The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-01-11
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From Dickers IIo,,schold Words.
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20 olRO1aa SerGtssaas. ~, rs
Onithe morning Of "Wednesday.
sRyg sshe twenty First Of Ottahcr, one sol
/ 4 ttlie septfs, of the wellSknnwn and at.
Il ,tgac,iye collection5 of4liyings reptiles
.il,sthe zfMlosical Gardens, Regent 8
fark, Was bit:en by a Cobra-de Ca
I,ello, and died.
Etssa 4S /, ai,ilnal devoid of lie,bs, no
2 lg:,,crs th,ln a com,nnon eel, did.
eitiSa tooth inlicting a wound like
4 Rhcedlc.prick, slay asn,an in full
,.ss4..ss. hcahllal,l in. the prime. and ,igpr Of
life. S =. s.,,...a;. ,#... E.
. t3seliis, when one comes to think Of
~ 1t ,sis sal, astonishing instance of The
n ia lpteney the cnlnpcnsations award.
I'll tSelsbyfNature to the5weak an.l seem.
tss " dcfeiiceess. and least finishe,
rltllerScreat,ires; vet the sell! stNled
a lalS nfscreatiSrghas so often fallen a
Ijasss5 yiutin,t5I similar insilimns assaults,
h that lie has come to rcgard the whole
sFaseiof scrEents with au instilciive
...' ;s ila,a and disgust. r
s aRWhltsis the weapon that ii 90
49, : Rinall compass hitlcs such deadly
t.54 sfprces? The comparative ana,o'nisIs
h-.s give tie sfblloWin5 analysis oft. IL
consists pf the Instrument that pier
ces, fiz:tllc tooth, or. '.rois n fang"
tlicsSllf cable stock 5sor handle III
q pliichsti the! s!,iereersis. .fxcd. called the
= ssfjs; the In.sclesS Or moving powers
. . .35 ssislhc. .j.,x;; the bag c,ntainns tic
issi;itatnniiiiitian, called lie "}risul
~ 3sac;;S the4l ipci which carries the We.
llpmn#iiltp u tue .tt,oth, or ,.t.roison duc,;"
and the sqnerzer or muscle thar
Il aatriHes the vctloti from tile bay, along
2 tIeldntt, through tile tooth, into the
t:wonna}wt,iellit inaicts. The poison
.3a 81 fa1sss !, iii 6Qrlerjtn be alaptcd to per.
fprm i;s share in the complex ma
( i inery, differs much from ordinary
stsstls aarls we it's siieciaf
.s.s.,s 4 name The reader be familiar
.witlfStlie turmoil a simple piercing
tI.t,bih, as, 'i;airr example, the long fang
ystsalofaFt tfo:s,, whence, indeed, the nanc
s1eailInc given q to sucl, teeth a tooth.
tiiat iS3t, say, which consists Of ii
hard, pointed, long and slender cc'. .
with 4 hollow base and if lie ". re:
Ettyprolose p,r such y slen,ler ana partl,
:E,selplEswtscone tn he rolled out fat. the
.7saseal5es tlrn4hent towards each other.
2 antl sylicre,l together, 50 as to form,
,.isg, 4 tatrs:l oien al, both ends, he would
aaaRlaye as6p'l ilea oflthe general furn,
aiaistructnre Of a loisnn fang. The
,sS,lScs Of, the hastrncl tooth, Is l,icl,
Val have supposed to! be SO approx
i;iate,l, are bent round the e,.h If the
4.lsisou duct, which closely adherts to
ahsiialhies the Canal, anld lie li,e Of
nnii'n OF tllefWoE cd sses runs along the
fFs#iront anifcoiiYeX sile of. the light,
,.s,5-fsssceqMrved .,-f Y ~ tiin. The basal aperture u
~s8a4t pois5iF canal is ubique, and its
s,1. oppjsite or terminal on;lct / is still
p giIi,lre asp; presenting the form of II
inilrow slliptical longitudinal fissnrc
1otgat;a5sll,rtaai distance from the iany's
s,flllSSAls ..s, Stllat is left sulia, anil entire,
4.tFan,lftsforsthe purpose Of perfnration.
Mime hair can be passed throuy
sastheacanal Of tho poison fang Of tie
s3eSsbga The tooth, 81 modified i'll
AZ the seItsailfaus serpents, is not i'm
tainted III I, socket like ordinary
t:sth, but is firmly j soldcre,l- 80 to
yasssPeaak Ito the JAW bone, which com
inpnly has no other tooth to support,
ssss anaiis siilgnlarly modified III size and
ss!fape to allow OF the movements re-.
-st3anisitesfor the deep plunge Of the
tolgb into the objpct aimed at. II is
@ odlY tie upper JAW that is 50 armed;
and md, his. !. iilsteal Of being wed ,,cd
Stssplineveabl.y ,8ns,in most animals, be.
tween .a.s 5ytiiet bniies Of tie face or
aS3sfnbzz.e,: is attached Jy one small part
its surface 10 a bone above aud
.Esllieliinsl 1.-THE jcint being that hinge
. slfl iiilteriocking one. thar anatolnists
cal 80 ggil1sl slgmoii,' whi.l restricts
them. rs stiof t.ta ono place, but allows
estsesI,aft freel.y TO mavc in that direc.
tlab;; So the upper jaw ofthe venom.
3serpeit plays or rotates back
], wards sap'l t,f9rwarls, 5baying special
muscles for those ,noveinelits, which,
when they push forward the jaw
bring the tooth ATTACHED ii. into a
fsrlieal position ready, for action,
aiil. Ml,csl they sdTaw3ba,Ik tie jaw.
leplaee he toad, III sfloriz,ntal 30.
sttSSft %isere i trests. wi;h4the poimt
backssafsls ilaefl in q buttsof soft
.ssS ai,al;; as
The psisail-si ian3ls anil l,ag "a occn.
lfi,EJyItlfe sl:l lee he iiiistermlfofstliee
ie,al an e. many sbakSs give 4
ssolleils 81 pllte;MlE.:.lic " dat part,
f'laracte sl1otnenay ciies.
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