Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-02-08

space, to the brink of death.
was very successful. saving lives o.
all three men by the same means.
powerful stimulus, whose strength
counteracted the fatal prostrauon in
duced by the poison.
And now here was another fine
strong young fcllow-siukug fast wheE
he reached the tent, and only just able
to tell how he had lain down, and then,
at almost n and the same moment
heard the rattle and felt the sharp prick
Of the beasts faues. had q hard fight,
the poison having obtained so strong
hold; but perseverance and science
proved the vctors in the end, and there
were tears Of gratitude in my patient s
eyes as he took his leave.
That night. SO serious was the panic
amongst the men, that the general of
the brigade consulted with his brother
officers concerning the choosing of fresh
ground; but from the strength OF our
position, this was uegatived; and tie
next morning the men were encouraged
to hunt ont orr reptile foes, the result
being the exhibition Of four larg=-s.z=J
r~attIesnakes, whose career Of danger To-
man had been brought to d conclusion.
There was no respite for me, tLaagL
before many hours haIelapsaI, an Irish
man was led in, with a strap tightly
fastened round one ARA to arrest the
spread Of the poison. while his hand lis
played the customary punct1res, and
the sufferer the usual symptoms Of pros
r@ration. In TINS case, though, the efac.
Of the stimulaut exhibited was to send
the patient into q profound state of M
consciousness. which somewhat alarmed
me, from its being contrary effect to
that usually proIuced-.he power OF
the poison being such that q pint cf
strong whisky did little more than re-
yive the sufferer.
The freshman was dismissed, cured,
tine following morning; hHt two hours
alter another poor fellow from his com
pahy was led Ill., Crying and moaning
like a child.
~ docthof' apcthof dear. be crlnI,
.r
isn't cruel to keep the boys here Iu
such d nest OF snakes? Tn kilt intlTa-
" wld one Of the little pison bastes wild
a rattletail, and 1T. such O small place
ye hardly can see it. WirrastArue,
why aid lave ou.e ireland at all at all2
where there lsn a vlnlmous basic to
come and devpur a boy, is he's iyer 50
hungry.
There, there. stop that howIug.
my good fellow, | said, "aal Jet me
look.
as it hovliu2 ye call it. doctLor
dear, whiu the p.-2u'- running all
through yef%But plaze De a-.o9ktu' ut
it before I'm kill -lt-r.lT. There.
docthor, dear, itstaim two small Lgals,
iist az if some one had brog2ei EN- H
Tld two pins. o dyct-or dear, shall T
die: shall / have 70 be Derrid il the
cowld airth wldou, hala' dace1.y
walked: Ochoue. why lid / come oa.
at all at ALP
"Ihere, confound it man. be quiet.
] exclaimed; and then with a little sp-
plication Of bandage and lancet. | gave
the poor fellow the stimIIaut, which la
seemed 70 gulp down as if it were go
much water, until at last iusaasib.itv
ensned; and | noted down in my little
case book that the effect Of poison and
antIdote was different upon men Of the
Celtic race, and | lay down that night
in my tent very quiet and thoughtful.
Not a single rot,.esnake lad been
killed that day, in spite Of the most en-
crgetLr search; and ! began 10 hope
that tine peril would soon be It thing OF
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