inndotaf ter Zioogicae
Soie~tyhld tsd honi oat tha ~t.
kepter inache of the o fnakew Oer.
nsi. -trcd hone suaceotit, at hesyn
time, tos doanytig, to the lfen~ta
illg"s-when the uvi snakseein the,
imdyta ~nneat' occsetn le nao se
vry rtteuked aj ringe tfor':*bifing.
theoglsapting infodoo the i
mnThe rreport afo ri stutes "Th
retile hafrtho editelyaferisbt
reiquse it!ql mtteefe
waAuh ha tisanl wix
1't
7 n
h6 'h~fltIM
aa
A is
1.sth nu ito
'liC nfi 1130
*a; Sirgii~ 41
unselfini d ytia 9 ~ts
'o .a a ner a"
ni 8iitiIfIaes, un 1 f ita
ccnsoh~iugrate -fle arii l~'~llf asA
9sA Witseilt ."inhi:i'
onoif floo Ns. RAI
.I, - t
s~ abthtoo ;i
s fn~' il u4led n~.I~u i
id td regmatosaye tl i nt
esipe 9ffIle p i pi4fi~c4h
ever1 'coir ea t *'w'r-th~ Iid
tlhim iielves jat Miri
ni
int
pgg1d j co7 t
resij'ectabilityi li t iIi~tn
disbtiJry. cl dreeted mndu trvit4
ihe..elsil int :s dc'aohlieuhnA(si1
dlel d aid Lie' sun mid Viai lr.
te i Sa toe labo aus acid zidu
c'tron e nilpi.v .sne -ISdXlt
the.S cauotuL .fuly&3. tstJdih
~-d mand ennomyv-.ad7
scelf rebaneus* DO it ti in,,Inueli
dves Then fb Nid ne owtui eeup ati
earl lite. evecry one slhght o tahglit~
IAto il afi)- hints~ 1. 'A uini tzalynta
(rp ,oeier .bungight out.. 'tittil' heaiW
I ii own to some . gerg-apo hb* r Yo
Notsiees. It'in ev-ei-'rydi . i~t ll h 4h
ree-t'&ye.:lis wil igever n ucjare thait ap.
tit igl of.Igr Il-.iQp, and tbitt .promnpt
puirp,,oa ~dienr igi g
arf ts itoser ii h'6lcild iwmyrliduit 'ta
Ai fcertihi -grro heif tnlee
denit feling in . eiti ti inthe (ulI 4oe
-eloplnent of tI~ e fied~(udl cliaritc
thei iither of e niid,,see. Ilse '~4
eniisug tmenighe u1,ghloruiat u~iu
as in' tlie way ie agreedg ,Th.le ny
tual deleidenec ,.poie~ris so
a d li, wiil eb ecoi;dm.tr t law of
phyyte s, uneidtst Srige' (thanu.~its
weaa t, link, arc oftenef~'buken
throngh th eakness of %thetd; haii
thieir oiwn Put a pronit fniihnent~
egg ien ui no~t orly of thiit~t;a
illfurita:JeL,, beausa it cnebIlip~s t
to mied their ownt engagetuecuts proinp
II t y in i'amothi Int ieliceit att
the mcdumt:bn as i ifihrs. well ore
de1-his 1nes at Cunimipid his,
lhr~ces uirhialljd, und 'ier'i'ylng
ready bir ietii-u idai t hat he.
kicags his o stftunguh i ~ I
witeli inrigj cefnrhque,g mu ni Mt~ .
hasps as iiie tuget i g jeng~agnt.
4.'Atteiid to -t ho tIuiiupvf tI.
busin'ess, sniall thiiigaaa ivll as eat.e
See thtai the rtsiy1 filjpnedte ;n
govdns 'ruskttai liig ,and. natllk
pcticked uptudilite dy cutliAr~t.l,;
ilt':hi:it~o, ; rgs ho muay oati*.l,
meorely as toolzWillCWivhh It
work, tint as # 'JM*b~
d p ~ 4:f t te io.
ai~g rtI
u'
n
ihw
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aa
ft
a loo
V* Jc
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t.i
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krj 6 V
A- grns i im4t 0 iueen
gH .e.~t~~ ra
in gu g~t _
1'1:49) hi i hbz~
She iminedbf~ 4 V
hi d conm~d n ) t
eahm oa il tbk-.~ -1c.
Lear,1eWijarhad '&at
In)hin t~r~ ~iwo4Iho~ ;.Vpij~
ther lie
'4tk1hI.& Weg ts:he tree .4un beat
h'ad beigone au 1a'ig g Yae
bea of.ft arni ad aj l tbr,
bleag e r n
tirev ieft hygee
~4x. !i as 4 oenare'
b bV
hise : ~~i i
pleett.'lth
a 'I
1ohQiJ9e u
the gd u
hi4s ?o)
i si y4 r r
rud
v14j
(l~fi y ""41
Old
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