The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-04-24


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vioos 10 tho mouI, consequently
more vicious and vsnemous than oia-
srvise.
II was sboui six feet In length and
fifteen inches IN circumfefence--iho
largest one Of is species that | had
ever seen. The snake, on perceiying
me stsrted 10 crawl into a gopher
hole "a gopher, 10 Florida, 10 land
turtle they dig Q very deep hole,
and one well adapted 10 their waits,
and which is taken possession OF by
snakes OF various kinds). then
shot at and blew il out Of the hole,
cutting it almost in two; two more
shots were almost Immediately fired
into 1t, one OF which cut of the head,
leaving a stump or neck attached
about three inches in lepgth. Desir.
ing to secure the. head for a medical
friend in Cincinnati, who wished it
for dissection | cut off this stump Of
neck, and fearing to put the head in
my pocket, lest in climbing over log-,
fences, etc., l might be punctured
with the iangs protruding through
my clothes, took from my pocket q
wad OF cotton to cover them. In
forcing down the lower jaw with a
tick six or eight inches long, was
lstonished whom the head made Q
Ipasmodic jump or spring, striking
be thumb of my dexter hand with
me OF the fangs, making slight and
Insignificant little wound
ike a pin scratch. / applied imme.
lately tourniquet to the thumb.
md caused . deep incision to be
nade at the wounded spot, and then
thoroughly sucked the wound, start
ug at The same time for the nearest
Yhisky, which was two and q BALI
,iles away, on reaching which ! par
ook thereof copiously, and relaxed
he tension around the thumb. Up
D this time no swelling, no pain or
nfavorable symptoms were apparent,
ut on releasing the ligature the
yelling commenced. We then pros
eeded to Port Orange, two ard q
alf farther on, taking an occasional
all at the whisky on the way. the
Ihisky being the vileet Of the vile.
nd which was difficult for me to
Torry down never having before 10
" life tasted that article.
"On the following morning my arm
nd back we're enormously swollen,
nd presented black and copgestsd
ppesrance. The treatment followed
ON this on was liberal doses Of
luch improved quality Of whisky. in
,njunction with Bibron's Antidote,
nd cold water applications to the
ounded part. l vas confined close.
! for about week, receiving every
n ON Col. Len. A. Harris
nd d. q. NJ. Wallace, . very ekill-
Il surgeon, Of Daytora, Florida.
t the expiration Of q week, conva-
,scence manifested itself 10 my maxi
~ small sorties on unsuspecting
rugs and butterflies. ! have stsadi-
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